Want to make reading more fun?  You've come to the right place!

Etta's Book Club believes there are many great ways to make reading more fun for the whole family.  By using creativity, you can add a little magic to story time.  Look through our fun ideas and add your own.  Just remember, one of the best ideas for having more fun reading is to keep things simple and consistent.  You will be developing a family tradition of reading that will last a lifetime.

Fun Ideas For Reading

Celebrate Finishing the Book

Daddy/Daughter Date

Get the Family Involved

Girl's Night

Incentives

Marathon Reading

Set the Mood

Share Your Books With Friends

Take Books on Road Trips

Celebrate Finishing the Book

If a book read is about animals, plan a trip to the zoo or a farm to see those kinds of animals.  If the book has been made into a movie, think about renting the movie after the book is  finished. 

Get the Family Involved

Give family members characters to read for.  Have a parent be the narrator and keep everyone in their places.  This works best when everyone is able to read and stay on task together.

"Girl's Night" or "Daddy/Daughter Date" to Read

Pick a block of time, to spend together reading.  Get comfy with pajamas and pillows, popcorn and drinks and read just with mom, or just with dad, etc.  Reading time is bonding time!

Incentives

Incentives to go somewhere or do something related to a reading goal can be a lot of fun.  Perhaps when your daughter reads 31 books, she can go to an ice cream parlor and choose from 31 flavors.  Draw an ice cream cone with 31 pieces. Have your daughter color a piece each time a book is read.  When her picture is completely colored, she is ready for her treat.  There are many other fun ways to set up incentives.  Be creative and think of your child.

Marathon Reading

Plan a day for the whole family to spend a couple of hours reading.  Pick book(s) ahead of time and anticipate the "reading marathon." You might want to go to the library and get a short stack of books to choose from and switch to throughout the marathon.  Don't forget to provide snacks!

Set the Mood

Think about your surroundings.  If you are reading a summertime book, find a comfortable place to read outside in the sunshine.  If your book is set a long time ago, read by candlelight or hurricane lamps. If it is a cold winter's night, light the fire and sip hot cocoa.  Take a close look at the book.  Which settings can you recreate at home or in your own backyard?  Put up a tent in the family room and read by flashlight for a perfect tale of adventure.

Share Books With Friends

Sharing books gives someone else the opportunity to read the same book that your daughter has read.  Perhaps  a book group can be started.  Talking with friends about books, brings a whole new dimension to the book and to the friendship!

Take Books on Road Trips

Read books aloud to each other on road trips.  This is a great way to pass the time.  Just be sure to stop reading when someone falls asleep, or be ready to fill them in on everything they missed while dozing off.  Nobody likes to be left out!

Please Come Back for Many More Ideas to Come in the Future!