Fun Ideas For Kids 2

CHILD, TELL ME A STORY

Have your child sit on your lap or near you by the computer. Have them tell you any story or have them tell you the words to write a letter to someone. Include grammatical errors if that's the way your child speaks it. My neighbor's little boy pronounces door as 'dare' and if I was typing I'd write it as, "I opened the dare and ...." then I'd make a note at the end to clarify that dare=door. They might enjoy drawing a picture on the back if you print out their story. Be sure to include your child's name and the date that the story was created!
If they talk fast, you might want to record it and type it up after.
If they can write their name, have them write it on the printed out copy.
You can also write it instead of typing it!
*Be flexible and if you missed something they said, ask them to 'please tell me again'. Just do your best, you're spending quality time with your child and they won't care if a word is spelled wrong or if you forgot the comma. :)

INDOOR GOLF!

Need: newspaper, tape, ball or rolled up socks

1-Roll up the newspaper and tape at the top and bottom (this is your golf club)

2-Place pieces of paper or tape on the floor. (these are your holes)

See how many hits it takes to make it "in the hole"!

Have a different number of 'holes' or begin at a different place in the room.

Add a few obstacles (laundry basket, book, chair, shoe, etc.)

Try using your non-dominant hand.

Hit the ball as if you're playing croquet (club swung between legs like a pendulum)

hit the ball while you're sitting or kneeling!

Use using a variety of balls.

Most importantly, just have fun and let the kids be creative!!

 FLOUR ART

Need: cookie sheet, flour

Have your child wash their hands first so when you're done you can still use the flour for baking.

What to do...

Place at least one cup of flour onto a cookie sheet.

Use it as a drawing board.

Draw something and then smooth out the flour and 'draw' something else.

Your finger and hands are the art tools today!
Use it to play pictionary.

-If you can't do flour, try sugar or salt! (If you use salt and it gets a little full of 'kid germs', use it to make home-made play dough... recipe coming soon)
-If you think the flour or sugar might have too many germs by the time the kids are done 'drawing', cook the germs out of the flour by making cookies when they're finished! It'll be two for one! Time with Mommy or Daddy and cookies :)