When I first discovered the "Heat in a Click" pads I thought their main use was as a hand warmer - oh how little I realised.

The amazing "Heat-in-a-Click" pads make instant and portable heat up to 54 degrees simply by clicking the disc inside them.   Incredibly versatile for a number of situations. 

Totally reuseable, portable and require no electricity or microwave to create  the instant heat.  The pads are recharged by boiling them in advance for 7-12 minutes.  Once charged the pads cool down and are primed for use whenever you need them.
They come in a range of sizes starting at just $12 and
have loads of uses including:

• for muscle aches and sore necks
• to replace a hot water bottle
• to warm hands
• to heat a baby's bottle
• to keep food warm

To see how versatile the "Heat-in-A-Click" pads are watch the You Tube video on the right or click on the product images for
more information.

Do you have any "Heat-in-a-Click" pads? How do you use yours?

Sometimes it can be hard to encourage kids young and old into reading.  Once they've mastered the basic skills of reading, some lose the enthusiasm and either don't transition well into chapter books or teens give up on it all together.  Reading as a  habit is important for education, entertainment and relaxation and it seems a shame when people don't discover that for themselves.

One of my sons took to reading readily and devoured the Harry Potter series by age 8, but the other just decided that reading was "not his thing".  Books made into movies are one of the best tools we have to help pre-teen and teenage children to develop the habit and joy of reading.  And luckily many of the most popular movies are based on books and several are part of a series that can hook them into the joy of reading.  In my case is was the Percy Jackson movie/book which launched my younger son into reading the whole series of six books plus anything else I could find on Greek Gods.

Below is a list of books that have been, or are about to be, made into movies that are suitable for kids and/or teenagers.  For more examples of books that may encourage your own reading or that of even older children, vistit our Movies from Books page.