The Rookie Mom's Handbook. 250 Activities to Do with and Without! Your Baby

Editorial Review
Bookshelves abound with activity books for babies and toddlers, but The Rookie Mom's Handbook is the first designed exclusively for first-time mothers. Here are 250 enjoyable activities to help rookie moms maintain their individuality and boost their confidence about leaving the house, socializing, and doing things they've always liked to do—either with or without baby.

Inspired by the popular Web site www.rookiemoms.com, the book offers bite-sized activities arranged according to the baby's age. Some are crafty, some are adventurous, and some simply help get a meal on the table.

Written in a lively, supportive tone and decorated with cute illustrations, The Rookie Mom's Handbook is the perfect gift or resource to remind new moms that there's more to life than dirty diapers and 3 a.m. feedings.
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Customer Reviews

The Gift That Keeps Giving

2008-05-12
I've found "The Rookie Mom's Handbook" to be the perfect present for new moms. At those stressful, frazzled moments they can pick it up and choose any of the feel-good activities to turn their day around. I know I'll keep purchasing this book for friends!

A great book for mom and baby

2008-05-10
This is a great book, packed with lots of helpful information in one of the most challenging times of your life. Everyone needs some help in this time, but who has time for a book? Luckily this book is written so you can squeeze in a quick read of a few activities.

It's a great gift for expecting mothers. Since we found this book, we have bought it for three of our friends that are about to be new mother's and it's been a hit every time!

The Perfect Baby Shower Gift

2008-04-28
This book offers fantastic ideas on what to do with your tot from the first month through the 12th. In between is a good amount of support, empathy, and wisdom that will inspire even the most shell-shocked mom to get off her (nursing) rocker and whoop it up new mommy style.

Activities range from creating a time capsule during month one (such a good idea!) to "getting all sexy" in month 12 (heck yeah!). And all of them promise a playful entree to motherhood. And who couldn't use that?

Get this for yourself-even if your baby is beyond the first year-or get it for every upcoming baby shower you'll attend-it's the ultimate gift that your pregnant pal actually needs and will use, even if she doesn't know it yet.

Perfect Gift For Mom

2008-04-10
I found this book and thought it would be an excellent add-on to an already purchased baby shower gift. As I was flipping through it I realized that the activities were so much fun I decided to buy one for myself - I was always looking for things to do with my daughter. Now I pick it up at least once a week for ideas to help get me through the week. I've since bought copies for my friends about to have babies as well as for moms who are also looking for mommy and baby activities.

Go-to baby shower gift

2008-04-04
I wrote this book my best friend after we experienced the joys and drama of the first year of motherhood together.

It's packed with fun ideas -- written in bite-sized chunks that are digestible when you want them -- to help make the most of the significant transition from "woman" to "mother" with sense of humor and key relationships in tact.

If I had the time and energy, I would hand this book out to all new moms leaving the hospital with their first babies.

Must have for any mom!

2008-07-22
I LOVE this book, I wish I had it when my first child was born. It is filled with creative and humorous ideas for enjoying the precious time you have with your baby, including tips on how to include your partner and other moms. It gave me inspiration and motivation to get out of the house and take my little ones with me! It does seem to be geared for stay-at-home moms, however, as a mom who works outside of the home, the activities can also be done in the evenings or on weekends.

A Mommy Lifesaver

2008-07-22
I'm all about making my life easier and for my new mommy friends and this book has it all! Great ideas and tips abound for new mothers in this treasure of a book. My current lifesaver!

The shower gift i keep giving...

2008-06-22
Thank GOD for this book; i got it at just the right time. Every new mom needs this to keep from going stir crazy, particularly in those first few months. With the billions of useful tips in these pages, a mother's frazzled brain is relieved of thinking of new ways to entertain herself and to introduce her baby to the world.

A new mommy must have

2008-06-18
What a fantastic book for a new mom. I wish it had been available when I had my first child. I struggled to fill my days with more than diaper changes and nursing. Like many moms I wasn't prepared for the identity crisis that came with my new bundle of joy. Getting out of the house and staying active is a great way to beat the mommy blues. I will definitely be giving this as a shower gift!

A winner!

2008-06-08
How many of us new moms step in to new motherhood with nary a clue? Most of the questions we ask ourselves revolve around - "What do we do now that we have this baby?" The Rookie Mom's Handbooks gives us a clue. Filled with 250 activities to do with or without our baby, this book gives us a starting point. This cute, pocket sized book is a great gift for a new mom herself or any new mom you may know. A winner!