INTRODUCTION

What's Wrong with This Picture?
Thinking Outside the Box
What I Think Mother Nature Had in Mind
The Vehicles
From the Heart of a Father

CHAPTER 1. CONTRIBUTING

1. Washing the Dishes
         Life's Cruel Paradox

2. Lawn Mowers
         The Three Musketeers

3. Baking
          More Than Meets the Eye
4. Scrap Wood Projects
          Win-Win Situation
5. Washing the Car
          It's the Means
6. Cleanup
          When Life Gives You Lemons . . .
7. Trimming the Bushes
          Mother Nature's Intentions
8. Bathing the Dog
          Technically, It's Not Torture

 

CHAPTER 2. ADULT WORLD

9. Vacuum Cleaners
          Mr. Potato Head

10. Spare Change
          One Dollar Increments

11. Supermarkets
          The First Disneyland
12. Watches and Calculators
          A Perfect Marriage
13. Desk Drawers
          Parallel Worlds
14. Kitchen Utensils
          Toy Room II
15. Flying Down the Road
          Where Are My Peanuts?
16. Home Improvement Stores
          Not Un-American
17. Telephones
          Umbilical Cords
18. Our Books and Magazines
          Enough of Cruella
19. Locks and Keys
          Anticipation and Exhilaration
20. Exploring in the Car
          Aircraft Cockpit

 

CHAPTER 3. IMAGINATION

21. Clouds
          God Is Painting Again

22. Shadows on the Wall
          Shady and Faceless

23. Spray Bottles
          Dorothy's Friend
24. Playing Doctor
          It's Just Lipstick
25. Hand Puppets
          Smelly Sock and Blankie
26. Flashlights
          Sure, Dad
27. Dress-Up
          Off to England
28. Playing Animals
          Join the Herd
29. Stuffed Dolls
          Always Check the Trash
30. Playhouses
          Much Too Quiet

 

CHAPTER 4. AEROBIC ACTIVITY

31. Dirt Piles
          So Much for Progress

32. In the Snow
          Noah's Blunder

33. Wheelbarrows
          MPC - Miles Per Calorie
34. Swimming Pools
          Links to the Past
35. Cardboard Sleds
          In Our Fabric
36. Sprinklers
          Lawn Growth, Too
37. Playground Equipment
          Ancient Torture Device?
38. Tag
          The First Game
39. Leaf Piles
          The Missing Stage

 

CHAPTER 5. FAMILY ROOTS

40. Storage Rooms
          Expanding Time Capsules

41. Photo Albums
          On the Fridge

42. Home Video Replays
          Almost Oblivious
43. Fireplaces
          Warm Television
44. Wedding Albums
          Funny-Dressed Man
45. Visiting Grandparents
          Deep Roots for Growth
46. Parent's Old Neighborhood
          I Was a Child

 

CHAPTER 6. BONDING

47. Parent's Bed
          Different Kind of Intimacy

48. Weekend Breakfasts
          Get up - Shower – Dress . . .

49. Conversations on the Toilet
          By the Book
50. Bathing with the Children
          Take Note, Cleavers
51. Parents on the Floor
          Fertile Ground
52. Taking Walks
          A Foreign Country
53. Up on My Shoulders
          Déjá Vu
54. Tickling
          Contaminated Sensitivity Powder
55. Pat-A-Cake
          Just Like, I Love Lucy
56. Sleeping Together
          Without Hesitation
57. Treats
          Less Is More
58. Story on the Back
          Creeping Spider Named Kay
59. Backyard Camping
          Darn Porch Light
60. Busyday
          Tie a Ribbon

 

CHAPTER 7. CREATIVITY

61. Cardboard Boxes
          Imagination Inside

62. Board Paintings
          Long Italian Surname

63. Sand
          Universal Language
64. Toilet Paper Cylinders
          Many Roles
65. Sidewalk Chalk
          The Setback Age
66. Paper Airplanes
          Folds and Gravity
67. Pencil and Paper
          A New Discovery

 

CHAPTER 8. NATURE

68. Growing Vegetables
          Mud into Carrots

69. Drives in the Rain
          Clear - Fuzzy - Clear

70. Pet Stores
          Check for a Pulse
71. Collecting Bugs
          No Mayonnaise Please
72. Walks in the Rain
          We Are Waterproof
73. Star Gazing
          They're Not Moving

 

CHAPTER 9. EXPRESSION

74. Dancing
          Not a Parent or Child

75. Charades
          Silly and Profound

76. Tape Recording
          Squabble Extinguisher
77. Singing
          Couch and Underwear

 

CHAPTER 10. INTELLECT

78. Three Cups and an Object
          M&M's and Crickets

79. Guess What
          The Subordinate Senses

80. Hidden Treasures
          Sans Mr. Bunny

81. Playing Card "Games"
          The Learning Irony
82. Collecting Things
          Especially Gains
83. Twenty Questions
          A Natural

 

CHAPTER 11. COORDINATION

84. Ball on a String
          The Sports Center

85. Scissors, Paper, and Paste
          No Single Letters

86. High Jump and Limbo
          Javier and Dennis

87. Hands and Fingers
          Spider Push-ups
88. Mimicking
          Marcel Marceau or Sheep
89. Home Bowling
          Roll Well or Starve
90. Flipping Cards
          Wilbur and Orville's Inspiration

 

CHAPTER 12. RELEASE VALVE

91. Shaving Cream
          Winter Already?

92. Blanket Sliding
          From A to Z

93. Socks in a Sock
          Sock-it-to-me
94. Hide-and-Go-Seek in the House
          Laughs a Minute
95. Ice Cubes
          The Labor Connection
96. Haircuts
          Just a Few Spins
97. Drive-Through Car Washes
          A Fine Line
98. Water Balloons
          Icon for Fun
99. Making Bubbles
          Phenomenon of Relevance
100. Playing Ball in the House
          No Storm Drains

 

CHAPTER 13. POSITIVE REINFORCEMENT

101. One Hundred Ways to Give Praise
REAP Vitamin

 

 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
CONCLUSION
157,000 Hours
Not a Dress Rehearsal
Creased, Dog-Eared, and Jelly-Stained

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