The activities in this fun 112-page book reinforce concepts young children are already learning and give them a safe way to ask questions, talk about their feelings, and feel connected to a deployed parent. Four sections (Getting Ready for Deployment, Deployment, Getting Ready for Reunion, and Reunion) provide appropriate activities for each stage of deployment, from packing and saying goodbye to welcoming Mom home.
Includes mazes, dot-to-dots, counting, matching, coloring, crafts, telling time and other activities familiar to preschool and early elementary children.
A fun book for children and an excellent resource for parents, teachers, counselors, and other caregivers to help young children feel a part of the deployment process and prepare them for what’s coming next.
This version is specific to a mom’s deployment. My Dad’s Deployment is also available.
Christina Rodriguez
Christina painted the watercolor paintings in The Wishing Tree and illustrated the coloring pages in Coloring My Military Life—Book 1 and the activities in My Dad’s Deployment and My Mom’s Deployment.
Julie LaBelle
Julie wrote the activities in My Dad’s Deployment and My Mom’s Deployment, activity books for young children whose parent is deployed, and the poem “Just Like You!” in Military Life: Stories and Poems for Children.