Real parents share creative ideas to keep children entertained during the coronavirus pandemic.
When schools and daycares in my area shut down, I was naively hopeful about my ability to occupy my kids all day. Sure, we were practicing, but we have toys and books and plenty of art supplies, I reasoned. We have imaginations! We have Disney+!And increasingly, I’ve got nothing for them.. Many of these options don’t just work for people with yards or easy access to non-crowded outdoor spaces; they work equally well indoors, if you’re a city-dweller like yours truly.
Another HuffPost Parents reader, Emily, said her mother has come up with this cute and creative way to stay involved from afar: “I’m hiding coins all over, and Grandma is calling my little one to say, ‘Oops! Last time I was there, I forgot I hid those for you!’”Several parents suggested scavenger hunt ideas that are also sneaky ways to work a bit of learning into your kid’s day.
Mary Lisa suggested having your kids do a five-sense hunt — so, have your kids find something they can see, smell, hear, taste and touch — as well as an ABC scavenger hunt that helps them work on phonetics and letters. “Find something for each letter of the alphabet,” she said. If you all need a break from the house, turn a quick drive into a fun activity by writing out a list of things for your kiddo to spot as the world whizzes by.
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