Usually parents and children spend very little time together, even if they are constantly in the same apartment. Mom is busy with household chores, dad solves work issues that he did not manage to master during the working day, sits on the Internet, children hang around the house or watch cartoons.
Once a month (more or less, depending on the workload of the parents and the financial situation of the family), they go to an amusement park or to the cinema.
If this situation is reminiscent of yours, think that children are growing very fast. Soon the son or daughter will grow up, collect his things and wave your hand. And you will even have nothing to remember.
Organizing a joint leisure is very simple, you do not need to wait for the weekend. If you do not know what you can do with your favorite child, read our article.
Below are 10 ways to have fun with your child.
10. Take a movie or take a picture
Girls will surely be delighted with this venture. Make a show with changing clothes, mom can make her daughter a beautiful hairstyle and even makeup.
Dad will act as a photographer. Perhaps the sons would not like such an undertaking, although they are unlikely to refuse to be photographed in a pirate or cowboy costume.
If time permits, you can make a movie. It’s better to stretch the shooting for a week. For example, today you are writing a script with your whole family, tomorrow you will select the details, and rehearse the day after tomorrow.
Set the shooting for the weekend. Be sure to arrange the "movie premiere." Hang up a poster, invite guests. After the movie premiere, you can give the little actors a chocolate Oscar.
9. Message to the future
Very interesting lesson. You will need a sheet of paper, clippings from newspapers and magazines, photographs, bright pencils or felt-tip pens.
Write a letter to the future, attach photos, pictures. You can write anything: your dreams and desires, stories that will be forgotten over time.
Place the letter in a clean dry bottle or airtight container, discuss the date of opening. Let it be a significant day, for example, the majority of the child or the birth of the first grandson. After many years it will be pleasant to receive news from the past.
8. Fun starts
Good old game. If you have not played it with your child, be sure to try. He will like it. If the weather allows, you can organize fun starts on the street.
You can invite friends if they also have children, and arrange a real competition. Throw the ball, run, jump, overcome obstacles.
If the street is cold or slush, fun starts can be arranged at home. Of course, throwing a ball in an apartment is an unsafe occupation, but it can be successfully replaced with something else.
For example, invite your child to compete in accuracy. Take clean folded socks, let him throw them in the laundry basket.
Prepare small gifts for the winner or just celebrate his triumph in the kitchen.
7. Best cook
You can combine business with pleasure and familiarize the child with the preparation of dinner or lunch. Of course, it will be better if you do not cook pasta with meatballs, but some unusual dish.
Bake cookies, children will be happy to cut them out with cookie cutters, coat with filling and decorate. A good idea is to cook national dishes from different nations of the world every weekend.
Let the child take an active part in the process, do not despair if he spills something, breaks, spoils. But he will gain invaluable experience, talk with parents and learn how to cook.
6. Board games
Perhaps this pastime will seem banal and uninteresting, but remember: how long have you played board games with your child?
Drafts, chess, football, hockey, dominoes - there are a lot of board games, everyone will be able to choose something for their liking. Such games bring family very close together. They are very helpful.
Even the simplest board games have a positive effect on the child. Visual memory, logic, thinking, imagination develops. If the board game is tired, you can come up with your own rules.
5. Treasure search
Arrange a small quest for your child. You can play at home or on the street. An ordinary chocolate bar or a toy can act as a treasure.
Draw a map, for a small child, the "note method" is suitable. You give him a note indicating the place where the next clue lies.
If the child can read, prepare puzzles and puzzles for him to find notes was not easy. If the child is very young, print out the pictures or draw them yourself.
If you have very little free time, there is no way to prepare notes or a card, use the “hot-cold” method.
4. Gardening
Hold a master class for your child. Teach him to care for flowers, and better plant a new plant. Let the child look after him, make him responsible for a particular tree or flower.
If you have a summer house, great. You can plant a whole flowerbed. If it’s winter outside, organize a home greenhouse. In addition to ordinary home flowers, you can plant greens.
Green onions, parsley, and dill grow well on a windowsill or balcony. If you have a pet at home, invite your child to plant grass for him.
It is growing rapidly, the child does not have to wait long for the result of his labors. Let him systematically water her. When the grass grows, invite your son or daughter to treat the dog or cat.
Gardening will help the child calm down, relieve accumulated excitement and develop responsibility.
3. Creativity
At first glance, this method is also not very original. You can change the approach to ordinary drawing or modeling from plasticine.
Your child probably has a favorite pastime. Maybe he draws well or tries to burn pictures, is fond of needlework or designing aircraft.
Warm his interest, organize a personal exhibition. Choose the most successful works, hang them in the room, dress up, invite guests (grandparents will be enough).
Let the child talk about his hobby, you can photograph a young genius or even shoot a video. Support the child, help him develop creative skills.
2. Letter of thanks
You can just get together as a family and write letters of thanks. Let the child remember those people whom he would like to thank for something. Ideal candidates are grandparents. Of course, if they have a good relationship with the child.
Let him write about his warm feelings, thank them for their help and support. If the child is not yet able to write, let him draw what he wants.
Buy envelopes and send letters by mail. The child will be very interested, and your family is very pleased.
1. Campground
If you regularly go out into the nature with tents, but at the moment the weather conditions do not allow, set up a camp at home. If there is a toy tent, break it in the living room, if not, use chairs and sheets.
Lay a blanket, have a picnic. You can put several flowers on the floor, they will act as trees. Play different situations involving wild animals (soft toys).
Imagine that you conquer the mountains or near a stormy river. Imagine, let your child also develop the imagination.