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Family Strengths

  • BSF placemat (pdf)
  • Interlocking blocks - We used Duplo Legos®. Other brands are available through discount and toy stores.
  • Wet-erase markers - Office supply store or discount store
  • Strengths in The Bag activity kit - You received this at the Facilitator Training. Purchase replacement items at discount stores or through mail order catalogs.

Communicating

  • Active communication: How to win cooperation with your child video - Active Parenting Now, 2002; Item #1912, $59.95 plus shipping and handling;
    1-800-825-0060

Managing Stress

  • Adapting to Stress video - (from Hope Publications) Currently in kits. Video has been discontinued – no longer able to purchase new copies.
  • Biodots - Biodot, 800-272-2340

Food and Fitness

  • MyPyramid laminated poster and pictures of foods – University of Missouri Extension created a set for the program. Cost is approximately $50. Contact Lucy Schrader for more information at 573-882-4071. You can also download information from the MyPyramid Web site to use instead or use the pyramid from the MyPyramid 101 handout.
  • Fitness and Wellness for a Lifetime DVD series by Dr. Steve Ball, University of Missouri – Available for checkout from kit holders. Contact Lucy Schrader for more information at 573-882-4071.
  • Food items – Various food items for the label reading activity.
  • Empty cups, cans or bottles of various sizes – Examples for several activities.
  • Miscellaneous art supplies
  • Paper plates
  • Magazines – To cut out pictures of food.
  • Sugar
  • Teaspoons
  • Bags (zipper type)
  • Balloons, scarves or plastic shopping bags – Can buy at discount stores or use bags from stores.

Working

  • Boss/worker aprons - G Marketing, 573-864-3460 (ask for Building Strong Families boss/worker aprons)

Money Matters

  • Bean game - Bag of dried beans available through most grocery stores.

Balancing Responsibilities

  • Group juggle kit - Items such as a ball, paper plate, stuffed toy, roll of toilet paper, and other items that people can throw to each other (items can represent tasks or roles from every day life).

Healthy Home

  • Scratch and sniff cards - make your own or download here (pdf).

Kids and Self-Esteem

  • Hand-held mirrors - Available at discount and drug stores.

Other

  • University of Missouri Extension Publications and Guidesheets
    • Call any county Extension office and order by publication number (there may be a cost).
    • Order from Extension Publications on the Extension Web site (cost for copies listed for each publication).

If you have any questions or need information contact:

Lucy Schrader
Building Strong Families Program Coordinator
University of Missouri Extension
162 Stanley Hall
Columbia, MO  65211
573-882-4071
SchraderL@missouri.edu  

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