In this time of staying at home, what we can best do is keep busy, read, do all those things that we had pending with ourselves, that book that we had not been able to finish, that series that we wanted to see, those movies that were recommended to us and there was never time to see, for the biggest of the house this is fine, but let's not forget those little ones who have that new “battery”, for more activities, games, and tv that we put on, they get bored and want to change their activity or you just ran out of ideas on what to do, that's why we bring you seven wonderful activities to keep your kids motivated and busy at home.
Homemade play dough
In addition to stimulating the creativity of our children, we are stimulating their sense of touch by touching all the ingredients before mixing and of course after mixing.
Materials:
- A cup of flour
- A fifth of a cup of salt
- A quarter cup of water
- Food colors
Mix all the ingredients very well and ready, the idea is to interact with the children, encourage them to make figures and why not recreate or invent a fabulous story with it, although the ingredients may be edible it is better to avoid taking it to their mouths since the idea is that they play with it to keep them busy at home
Recognize vowels and numbers
This is an excellent tool to help little ones recognize vowels, letters and numbers easily, because they can be touched in a fun way.
Materials:
- A zip-lock bag
- Gel (if you do not have gel, you can use soap to wash the dishes, rest assured that it will not be damaged and then they can reuse it)
- Plastic or rubber letters
Put a lot of gel in the bag to fill it completely, then put the letters and voila, start playing to recognize the letters or organize and mess them up, if your children already know them, to write the words they know.
Practice numbers grouping
This game is very good to help you organize when the children finish playing, you are also teaching them to group and count.
Materials:
- Paperboard
- Scissors
- His favorite toys
Cut out the numbers from 0 to 9 large, distribute them in the room where you go to play with your little one, and put his favorite toys in the center of the room, let him play as he wants, and then join this wonderful activity, ask him to Take the number of toys as the number corresponds, for example, to number 4 you should carry 4 toys, and so on until you understand the dynamics without help, that will occupy you for a good time and you will enjoy it at home
Rescue the toys!
This activity is not the most educational, but one of the most fun especially for those who love to get a little dirty.
Materials:
- A container
- Water
- Plastic toys)
- An atomizer
- Salt
The night before put the toys in the container, fill with water, and let it freeze overnight, the next day in a spray bottle prepare water with a lot of salt, remove the toys from the container and in a place where the children If they can get dirty, give them the ice cube and the atomizer, you will see how they entertain themselves trying to take out the toys.
How do gases work?
Teaching the little ones with didactic games makes them retain information easier and longer, and this is an "experiment" that most of us did in school when we were little.
Materials:
- A plastic bottle
- A balloon
- Sodium bicarbonate
- Vinegar
Put the baking soda inside the balloon and put the vinegar in the bottle, in the tip of the bottle we place the balloon taking care that the baking soda does not fall into the Vinegar, once the balloon is well put in the bottle Let the children spill the baking soda in the bottle, so that the "magic" is done and the gases inflate the balloon, remember not to let the children touch the vinegar or the baking soda directly to avoid accidents.
Flag of your country
If you are raising your little one in another country that is not the same one where you were born, surely on a daily basis he asks you what your life was like there, what you ate, where you slept and how everything was in general, so this activity, although a little simple, will It can help you have a moment of connection with your child and tell him all those experiences and adventures that you lived in your childhood.
Materials:
- Cardboard of any color
- Colored tissue paper according to your flag, for example, for the flag of Peru you will need white and red paper, for the flag of the United States you will need white, red and dark blue.
- Children's scissors (round tip)
- Glue
Have them cut the tissue paper into long strips and make balls, when they have had enough of them, you begin to guide them to form the flag according to the country, and meanwhile you can tell them stories whether they are yours or the history of your country.
Pasta octopus
This activity is delicious and ideal to help develop fine motor skills in children.
Materials:
- Spaghetti
- Sausages
- Ingredients to complement the preparation
Cut the sausage into pieces (not too big and not too small), let the children make octopuses with the spaghetti by inserting them into the sausages, then cook and serve them, this is a food that they will love for being interactive.
They must take into account being very cautious with all activities and always be very attentive to your children
