Five fun, FREE activities to try with your kids … more ideas coming soon …
1. Let ‘er rip, tear, and cut
Children LOVE the shredding sound paper makes, the feel of crinkling pages between their fingers, and the act of cutting from old magazines. Put your old magazines to good use while providing hours of fun for your toddlers.
Age Appropriate: 6 months & up ~ Shredding & tearing for younger children, save the cutting for 2 & up
2. Flashlight games
Turn off the lights, close the blinds, grab a flashlight, and lie back on the floor for a rockin’ light show with your little ones. Dance the light beam along the ceiling and walls, babies will stare in delight while toddlers giggle with glee. On rainy days try a game of flashlight tag or shadow puppets to burn off some of that toddler energy.
Age Appropriate: 3 months & up
3. It’s a plane!
Check with your local airport to see whether it has an observation tower – or a room with huge windows where your toddler can watch planes take off and land. Bring along some lunch and enjoy the show.
Age Appropriate: 2 & up
4. Bathing in the pink
Or the green, or the blue… A few drops of food coloring go a long way toward making bath time something special. It’s especially fun to mix colors together, to make special shades like purple, turquoise, or orange. Don’t worry, a few drops of food coloring diluted in a tub of water won’t dye your child’s skin.
Age Appropriate: 2 & up
5. Camp in
Wait for a dark and dreary day. Now suggest that you go camping – in your family room. Make a “tent” with sheets and blankets draped over chairs. If you have sleeping bags, dig them out – or just create some bedrolls with blankets and pillows. Tell stories and sing songs around an imaginary fire. And when the lights go out, make a beautiful galaxy appear on the ceiling of your tent by shining a flashlight through a colander.
Age Appropriate: 3 & up
Ideas from Cheap fun for kids: Baby Center
Haba Igloo Collapsible Tent Shown
