Day 166 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Colour or paint by numbers is fun to do, for young and older kids as the level of skill and complexity of the picture can vary. Let your kids make their own color by number pictures too.
Day 165 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do you kids like playing outdoors and helping in the garden? You can do this activity in the local park too. Sweeping up leaves and collecting them in a basket is a good job well done, encouraging some activity on a cold autumn...
Day 164 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Have you ever found a message in a bottle? This is such a fun concept, but not so good for the ocean unfortunately. If your kids are young enough not to notice you fetching the bottle out of the water, this would make...
Day 163 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do you play ‘I spy’ with your kids? This simple game can be played anywhere, in the car, at a restaurant and while waiting at the doctors office – it can be played in whispers or silence too! This is a call and...
Day 162 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Can your kids draw farm yard animals? Color them in and cut the torso out and clip them on two pegs and make them stand. Kids love making their own toys to play with, they can make any animals stand with these pegs.
Day 161 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do you remember tin can telephones? All you need is two recycled empty tins and some string. Cover the tins with paper and let your kids make their own designs on their telephones.
Day 160 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do you have any sucker sticks lying around? These ‘craft sticks’ are fun to make things with. Instead of throwing away your these sticks after eating ice cream, recycle them and use them in a variety of craft projects. Making a house out...
Day 159 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do you remember playing musical chairs when you were a child? Set up the chairs side by side or in a circle, and have one less chair than the number of children. Play music while the children walk around the chairs. When the...
Day 158 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Do your kids like maze games? Help the mouse find the cheese in this one – or draw your own with their favorite animal. They can color in the picture as well, and get them to make their own mazes to develop their...
Day 157 of #365 Creative #Ideas to do with your kids: Can your kids walk on stilts? Kids learn the finer points of balance and coordination with these tall balancing stilts. Help your kids to mount the stilts and get their balance first, and once they are walking safely on the stilts, they can...