If you have kids, at least once a day they are looking for something to do. I have been blessed with many toys, books, games and activities for the kids to enjoy right around our house. Unfortunately, it’s hard for me to remember at the drop of the hat. Maybe it’s left over pregnancy brain, maybe it’s because I’m usually right in the middle of something, or maybe it’s just me!!! Whatever the cause, I still ned a quick fix when one of my children comes to me requesting a movie or playing on the iPad. They know better than to tell me they’re bored.
I use old Valentines’ Day boxes. They are really cheap after Valentine’s Day. You could use an old shoebox that you decorate or even a jar. The point is get something that holds stuff :) I cut index cards in half and wrote on them.
An aspect I enjoy is making sure they don’t get to sort through to find the things they want to do, but that they just reach in and grab one. I do have a couple of chores mixed in to keep things interesting. Then whatever they pull out they have to do. No questions asked.
Being very specific is better. For example, I wouldn’t write PLAY. I would write JUMP ON THE TRAMPOLINE. I don’t include things that they always ask to do like playing on the iPad or watching a movie. These are things that you have around around your house, but you forget about them.
I prefer to make them things that they can do without me, so I don’t include things like PAINT.
Here are some of the cards we have:
1. Read
2. Dust
3. Play Hungry Hippos
4. Knit
5. Mazes
6. School Workbooks
7. Play with sibling
8. Review Multiplication Tables 7, 8
9. Cross Stitch
10. Puzzle
11. Pick a Folder Game
12. Play Dough
13. Wipe the bathroom sink
14. Play with Legos
Let me know how you tweaked the Activity Box to work for you, and what you put on your cards!!
~Julia
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