Does the inevitability of winters inclement weather get you down? Do
you wonder just how youll entertain the kids when rain, snow or even
extreme heat make days of indoor activities a certainty? No need to
worry. Indoor days are great opportuni-ties for parents to enjoy
creative activities with their kids; spending quality time together
away from television screens or video games.
Pediatricians, national news programs and venerable morning talk shows
have advised for years that allowing children to spend too much time
playing computer games and watching television can slow development
and lead to over-weight, unhealthy children and young adults. Indoors
isnt all bad, however. Arts and crafts, for exam-ple, can play an
important role in childhood development; and theyre great fun, too.
Thanks to the array of creative tools available today, activities such
as scrapbooking, card making, rubber stamping and custom gift making
are more fun and engaging than ever before.
Here are some tips for fun and easy indoor activities that parents can
enjoy with their kids from Xyron, a leading creative products brand:
Personalize cards and gifts Ideal for creating memo-rable and
personal holiday and birthday cards, gift items or deco-rative gift
wrap, the new Xyron Design Runner is a one-of-a-kind, easy-to-use tool
for adding printed accents in unexpected places. Wood frames, handmade
cards, pre-bought gift bags and even plain wrapping papers can be
trans-formed into custom creations in minute! The best part: no
computer connection or wires required. The Xyron Design Runner is a
com-pletely portable, battery-operated, handheld printer.
Make homework fun School projects may not be every-ones idea of
a fun afternoon, but with the Model 150 Create-a-Sticker, kids will
actually look for-ward to homework, art projects and other take-home
activities. Fun and easy to use, the Model 150 turns virtually
anything up to 1.5 wideincluding clip art, drawings, miniphotos,
die-cut let-ters and numbersinto a sticker!
And no mess!
Create custom magnets Turn photos, kid art, postcards and other
memorabilia into some-thing really special. With multi-purpose tools
like the Model 510 and Model 900 Creative Stations, you and your kids
can turn virtu-ally any photo or special keepsake into a perfectly
preserved lami-nated magnetwithout heat, bat-teries or electricity.
Whether youre young or old, creating something special for someone
special is an enriching and satisfying activity. To learn more about
the exciting array of Xyron products that can make foul-weather family
time fun and productive, visit www.xyron.com.
