Easy Photo And GFX Editor

Image and photo editing has been taken to new levels and amazing possibilities with this software allow graphic designers create digital layouts, special font styles, and use brush techniques to get textures that were never possible before the 21st century. Using editor programs that have 3D effect capabilities, depth and shadow can be added to a current picture to convey something completely different than what the original picture did.

Unless you have a degree in graphic design architecture or interior decorating, you will probably not be knowledgeable on what sort of software would suit your needs when it comes to image editing. Usually when one is just starting out the easiest way to learn how to create or edit images would probably be to download one of the free graphics editors to experiment and play around with for the time being.

Once you are a bit more familiar with image editing, you will then probably want to start looking around for something that offers a bit more functionality than most of the free image editors.

Depending on what you want to do, you should use those criteria to select the program that is right for you. In most cases you will probably not need to invest a huge amount in a sophisticated graphics editor program like Adobe Photoshop. There are many other graphics editors on the market that are probably easier to use and will offer you the capabilities that you require.

So, it is a good idea to decide what you need the program to do before you buy just any software. What is it that you want to do with it? Do you want to do website design, headers graphics, 3D designs, digital scrapbooking? Once you have decided what it is that you need the program for, you can then do some research to see which graphic editor program will best suit your needs.

Having the right graphic editor can simplify your life when it comes to creating great graphics, especially if the software itself is easy to understand and simple to use. It can be very frustrating to use software that has a huge learning curve. It is good to know that many of the new graphic editors can do most of what Photoshop can do and they don't require so much time spent on learning how to use them. Using graphic editors can be fun and don't be surprised if you find it addictive in the long run!

Easy Photo And GFX Editor

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Tips for the Harry Potter Attraction at Universal Studios, Orlando

The latest Harry Potter blockbuster sets a new standard for amusement park attractions, drawing record numbers to Universal Studios Florida. Visitors to the Wizarding World of Harry Potter will discover all the magical places they've come to know and love in the book and movie series, but they'll also find packed crowds and wait times of up to two hours for the most popular rides. Don't let the muggle mobs deter you from this extraordinary adventure!

On a recent sweltering Florida weekday, with temperatures nearly into the triple digits, we ventured in to see if the Harry Potter attraction was worth all the hype. It was hot, crowded, and loud. And yes, it was worth it. My jaded teen, a veteran of the scariest roller coasters, deemed the Forbidden Journey "THE BEST RIDE EVER!" Her tween brother vowed to read all the books as soon as he returns home. Both begged for another Harry Potter movie marathon.

Here are a few tips for making the most of your visit.

Admission - It's not cheap to visit Universal Studios. You can realize some savings if you purchase multi-day combined park tickets, especially if you take advantage of the discounts and incentives for buying online. Instead, I bought the bare bones one day, one park option for Universal's Islands of Adventure at /adults (ages 10 & up) at the gate entrance.

I was tempted to get the Express Pass which allows you to bypass the lines for the rides, but couldn't justify the expense of an additional /person. (Note that the pass is significantly less expensive at other times of the year.)

Age Level - Although the Wizarding World is compelling for those familiar with the book or movie series, you don't have to be a Harry Potter buff to enjoy the attraction. Children (and adults) of all ages will get a kick out of exploring the magical settings, and there are rides for both the under and over 48″ crowd. While the Dragon Challenge roller coaster is only for the above 48″ crowd, the milder Flight of the Hippogriff roller coaster can be enjoyed by all.

The most sought after attraction in the Wizarding World is the Forbidden Journey, which takes you on a tour through Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry before depositing you at the ride. This exhilarating, total immersion ride through the monster-ridden school halls is not for the faint of heart, or those under 48″; however, you can always skip the ride at the end of the tour.

Dress For Success - When dressing for a day at the amusement park, think marathon runner. Shock-absorbing sneakers are essential when standing on long lines, and fast drying fabrics are helpful when going through fog machines, misters, or water rides.

Sun protection is critical in Florida, especially if you're unaccustomed to the strong rays. We slathered on waterproof, high SPF sunscreen before leaving the car, and carried a small tube for reapplying later. My daughter and I wore sunglasses, and I purchased a pair for my son who promptly lost them it in record time. Hats are also advisable, but we just made it a point to travel in the shade as much as possible.

Pack Light - You may be tempted to bring all kinds of essentials, but keep in mind that on many rides you won't be allowed to carry loose items or bags. Lockers are provided, for a fee, throughout the park, but who wants to waste time looking for an available locker?

One advantage of traveling with older children is that, unlike the days when I had to haul a diaper bag with snacks and sundries, nowadays the only items I carry to an amusement park are: a point and shoot camera and a Neck Wallet containing cash, ID, chapstick, and a mini-sized sunscreen.

Hydrate Often - Given the limitation on carry on items, holding onto a drink container can be tricky. Fortunately, many rides such as the Forbidden Journey provide water fountains, or you can spring for a drink when you get off a ride and finish it before the next. Consider bringing a Platypus Softbottle that can be refilled as needed, or folded flat when it's time to get on a ride.

Arrive Late - There is no advantage to arriving early; in fact, some visitors contend that lines in the Wizarding World diminish considerably later in the day. On our mid-July weekday visit, we didn't see any visible reduction. The lines were just as long at 7:30 PM as they were at 2 PM!

Still, a full day at any amusement park can be exhausting, so I recommend going with your natural inclinations. I prefer to start late, and go nearly until closing, but a morning person might prefer a different schedule. The key to enjoying the experience is to realize that you can't do everything, so choose wisely.

Timing - Universal's Islands of Adventure is laid out like an oval donut around a large pond, with the Wizarding World placed on the opposite side from the entrance. When you enter the park, you can turn left or right and eventually circle to the Harry Potter section. With older children, we chose to head left so that we could take in some of the more thrilling park rides first.

Between noon and 2PM, we managed to take in three rides: the Incredible Hulk Coaster, the Spider-Man 3D Ride, and the Jurassic Park River Adventure. All of these posted 45 minute to 1 hour wait times, but as we were willing to split up our group to get into the Single Rider line, we bypassed much of this. We could've gone on even more rides, but we finally, after years of fruitless requests, fulfilled my daughter's wish to get a hair wrap.

Wizarding World - Plan on spending the bulk of your day at this attraction if you want to see and do everything. Here is how we did it all:

Enter - At 2PM, we crossed into the Wizarding World from Jurassic Park. Butterbeer - At either entrance, you'll find carts selling Butterbeer, a popular wizarding in the Harry Potter books that tastes like a cross between butterscotch and cream soda, and is available as a soda or slushie. We conducted a taste test of both to confirm that the frozen version is the yummier choice! Forbidden Journey - Carrying our drinks, we went directly to what we thought was the end of the Forbidden Journey line, not realizing that this was actually for the lockers. Most of the people in line didn't realize this either, so it might have been awkward to walk past them to the real line inside the building. Indoors, you can skip the tour to join the much shorter Single Rider line, but we didn't want to miss seeing the interior of Hogwarts. And there is much to take in, as well as many hidden secrets and variations, that it's worth letting people pass so that you can fully appreciate all the effects. Filches Emporium of Confiscated Goods - One of my pet peeves is being forced to exit an attraction through a souvenir shop so I just made a beeline for the door and didn't see much of the wares. Three Broomsticks - Nearly 4PM, we had worked up quite an appetite by the time we left the Forbidden Journey, so we headed over to the Three Broomsticks, an extremely well-run cafeteria that looks like an old English Tavern. We were soon at the front of the line where a hostess assigned us our number, and the system of dedicated cashier and server soon had us moving on with our filled trays to where another host led us to our table. The food was hearty and filling, and I highly recommend the combination of fish and chips washed down by Hogs Head ale. Moaning Myrtle - Even a visit to the bathroom is entertaining! The Girls' Room of the Public Convenience located next to the Hog's Head Pub is enlivened by the sounds of Moaning Myrtle. Olivanders - After our early dinner, we carried our drinks with us as we joined the queue for Olivanders, the wand shoppe. This turned out to be the longest line, but with our drinks in hand and street entertainment that included a frog chorus and ribbon waving girls from the Beauxbatons Academy of Magic, it was tolerable. Inside, the store is filled to the rafters with wand-filled boxes, and spectators watch as one young boy, selected from each new group that enters every 10 minutes, is outfitted with a wand that can be purchased afterwards in the connected store, Dervish and Banges, for merely . We passed on the shopping and headed out to the rest of the rides. Dragon Challenge - The line for this ride was fairly short, just 20 minutes, but it's only for the fearless (who are over 48″.) Every rider can choose from two dragons, each a different roller coaster, that zoom and twist, nearly colliding as they come within 18 inches of each other on multiple occasions. When it was over, my kids wanted to repeat the ride on the other dragon but my stomach had had enough. Flight of the Hippogriff - With no Single Rider option, we had to wait the full 45 minutes for this ride but as with the rest of the Wizarding World, the wait is part of the attraction. In this case, you pass Hagrid's hut where somehow we missed his instructions for properly approaching a hippogriff, but it was a great photo stop. Later, my kids complained about the tame ride, but I thought it was a delightful with a splendid view of the park. Honeydukes and Zonko's - We saved the best shops for last, as we thought we might be tempted by candy and joke gifts. The two shops are connected, so we spent a good deal of time going back and forth, mulling over our options. Many items, like the foul-tasting every flavor jelly beans, we'd seen and sampled long ago. After careful consideration, we purchased the two items that my children deemed unique and interesting, the Chocolate Frog and Chinese Fortune Sticks. (FYI - The Chocolate Frog was disappointingly waxy and flavorless.)

At The End of The Day - Departing the Wizarding World, we still had two and a half hours until closing time but I was ready to call it a night. The kids selected our last rides of the night, The Cat In The Hat and a return engagement on The Incredible Hulk Coaster, and we left Islands of Adventure by 9PM.

Again, was the Harry Potter experience worth the expense and effort? Definitely! For one day, we entered a magical world where I was as much of a kid as my children. We laughed and screamed, and just enjoyed playing together. It doesn't get any better than that!

Tips for the Harry Potter Attraction at Universal Studios, Orlando

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Easy Photo And GFX Editor

Once you are a bit more familiar with image editing, you will then probably want to start looking around for something that offers a bit more functionality than most of the free image editors.

Easy Photo And GFX Editor

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How to Shoot Video of Your Kids Sports Team So That Anyone Else Will Watch it!

Break out that video camera, there is a game this weekend!

1. You bought a video camera

2. You want to shoot sports of your kid

3. Here is how to do it right!

What a wonderful age of technology we live in. You can buy the greatest gadgets now days to record video and music and play them in all sorts of ways on other great technology gadgets from computers, DVD's, MP3 players, VCR's, and many more. It is all great stuff. But they all come with thick owners manuals that do not always get you going the right direction. You may eventually learn to use your great new camera for instance, but that does not mean you will necessarily take pictures that are worth looking at down the road. Rolling tape in your camera is one thing and creating video that is high quality and interesting is another thing. The goal of this product is to bring you up to speed with using your video camera (whatever format, and whatever brand) to get the best results for recording those precious moments of your kid's athletic achievements.

We as parents spend plenty of hours out on the field, court, pool, or track watching our kids take part in and compete in youth sports. If you have a video camera you are going to want to record some of these events for posterity and perhaps education. Following the simple steps in this guide will help you to capture them in the best possible fashion so that it is watch able but also usable down the road.

My video expertise stems from two decades as a network television cameraman and as a parent with several kids actively involved in youth sports. In my years of shooting video professionally I have been around the world and seen just about every type of news event. I also spent 15 years covering pro sports events for my employer. These were the best type of assignments as far as I was concerned. In my entire career the things I have enjoyed most is being able to go to places where the average person cannot. In sports that usually means being on the field, next to the court, in the press box, or in the pit. I have shot football games of all levels up to and including NFC and AFC championship games. Living in the Bay Area has allowed me to cover many baseball pennant races and several World Series. I was right behind home plate the night the earth shook in the 1989 World Series. Talk about a shock. I had to give up covering a World Series between the two Bay Area teams to go and cover a huge news event. Baseball seemed small for a while after the magnitude of the earthquake. The point in this is that I love sports, have been around sports my whole life and I know how to shoot video of sports. With that in mind I will do my best to give you advice on how to do the same.

Gear

Now whether you have the latest DV camera in your hands or an old VHS format camera there are basic things you will need to keep in mind if you are going to shoot sports. As we say in the video business your camera is only as good as the glass that you hang in front of it. The better the lens the better the results will be no matter what kind of recording format you use. Now you already have a camera in hand and may never have heard this particular bit of advice so it is too late to factor it into the equation. However if you have camera in hand and it has any limitations on what it can do due to the lens being less than wonderful there are things you can do to mitigate the situation. We will discuss those things in more detail later on.

The key factors before setting out on your game day video assignment are to make sure you know the operating functions of the gear, have a tape supply in hand (soon to be DVDs with the revolution in gear design that is taking place right now), and batteries fully charged. I know these may seem like the simply obvious things but even the pros have to constantly remind themselves to check and double check these items.

A little aside here about preparation. Over the many years of covering news I learned lots of little tips from other photographers in the field and applied them to my work regimen. In the early days of video we always had to carry around a portable hair dryer because the record decks would seize up if the moisture levels got to high. So in the winter time if you came in from the cold outside into a nice warm building the air would condense inside the machine and cause moisture build up. The warning light would come on and bang we were dead in the water. One of us would have to run to the car and get the hair dryer, fire it up and chase the water away from the record heads of the deck. It caused some very funny moments in public places I can assure you. (This by the way can still be a problem even today with electronics/VCRs/lenses. Too much moisture can cause havoc. So just remember a portable hair dryer can save your day)

Another thing I learned from others is the value of backup. A few years ago I was out on assignment and we had a young eager college intern along with us in the field. This young man wanted to learn all about what we did in our job. He was very interested in how to take pictures, unlike most of our interns who only wanted to become reporters or anchors. He asked many questions and after seeing that he was really paying attention I decided to take him under my wing and really fill him up with information. One tidbit that I shared with him was to always have an emergency stash of tape in his car when out on assignment. He didn't quite understand the importance of this at first since I had already drilled him about always bringing tape stock with him when going out on assignment. I filled him with stories of times when something or other happened and I'll be darned if you didn't need another tape and there under the seat of the car was that emergency spare. So anyway he went off to graduate from college and get a job in a small market TV station. He would send us progress reports from time to time, which I really enjoyed. Then lo and behold one day he sends me a letter telling me how he got into a jam one day on a story and needed that emergency tape. He had dutifully tucked one under the back seat and it was there to save the day. I hope that what you learn in this book will in some way keep you from having a video failure down the road. What I learned in my career is that video production is 80% of it is dealing with the curves and problems that are thrown at you and 20% talent. If you can learn to trouble shoot then you will always be successful.

My first suggestion for shooting your kids sports activities is to go watch TV. Yes sit down put your feet up and watch some sports on TV. Really watch how they make it interesting at the top level. Then watch the news and see how they cover the games from a news perspective. Don't pay attention to the content; just watch how it develops visually. Now of course you can never duplicate what the networks are doing with just your one camera. However if you can glean anything from watching it should be how they try to bring intimacy with the athletes out in the broadcast. All the new improvements in covering sports have to do with getting you the viewer as close to the athlete as they can. Bring you into their world. From cameras on wires overhead that swoop along the field to cameras in the net of a hockey game to cameras inside the cars at Daytona, it brings you into the game. Now you cannot stand on the pitchers mound at your kids' baseball game but you can learn some techniques that can make your baseball video more intimate and therefore more compelling to watch.

A side note here, if your task is to capture the whole game or sporting activity for review as a coaching tool you should focus mainly on getting a good high view and putting the camera on a tripod. Pan slowly to follow action and don't zoom in and out. My main goal here is not to teach you this skill since it is pretty darn basic. However if this is what you are doing you should do it right. Find the right framing to keep as much of the activity in the frame and follow it carefully. Some sports move quickly from one end to the other and you will have to be smooth. Resist the temptation to follow the ball on full zoom. You will lose. Those guys that shoot sports on TV are full on pros using much better gear than you will ever have at your disposal.

Now in order to get a good video of your child's game you need to find that emotion and excitement that exists in any game. Think of it as capturing a few of the things that occur and making those golden. Does the team do a pre game cheer? Get up close, stick your camera wither way up high over their heads looking down or get underneath looking up and shoot it in a way that takes the viewer where they can't go. Capture an at bat in baseball by taking a full pitch cycle in close-up of the pitcher, and then one of the catcher and then as close as you can of the hitter. Show their face if you can. If they get the big hit don't go crazy rushing to zoom out. Follow the runner down the line. It will be almost impossible to follow the ball so stay with the runner. Look for the angles that will give you these emotional shots.

Some sports are more of a challenge due to the size of the field and the amount of movement up and down the field. Take soccer of instance, if you follow the ball the camera is moving all over the place and the viewer gets queasy. To capture some good video of your kid playing you need to focus on specific shots and not try to follow the play. Look for moments such as throw ins, free kicks, kick offs when things are predictable and you can get closer to the action. Walk down the sideline and wait for the action to come to you. If you child is playing right forward then get ahead of the play and when you see the ball moving towards you then you can find you child and roll tape in anticipation of them playing the ball. Be sure to get some shots of the crowd cheering, the coach watching (not yelling I hope) the goalie waiting in anticipation.

Hold your shots steady for 6-10 seconds at a time. If you are taking a shot of someone watching the game actually count it out in your head (thousand one thousand two...) This will ensure that you get good solid shots and that you don't run on and on with the shot. Brace your arm against your chest for stability and use your other arm across your belly underneath to create a stabilizing platform. This is in lieu of a tripod of course. If you have a tripod it can always be a good thing to use if it does not get in the way.

Use creative angles as much as possible. Get down low and wait for the action to run by you. Don't pan with it but rather let the action race through the frame. At a swim meet get the camera down on the deck for more of a swimmers perspective of the action. Of course you may not want to stay there when the swimmers approach for a turn. Digital electronics do not like water inside them. I was getting the most awesome low angle shots of some open water ocean swimmers one time and the boat lurched on me and salt water sprayed over the camera. I had a cover on the camera but salt water seeped into the crannies and it caused us much grief getting it cleaned out so as to avoid damaging the electronics of the camera.

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Photo Montage (or Slideshow) Tips and Ideas

If you're anything like me, you've got old photos in boxes, scattered pictures in various scrapbooks or albums, a computer hard drive with photos saved in places you don't even remember, maybe even some undeveloped film (who knows what could be on there!). If you're looking for something to do with all of it, why not make a photo slideshow on DVD replete with music and specials effects? It is a great way to keep a permanent record of all those photos as DVDs can last up to 100 years. There are plenty of companies that will perform that service for you (including the author's) or you can do it yourself. If you want to do it yourself, here are some ideas to help you out.

Know Your Audience

The most important aspect in creating any photo montage is in knowing your audience. Ultimately, what you are doing with your montage is telling a story. To tell it effectively, you have to know who you are telling it to. The audience will play a large part in how many pictures you want to include, the type of music you want, and the length of the presentation. Here are a few specific ideas:

* If you plan on showing your montage to a larger audience (like a birthday, wedding reception/rehearsal dinner, or anniversary party) make sure you consider how you are going to present it. Is your slideshow going to be a backdrop for the party or is there going to be a time to sit down where everyone will gather to watch? If it is a backdrop, you probably want to use more pictures. That way, people can watch parts as they please, mingle, and then come back to watch different parts as the party moves on. If your montage is going to be displayed with the expectation that most people will stop what they are doing to watch, keep your presentation limited to about 4 songs (about 125 to 175 photos). This is a good length to create some nice emotions yet short enough that it will not interrupt the event.

* If you plan on showing your slideshow to a small and intimate audience, the best bet is to make it short and sweet. One to two personal songs with about 75 photographs makes a great surprise gift.

The Importance Of Order

There are a variety of approaches you can take in ordering your photographs (thematically, chronologically, etc). What usually has the best flow is a chronological order. Chronological order allows you to encapsulate all facets of a person's life in a way that everyone will understand. It also creates a great nostalgia effect early on which will grab your audience's attention right away.

Music

Generically speaking, songs with lyrics are best. Since the majority of your DVD will be pictures, having lyrics really helps to attach the photos to the music. If a particular lyric matches up to what is going on in a particular photo that is even better.

As to musical genre, that is a matter of personal taste. From experience, though, a mix is usually the most powerful. If you are making an upbeat, light-hearted presentation, then matching music is appropriate. If you are looking for something engaging and emotional, then think of your presentation like it is a great movie. You want a lighter side, a dramatic part, and a great ending. Depending on the number of photos you have, probably one or two up-tempo songs, one or two slower songs, and then the homerun song for the end.

When picking specific songs, it is a good idea to think beyond the more common popular songs. What is the person's favorite song? How about a song from their childhood? Maybe one version of a song works better than another (like acoustic versus electric)? There is an amazing amount of music available online; it is a good idea to explore. You will know when you see it in your presentation if it really fits.

Photo Quality

A big issue related to creating a photo montage is photo editing. There is plenty of software that can clean up cracks, fix lighting, adjust color, remove spots, etc.; some works better than others (check out http://www.cnet.com for product reviews). The one problem no software can fix, though, is a grainy photo. Unfortunately, an out-of-focus photograph is going to remain an out-of-focus picture in your slideshow. When you are selecting the photos are going to include, you should choose the clearest ones you have. Keep in mind that your slideshow may have lots of transitions, backgrounds, pan and zooms, etc. so you want photos with a focal point that is as clean as possible. Clean photos help keep the flow of the presentation.

Video

A good way to add some flair to your montage is to add video. If you can find and isolate some good video clips, they add a great touch. If you do decide to add video, don't make the clips too long. Remember, you have a story to tell and need to keep it moving. Keep the clip down to about thirty seconds and consider using video as a break point between "chapters" or songs.

Narrate It

Another great touch is to use personal voice recordings in your slideshow. If your presentation is a gift, hearing your voice makes it that much more personal (and memorable). Voice recording can be done on most home computers. Turn on the microphone and go for it!

Quotes and Poems

If you are really looking to create an emotional montage, use photo captions. They can be personal quotes, famous quotes, short poems, etc. Whatever your preference, a good quote can help to convey the true meaning behind a certain photo or draw out deep emotions.

Personalize It

What makes any gift special? The thought of course -- especially the thought that comes from you. Since that is the case, some piece of personalization, however small, is critical. Think of it as your signature on a painting. Whether it is a song, a caption, or even a certain photo make sure to make it your own.

The End

Sometimes one of the best parts of a movie is the highlight reel at the end (think "Build Me Up, Buttercup" at the end of There's Something About Mary). If you can come up with your own "bloopers reel," it would be an excellent finishing touch to your slideshow.

Back-Up Plan

Once all of your pictures have been scanned, catalogued, and you are ready to start on your montage, don't forget to create a file with just your originals in case you need to go back to them for some reason. It is a good idea to also create a separate folder with your edited photos. That way you have copies of both for a "Doomsday scenario." This also provides you a way to preserve all your print photos which can degrade over time (cracking, turning yellow, etc).

Hopefully, these ideas are helpful to you. Creating a photo slideshow is a lot of work but it always turns out to be worth it in the end.

Photo Montage (or Slideshow) Tips and Ideas

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Kindergarten Activities - Creative Kids Math

How do you identify creative kids?

1. They are imaginative, resourceful and uninhibited.

2. They are open to new ideas and see things in a different way.

3. They are curious, alert, and adventurous and risk taking.

4. They are independent in thinking and social behavior.

5. They are inventive and good at solving problems.

6. They love challenges and are easily bored with routine and mundane tasks.

Kindergarten activities which develop creative thinking encourage the kids to think critically, using their existing knowledge to explore new ways of thinking. We can incorporate language, music or math into these activities and for this article we will discuss on using math to develop creativity.

Whenever the word math is mentioned, numbers and formulas come into the picture. Math is more than just number crunching but when it is being introduced to kids creatively, can improve skills like reasoning, logic and problem solving and also widen the kids understanding of Math to a wider scope as listed below:

1. To enable the kids to sort objects in a logical series according to size, shape or any other characteristic.

Find objects of different shapes like a book, a clock, a piece of sandwich or pizza, a photo frame, a ball, a pencil case. Put them together and ask the child to group them according to their size. For example a book is a rectangle, what other objects here are rectangle shapes.

You can invent different kindergarten activities by finding objects of different sizes or talk about animals and ask them what animals are big and small.

2. To enable the kids to understand the concept of numbers by letting them have direct experience with objects as the kids will discover that numbers are not just digits but extend to our everyday lives.

Kindergarten activities which kids under five need are songs, rhymes and finger plays that include numbers like Little Indian Boys/Girls, while singing, finger play with them, show your fingers while singing One Little, Two Little, Three Little Indians and so on.

You can also ask questions like - Mummy bought 5 apples and put them in the refrigerator yesterday. You ate one apple and Daddy ate two, so how many apples are in the refrigerator now? Allow the kids to answer and ask them to check the refrigerator to see whether they are correct.

3. To develop their spatial skills by discovering how to fit things together, take things apart, rearrange things and navigation.

Kids with well developed spatial skills are very creative, dramatic, artistic and musical. Some kindergarten activities which encourage spatial skills are playing with Lego, tangram, mazes, play dough and chess.

Engage your kids in creative thinking activities the whole day while you are preparing your meals, gardening or clearing your laundry by asking open-ended questions which are worded in such a way that there is no one correct answer. An example is while clearing your groceries asks your kids what they can do with this tomato. Open-ended questions like this engage the kids in divergent or creative thinking to come up with a whole range of brilliant and imaginative ideas.

If you want to play more of such creative kindergarten activities for child development, you can visit http://www.gamesforfunkids.com as they have more than 360 of such activities.

Kindergarten Activities - Creative Kids Math

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Outdoor ancestors portraits - Children Kids Photography Tutorial Tips in Natural ablaze w/ diffuser

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photographyequipment.yolasite.com (Budget Equipment) razzi.me www.facebook.com twitter.com Equipment used in this video DSLR - Nikon D7000 Nikon Lenses 50mm 1.8 D lens and 85mm 1.8 D prime lens Lastolite Diffuser (1 stop) A short behind the scene video / tutorial of outdoor shoot. Photographing kids - children - family portraits