You may have been living under a rock if you haven’t heard of bestselling author Karen Kingsbury. Nine of her thirty plus novels have been #1 on national bestseller lists. I have read my fair share of Karen Kingsbury novels and I have to tell you that they are the ultimate “keep a box of tissues nearby” books.
Did you know that Karen also writes children’s books? She is, after all, a mother of six kids (three are adopted from Haiti). Let’s Go on a Mommy Date
See, time will take you far from here; you’re growing way too fast.
All I want is Mommy time to make the moments last.
Something we’ll remember so that come some far-off day,
you’ll know how much I loved you ’cause we took the time to play.
You may have had “older” parents tell you, “Before you know it your children will be grown up.” Let’s Go On A Mommy Date is a great reminder to treasure time with our children (not just by doing since moms are constantly “busy” for our kids but by being with them). A mommy date might be as elaborate as a trip to the zoo or as simple as reading a book together.
Let’s Go On A Mommy Date is recommended for kids ages 4-8. Mother’s day will be here soon (May 11) and this would be a great book to gift to a mother along with gift certificates or tickets to a local attraction. (Or give the book as a gift to a child with the same idea.) Time is one of the greatest gifts we can give to our children to show them that they are important.
Win It!
One reader will win a copy of Let’s Go On A Mommy Date courtesy of ZonderKidz. Enter by commenting on your favorite date activity with your children (or just leave a comment). It is also important for dad’s to schedule time with their kids. I’d love to hear about your “daddy dates” too! The giveaway will end at 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 29th. I will notify the winner via e-mail.
I’m extending my Let’s Make A Joyful Noise book giveaway for one more week until 5 p.m. on Tuesday, April 22nd. Enter today!
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My young daughter & I go to the salon once a month and chat about her friends etc while getting our hair & nails done. She loves the girly quality time.
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doing crafts with my kids. we get messy and have lots of fun!
We go to the library and check out books together than share a cookie at a bakery. I do childcare so our “alone time” is so important. My daughter is 2.
My daughter and I have a few activities we do during the week such as baby yoga, storytime, going to the park, she goes to the kids club at the gym, and the nursery at church. Great giveaway, thanks!
Any one-on-one time with my kids is special…when there are four vying for my attention, not to mention babysitting kids! Going to the library is Abbie’s favorite activity, Grace likes going to the store, and the boys love doing anything with their daddy - a trip to the city dump is fun when you get to watch the big equipment, or a couple hours at the work site cleaning up nails.
I love going to the park with my kids!
As a Mom of two adult daughters (21&24) I do know how fast they grow. But I got lucky I am doing it all over again. I now have two more daughters (5&2). Our favorite date is to go to the playground with a picnic and just run, play, eat and have fun.
Our favorite family date is sitting down at the dinner table. We enjoy a home cooked meal and lots of conversation. Thanks,Cindi
I love the idea of this book! I am adopting our first born from Russia. (I think Karen K., the author, is also an adoptive mother). I don’t have a favorite family date yet since we don’t have a child. My husband and I love to treat ourself to ice cream for a date.
Heather
Thanks for the book giveaway!
We love going to the park and let the kids play around. We’ll then have a picnic and walk home again. Now with a 3rd who’s about to crawl, it’ll be even more fun!! Thanks for the great give away!
I like to wake my 4 year old up early on Saturday mornings and we go for donuts and then garage sale all morning. We both go home with special garage sale treats and wonderful memories of Saturday morning donuts.
We take walks and talk about nature everyday even saying “hi” to the dogs and rabbits!
We like to go for icecream and a walk at the park.
My favorite thing is to have a picnic! Even if it is only inside the house!
My one-year-old daughter loves being outside, so since the weather warmed up we’ve been gardening together. She doesn’t do much besides get dirty, but that just means we get to share bathtime afterward.
I love reading to my son and watching movies with him.
We love going to the playground, or bike rides. Anything outside now that it is Spring!!
My kids are quite little yet, but we are starting to get out and go to the park and go out for ice cream, which they love!
My son and I have “hot cocoa parties” with popcorn on yucky days. I would LOVE to win this book!
Talking a walk in his stroller - he’s only 5 months!
My sweet girl is only 8 months old, so I’m with Jean in that some of our best times are just taking walks in the stroller.
We do dates to the park for some one on one time.
We love to take trips to the zoo. Each time we see the kids favorite animals, then take time to look at “details” - things that we didn’t notice before! We take a picture of or draw our favorite things there.
My 14 month old daughter and I just started taking a wonderful music class together. It has been such an incredible bonding experience. We have a blast and I look forward to it every week!
I really love anything that brings joy to my 18 month old sons face. It is the simple things like the park that are the little pleasures.
My son is an avid fisherman and he ties his own fishing flies. He is teaching the 8 year old how to cast and the 4 year old uses his little plastic rod. It is so cute to see them bonding. I think this would be a really nice Mother’s Day gift for the kids to give their Mom.
I love taking walks right now with my boy since he is still little but then we sit under a tree and just play.
Its great relaxation for the both of us
My daughter and I love to go fishing!
We love visiting the library. We also like going to the park. Honestly, just getting the kids one-on-one is special enough no matter where we take off to….even grocery trips are special! Thanks! ( meg.wilson@gmail.com )
I don’t have any kids of my own yet, but I’d love to give this to my mom…she’s such a fan of Karen Kigsbury! Thanks!!
This book looks like it will make me cry! I think my best son-dates are trips to the park or out to lunch just me and him.
Sounds like another great one from Karen! I love to take my two year old for a surprise treat to Krispy Kreme or sometimes just a picnic in the back yard.
Thanks!
I’d love to win this book to give to my daughter for her birthday next month. She is constantly asking me to have a playdate with just the two of us, and I’ve found it difficult to do. I’d love to give her this book with the premise that we’ll make it work at least once a month.
My girls and I recently travelled 2 hours to “the city” for a fun girls day. We visited with family and went to a play center where we all had a great time. We topped it off with a yummy treat!
I love to take my son on a walk to the park. He’s big enough now to walk on his own and hold my hand. &heart;
taking my daughter to the playground
What a great book!
Our favorite things to do together are crafts and going to the park.
We love going to the park!! I’m dying to read this book (& probably cry too!)
I would really love to win this…….
I would totally LOVE this for my kiddos!!! I have yet to read Karen K’s books..but I have heard she is fantastic!!
My favorite thing to do with my kids is play outside in the beautiful weather! I love to watch them run and ride bikes and laugh….:o)
Thanks so much for this chance!
I haven’t read any of her books.. but, I keep stressing how important it is for us to have time individually with our (still very) little ones. This sounds like it’ll be a good reminder in our bookcase! With one, it’s all about the crafts and with the other it’s all about the time with the trains — or settling into my lap for a good book.
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oh, I love Karen Kingsbury - but I had no idea she wrote children’s books! I would love to read this to my kids - our favorite activity together is reading! We read together every night before bed. Thanks for the awesome giveaway! Be sure to check out the giveaway on my site for Playful Trayfuls!
Finger painting is a lot of fun!
Manicure/Pedicure date with my 18 year old daughter.
My son loves to take Mommy on dates to the restaurant down the street! He holds my hand and “walks” me there and orders for me!
I love going to the park and having a little picnic there.
We try to do a lot of activities with the kids, but I love the very simple walk around the block. One walk, one block, usually one hour. We stop and talk and play with anyone outside!
I love the zoo and the library!
I like just reading together
I love Karen Kingsbury books. Her book “Let Me Hold You Longer” brought tears to my eyes when I read it. One of our favourite Mommy dates used to be going for pizza together when my husband was travelling. It would get us out of the house for a walk, I didn’t need to cook, and we would have time to visit together before starting back home again.
I really need to start doing mommy dates with my three boys. Maybe this book would help get me started!
Awww, this book sounds darling! My favorite date with my kids is when we go out, just us, and visit the local petting zoo and go get ice cream afterwards.
my 4 year old daughter and I have a standing once a month (at least) Sunday lunch date after church. It is something she thought of, and is really important one on one time without Dad or younger sibling! We both love it!
This post is a great reminder how fast time goes and how important it is to spend time with your kids! I like to take one of my three kids to Top Pot Donuts — a gourmet donut store in our area. They feel so special picking out their own donut and we sit and read books to each other after we’re done eating.
My husband takes one of our young children in the jogging stroller with him. He always takes the time to let them hop out and jog for a little of the way. They love it!
My favorite date with my son is going to church (although he’s so mobile and I cannot really concentrate on the sermon) …and also going to the grocery (the grocery is a huge educational site for him).
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I think I need this book
I keep planning on going on mommy-dates with my boys, but it hasn’t really happened.
i try and go for a walk on nice days with my daughters, and stop by the park… they are still too small to enjoy the swing or monkey bars. (they’re 6 months old) but some fresh air, a couple of bubles and mommy’s narations, make for a great outing….
yay, i love this book.
sounds like a good story.
count me in.
I have 3 Girls.6.5.3.
and Mummy & Me times we like to visit small cafes at off peak hours. Not Lunch nor Early Bird hours. This way we can linger, chat and really enjoy Our Time 2gether. And they Love it. It’s truly a Wonderful way for Us to stya connected in this Mad Mad World we are in these Days.
I would love to win this! I LOVE Karen Kingsbury! Thanks for the chance to win.
My baby is only 8 months and we’re together all the time right now, but he’s already growing up so fast!
I like to take parts of the city we don’t normally go to: Uptown or the various ethnic enclaves and buy weird treats.
I like taking my son to the pool. He stays really close to me while he usually runs off in other settings.
Daddy likes taking him to Pump it Up!
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