The possibility of having fun is higher when kids of different ages get together. Sometimes, all you need to do is place the older kids in charge, and the little kids will follow their direction, and just before you know, a small society of admiration and respect will be formed.
In order to ensure everyone is involved in whatever activities that will be done, assign the older kids to look after the younger kids.
Now that the winter break beckons, many activities are upon us—activities such as traveling, shopping, and children getting excited for the arrival of Santa Claus.
Before the time of the activities mentioned above, it is essential to keep your children engaged in some productive and entertaining task. The option of you doing this might be limited due to lack of cash or for other genuine reasons.
However, there is no need to be panicked as below are some of the activities that can keep your kids busy and keep them entertained, whether for summer vacation, spring break, or holidays.
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Planting of Flowers
As simple as this might sound, it is a brilliant idea that can keep your kids busy and also keep them entertained. Just ensured each kid has his or her own beanstalk seed in a cup. Sketch out a schedule that will ensure each kid keeps track of the flower’s progress for a few weeks.
You can give them the liberty of choosing the kind of flower they want to plant. This activity might cost you a few dollars to buy some seeds and some seed cups. This act is also a way of making children conscious of taking care of and beautifying their environment.
Neighborhood Bike Ride
You can decide to inhale fresh air and burn off some calories by taking the kids for a bicycle ride around the neighborhood. It is an excellent way of keeping the kids entertained and assisting them in burning off excess energy, keeping them fit.
Crafts and Arts
There is hardly any child who does not enjoy letting their creative adrenaline rush through a craft and an art session. Keep a box that will consist of various materials for this session. Materials like: scissors, glue sticks, colored pencils, crayons, markers, and construction paper. Kids can get hooked on this craft and arts session for hours because it’s usually fun for them.
Letter Writing
Just in case you have relatives either far or near your kids would love to connect kids with. You can introduce them to the act of letter writing. It might be through text messages or email.
Letter writing can be a form of entertainment for them, as it allows them to express how they feel to those they are addressing the message to and improve their writing skills.
This action might not be exciting to you, but it is to those young lads, especially when they can receive replies from those they sent the message to.
Paper Aircraft Contest
You can entertain kids by teaching them the basics of how to make a paper aircraft. Let them experiment and construct their own. Ensure each kid has some sheets of paper and other craft materials.
Organize a contest for them in various categories, such as coolest-looking plane, craziest tricks, and longest flight.
Puzzles
This activity can be time-consuming and very difficult, but puzzles are an incredible way to boost your kid’s minds and keep them engaged for hours.
You can also instruct them to construct their own puzzles by giving them a piece of drawing instruments such as cardboard, pencils, and colors. Solving puzzles keep kids engaged and allow their problem-solving initiative to grow strong.
Bake a Cake (or Cookies)
This activity’s importance is not to get your kids addicted to sugar diets, but rather assist them in learning patient and how to attend to instructions and build up their kitchen skills. Allow each kid to experiment with kitchen utensils used for baking, such as; sprinkles, frosting, cake mix, cookie cutters, oven, and mixers.
Volunteering Service
One of the importance of giving to those who are in need is a lesson every child needs to learn at a very early age. This is the very reason why taking kids along to give or serve others can be a fun-filled experience.
You can select a day during the week and take them out to a charity home where books and other essential materials will be handed out to each child. Giving is full of fun, and doing this with kids can be intriguing and challenge them to be a better person in the future.
Peanut Run Game
Divide the kids into two teams. Hand over a tongue depressor or butter knife to each group, place an empty pan or bucket at a distance with some peanuts spread on the ground.
Each team will appoint a runner for itself, who must run and use the tongue depressor or butter knife given to his or her team to pick up the peanut and drip it inside the empty pan or bucket.
And then safely run back and hand over the tool used to the next runner. The first team to finish picking its’ own peanuts wins the game.
Organizing a Bubble Fest
Make a half cup mixture of bubbles from a dishwashing liquid with one cup of water. When you are outside where the kids at, hand the mixture over to the older kids to blow it while the younger kids try to pop the bubbles with their hands.
Conclusion
Keeping kids entertained can be a stressful task, but due to their simple nature that is always craving for fun and pleasure, you can take advantage of that to keep them engaged in something productive that will keep them entertained.
Taking them outside to get involved in volunteering services, playing indoor and outdoor games, and many more are a few tricks that can help you accomplish the task of entertaining them.