Have fun reading or telling stories with your child. The best way for your child to learn to love reading and books is to have a reading experience each day. Reading can be done anywhere -- in a car, a fast-food restaurant, a bus, an office, in the park, or at home. Keep books or other reading material handy, so it's always an easy activity to choose.

Make up hand motions to go with the words.

Over the river and through the woods, to Grandmother's house we go
The horse knows the way to carry the sleigh, through the white and drifted snow.
Over the river and through the woods, oh how the wind does blow.
It stings the toes and bites the nose, as over the fields we go.

Visit the local public library with your child. Try to find books about a variety of holidays and traditions that are written for children. Find out if there are any special displays of activities planned for children this month that you could attend with your child.

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