Weekends are for the child not only freedom and the opportunity to sleep. Often this is also the inability to occupy yourself, terrible boredom, zero mood. How can I help? What entertainment (except TV and computer) to offer? So, the parent meeting: what to do with a child. So that without harm to health and with mutual interest. There are at least 32 ways.
There are a lot of simple recipes that you can experience with your children. If you are afraid to resort to the help of an oven (the child may accidentally burn yourself), why not try to make, for example, chocolate ice cream? The refrigerator is not traumatic.
If children love sandwiches, then why not let them come up with different versions of them? The results can be the most unexpected (for example, a sandwich with jam, boiled sausage and cheese), but you, at least, have fun. In passing, explain to the child what products can be combined and which ones can not.
Age: As soon as the child can reach the table.
2. Go and launch a kite.
On a fine windy day, you can run after the flying serpent with excitement. You can buy one in a toy store or try making your own. True, it is worth looking into books - there is a certain technology. But the child will be happy to receive as a result of his special and unique serpent.
This entertainment "drags" and many adults. Often, parents are seriously addicted to the game and even arrange real joint competitions. This is a very useful way to entertain yourself and take your child.
Age: 5 years old
3. Teach them embroidery with a cross.
It sounds strange, but this kind of training is very useful. This development of fine motor skills, and education of perseverance, and familiarity with art and craft. You can buy special embroidery kits for children, so they will not hurt themselves with needles, and sample patterns will be much easier. Older children can be given to try to embroider a pattern more complicated.
Age: 7 +
4. Make paper airplanes.
Include your imagination and create an army of paper airplanes. Then you can arrange an exciting battle right at home. You can think of how it's more interesting to paint them. You can make them of different size and shape.
Arrange a competition for the flight range. Or place a "goal" on the wall and take turns trying to get into it. You can even get a magazine where the glasses will be entered. Also, it is not superfluous to determine the prize for the winner.
Age: 5 years old
5. Write a fairy tale.
Use your imagination and write a fairy tale together. This should not be a highly artistic work. For example, you can invite a child to come up with another ending to his favorite tale. Or create your own, in which the protagonist will be himself.
You can also try to write a fairy tale together in parts. For example, you write the beginning, then you voice only the last sentence. The child continues on. Then the ending is written by the second child or father (grandmother, grandfather). Read the whole tale aloud - it's usually pretty funny.
Age: 6 years old
6. Arrange the dances.
Invite some of your child's friends, take a CD with their favorite music and let them dance whatever they want. All you have to do is provide them with drinks and snacks.
Age: 8 +
7. Give the child to get tired.
It means lifting the ban on jumping, running and climbing. Let the child frolic at its pleasure. It would be nice to arrange a gaming center right at home. Make chairs together and let them be a tunnel. Put a blanket on the floor, and a few pillows on it. This is instead of jumping mats. Yes, it sounds strange, even scary. But believe me: your child will be delighted! And besides, physical activity is useful! Of course, you can just send the child out for a walk. But this is only suitable for older children. But what about the kids? And the house is much safer.
Age: 4-12
8. Paint the clothes.
In the head immediately appears the image of a hippie, but this way of entertainment has nothing to do with it. You probably have a bunch of old clothes, which neither you nor your child is no longer wearing. Upgrade it! There is a special paint for the fabric. You can mix them, giving an old look to an entirely new look. Improvise! Laugh! Your child will be just happy.
Age: 9 +
9. Open the "hunting season" for things.
Invent a list of fun things that the child will need to find. You can hide them beforehand. Let the kid be a hunter. Or a detective. The bottom line is that it becomes interesting to him to go in search. You can hunt around the house or your garden. You can and in the courtyard of high-rise buildings, but then watch the child, do not lose sight of him.
Age: 8 +
10. Make a sundial.
Tell your child how in ancient times people used to define time by the sun. How to invent a sundial. All you need is a compass to determine where the north is. However, there are many ways to do this without a compass. Then place the stick in the base of the circle (you can draw it on the ground or on paper) and apply the markings as on a normal clock. Now you can keep track of the shadow position, respectively, the movement of the sun.
Age: 7 +
11. Plant the plant together.
Cultivation of plants is not only an exciting activity, but also a good psychological lesson. The child will learn to understand that a plant is something that requires care. That it also grows, eats and more with improper care. It is very useful for the child to observe how it changes, constantly see the fruits of his work. There are many plants that even a small child can grow without much effort. It can be a small tree and grass.
If you do not have a garden, then a box or small pots is the way out for you. And it will not matter at what time of year you occupy this child. Try to grow grass such as basil, parsley or watercress. It's not hard, and you can eat them afterwards.
Age: 5 years old
12. Go in for sports.
Most leisure centers have plenty of opportunities to borrow children from various sports games - from martial arts to badminton, from swimming to tennis. In addition, they usually provide sports equipment and uniforms, so you do not have to buy it all.
If there are no similar centers in your city or there is simply no time to go there - go in for sports at home! Turn on the music and do a few simple exercises. Arrange of plastic bottles bowling. Or play table tennis with books and a small ball. Or drive football in the yard. There are a lot of options. The main thing - include fantasy and drop the laziness.
Age: 7 +
13. Create a worm farm.
If you managed to interest your child with gardening, make the next move - create a worm farm. It will be necessary to get a compost-fertilizer for your mini-garden. In addition, the children will be in an indescribable ecstasy from collecting and keeping such living creatures. After the rain, the best time to hunt worms. Once you have collected them enough - place them in a large box or other container with a small amount of soil. Do not forget to make holes in the lid, so the worms will be able to breathe. You will be able to feed waste food to worms, including egg shells and plant cleaning. Worms will make compost that you will use in your garden.
Age: 7 +
14. Play the sculptors.
What kind of child does not like to get his hands dirty? Take a little clay for modeling, a plastic knife and shape. You can even buy self-clay, if you want to keep the resulting "masterpiece" for a long time. Improvise! Let the child connect his imagination. Believe me, he will do it with genuine interest.
Age: 8 +
15. Read books from your personal library.
Always an effective way to distract yourself. In addition, it can be useful if the child reads himself. You can read it one at a time. Or compete in expressiveness. An ideal way to spend time with your child on a boring winter evening or just before bed.
Age: 6 years old
16. Play a board game.
It will be doubly more interesting if there are a lot of players. Connect to this whole family. There are very interesting board games, from which it is difficult to come off even to adults.
What is the main benefit of collective games? In the ability to lose! The child must learn this and understand that losing is an integral part of the game.
Age: 7 +
17. Go for a walk.
Whether you live in a city or in a village, you can always find an interesting place to walk. For example, go where you've never been before. Or walk in the usual places, looking at them through the eyes of a tourist. As if you've never been here before. Or imagine yourself as Pathfinders, researchers of various anomalies and mysteries of nature. And you can just walk around, looking at everything that is around a little more closely than usual. So more interesting and sure to capture your child.
Age: 6 years old
18. Go to the zoo.
Even if you live in the city, there is an opportunity to be alone with nature. The child will be interested in looking at animals from different corners of the planet, especially if you will talk about each of them in passing. It is also a great opportunity to get close to the wild if your child's only previous contact was with a cat or dog.
Age: 4 years old
19. Go to the cinema.
DVD in our time is easy to get, but nothing compares to cinema. For children's sessions, the ticket is usually cheaper, and the child will receive the pleasure above the roof. Discuss with him what you saw, share your impressions. Cinema is an amazing world, impressions that will remain with the child for life. Believe, it so.
Age: 7 +
20. Go to the river.
Surely next to your city there is a river. Go there together. Water is a wonderful advertiser. You will relax only from one stay next to the running water stream. The child will always find something to do by the river. The simplest thing is letting the boats out. Look for the lost treasure on the shore. Gather interesting stones, seashells. Watch fish or fishermen. You will not be bored for anything.
Age: 5 years old
21. Find the old ruins.
Castles, abandoned ruins, caves and ravines are magical places. They capture the imagination of most boys and girls. They like to cross the moats, running up and down the spiral staircases and looking at the guns. If there are no historical places in your area - think up your story! For example, let the pond on the outskirts become a magical lake of a good fairy. Or a pine in a ravine - turned once by an evil sorceress prince. Fantasize! Find an interesting place and take a walk there with the child.
Age: 6 years old
22. Visit the museum.
We know that museums are boring for many people, but many museums have now made great efforts to be interesting for children. In addition, such a trip is very useful. After all, where else can you learn about the history of your land, its identity, traditions, animal and plant world. Go - you will be interested.
Age: 7 +
23. Take them to your grandparents.
Most children love these trips. They like to communicate with elderly people, because they themselves become closer to children with age. Why not invite your son or daughter to ask them how they lived when they were children. What did they do to have fun? What were their favorite toys? Did they watch TV? Your children will be surprised by the answers.
Age: 9 +
24. Organize the search for treasure.
Hide anything valuable (according to the child) anywhere in the house or in the yard. Then write a few tips, or a map, or a system of signs pointing to the place where the treasure is hidden. More imagination! But do not overdo the complexity of assignments. After all, if the child can not guess any of the clues - he will lose interest in the game, and even completely upset. Make assignments based on the child's age. It will take some effort, but the result will please you. The child will be just happy.
Age: 5 years old
25. Play bowling.
This game will bring a lot of pleasure not only to children, but also to adults. Arrange bowling at home! Use the improvised means: skittles - plastic bottles, ball - any object that can be rolled. Start a log to record points. Determine the main prize. It's better if the whole family joins the game. So much more fun and interesting.
Age: 6 years old
26. Arrange a karaoke competition.
Compact discs with karaoke are very inexpensive and there are all music stores. There are also discs with children's songs. Let the child choose himself, that he would like to sing. Let him prove himself. Do not joke, do not criticize, do not ridicule. Even if it does not work out too well, it will be fun. In addition, it is not a fact that you yourself will get better.
Age: 8 +
27. Take up the origami.
Ancient Japanese art origami in a simplified form can serve as an excellent entertainment. You can roll a sheet of paper on a given pattern - and now you are ready for a variety of shapes and objects. The complexity of the figure made depends on the age of the child. Origami is a fascinating activity. With the right approach, it can bring up in the child aesthetic concepts and a sense of beauty.
Age: 8 +
28. Do some "junk modeling".
Gather a load of things such as old boxes, plastic bottles, idle equipment and let the child's imagination create anything from this junk. It could be a ship or a car, a princess castle or a spaceship. The main thing - a flight of fantasy.
You will only have to provide your child with adhesive tape, scissors, glue and follow his actions. Whether it is not enough that.
Age: 6 years old
29. Watch the stars.
A close look into the clear night sky can be an amazing experience and entertainment. It can be especially interesting if you can tell your son or daughter what a constellation he sees, what a planet is visible, etc. Read a couple of articles in advance to be able to answer basic childish questions.
play the game "what it looks like." Looking at the star clusters, share your fantasies, what they look like. The same can be done in the daytime with clouds.
Age: 8 +
30. Teach the child to knit.
This is probably more suitable for girls, although some boys might be interested. Knitting is the best way to bring up assiduity, attention and imagination. Think of your designs, models of clothes for dolls, beautiful napkins and soft toys. There are many books on this subject that will help you approach the issue more professionally.
Age: 7 +
31. Build a den.
All you need is a large blanket, a sheet of cardboard and a few pillows. Pretend that you are in a rainforest or somewhere on a desert island. A large box is also a great idea for a cave. It will probably entertain the child for hours.
Age: 5 years old
32. Create a family tree.
How well do your children know their family? Do they know anything about your parents' parents? Not only is the drawing of genealogical trees fun, but it also teaches them a bit of history. You can dig up some really interesting facts about your own family. What you never knew. Try to restore the history of your kind as far as you can. This will be a useful activity and fun for your child and yourself.
Age: 7+
At the end of our parental meeting "what to take a child" I want to note that you can entertain anything. The main thing is to show interest in what you are doing. That the child saw your care, your interest and love. Without this, no occupation will bring him joy. And you yourself, believe me, too.