What to do with children at home, if you can’t go out for a walk for some reason? Illness of the mother or the baby himself, inclement weather ... Is the baby doomed to boring pastime in four walls? Of course not! In this article, we will offer you a lot of options on how to diversify the child’s home leisure.
The first option of what to do with the children at home is household chores. Ask the child to help you in your household chores and turn this useful pastime into a fun and exciting activity: iron your clothes - let your daughter iron her dresses with her dolls or handkerchiefs; wash the dishes - let the son wipe the dishes. Of course, here a lot depends on the age of the baby - perhaps you should not give breaking items to a two- or three-year-old child.
The second option of what you can do with your child at home is reading books. The main condition is that the publication should have bright and beautiful illustrations. A story can be composed together - you say the first sentence, and the child the second, and so on. This quiet lesson is suitable if the child due to illness needs to observe bed rest, and will also be an excellent substitute for banal computer games and watching cartoons.
The third option of what to do with the kids at home is creativity. It all depends on your child’s abilities. Does he enjoy dancing? Then turn on the fun music. Can he paint for hours? Spread the old wallpaper, draw with the child, dipping fingers in the paint. Coloring, modeling from salt dough and plasticine - all these young children are happy to do. If you are afraid for a new carpet, just cover it with newspaper or film for the duration of your creative activities, then your heart will be calm and your child will feel free. If the baby is still small, watch him when he works with scissors.
The fourth option is board and outdoor games (it is especially good to play them if there are several children), picking up mosaics and puzzles (by the way, you can do them yourself - print a picture and cut it into several parts), etc.
We offer you several outdoor games that will help in deciding what to do with children at home.
1. "Teach me." The child shows you something that he knows how to do: dance movement, physical exercise, etc. Then it’s your turn. And so on until someone runs out of fantasy. A loser can make a winner a tea or a sandwich.
2. "Read-download." Agree with the baby that when you read a fairy tale or story, he will have to bounce when he hears a word set in advance. For example, you read a fairy tale about a turnip, and let him bounce when he hears the word "grandfather". You can complicate the task by inventing three movements in three words, etc.
3. "What kind of beast are you?" Take small pieces of paper and write the names of animals on them. Shuffle them in a bowl or hat, pull out in turn and without words depict what happened to you.
4. "Rocker". On the task for the children to transfer different objects without the help of hands to another room, on the sofa, etc. Complicate the task by offering smaller objects.
5. "Indian Trail." Scatter colorful sheets of paper around the apartment, tell the child that he is an Indian (you can dress and paint your face accordingly), let him get from room to room, stepping only on paper of a certain color.