{"id":2969,"date":"2020-03-25T12:00:10","date_gmt":"2020-03-25T12:00:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/?p=2969"},"modified":"2020-03-25T12:00:10","modified_gmt":"2020-03-25T12:00:10","slug":"activities-to-do-with-kids-during-the-lock-down-period","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/2020\/03\/25\/activities-to-do-with-kids-during-the-lock-down-period\/","title":{"rendered":"Activities to do with kids during the lock down period."},"content":{"rendered":"\n

The world is recuperating. Recuperating from something that they did not anticipate for. Most of us are happy with the time we are getting to spend with our families in these times of complete lockdown. One of the few challenges we see as parents is to be able to spend quality time with our kids. The chores of the house have definitely multiplied with us being in a lock down situation to safe guard ourselves. The increased chores may not really leave enough time to indulge in activities. In my previous blog<\/a>, I have listed down activities that you could do to ensure you are having a productive day.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I am a mom of a super energetic six year old who likes to be\non the go always. There are a few activities that I slip into his everyday\nschedule to keep him engaged and have fun. Here are a few activities you could\ntry with you kids too.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Sorting out beans<\/strong>\n– Considering we are all stocked up with additional groceries, you could put\nout mixed beans in a big bowl and ask your child to sort them. You can give\ndifferent bowls, plates or bottles to your child for her\/him to sort the beans into.\nThis helps with the gross motor skills too. For older kids, you could place the\nbottles or bowls at a distance from each other and then fill them with the\nsorted beans. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Setting up a bank<\/strong>\n– You could use coins for this activity and it\u2019s a hit with older kids. You\nwill need coins of different denominations and a small piggy bank. Set up a\nsavings account with the piggy bank for kids. Teach them how they could borrow\nmoney from the bank when needed. You could even do basic math while teaching\nyour child to add coin denominations.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Set up a grocery\nstore or a super market<\/strong> – You could use pretend play toys or use items from\nyour kitchen for this. You could even involve clothes and toys that could be\nkept for sale. The kids could be in charge of the store and family members\ncould be customers. You can teach them about buying and selling. Also a great\nway to help them keep their store (house) clean. Another great activity to\nteach them about finances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Jumping hoops<\/strong> \u2013\nFor this you would need stoles or dupattas. You could make small hoops out of\nthe clothes and get your little one to hop from one hoop to another. You can\nhop with them too to ensure they do not get hurt.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Science experiments<\/strong>\n– You could do basic science experiments, such as floating and sinking or light\nand heavy. You could make a volcano eruption using baking soda or fruit soda.\nYou could show kids about liquid, solid and gases using ice cubes. Show them\nabout oxidization of food when it changes color. You will find some really\nwonderful ideas here<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Play missing words or\nguess the words<\/strong> \u2013 Remember how we played missing words as kids. For kids\nwho can read or know basic names. You could play missing words or guessing the\nwords with them. You could even play spell the word and see who gets the\nmaximum words right. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Treasure hunt or\nscavenger hunt<\/strong> – You could set up a scavenger hunt using their toys and\nbooks and leave them clues as to where to find them. For older kids you could\nmake this time bound so that they learn about finishing a task within time.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Story Weaving<\/strong>.\u2013\nYou could cut our random pictures from old story books and turn them into flash\ncards. Let your little ones weave a story out of it. This helps improve their\ncreativity and imagination.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In case the kids miss being outdoors, you can do simple\nactivities like jogging, jumping jacks, stretching etc. with them. You indeed\ncan play football or cricket indoors too. You could play catch as well. You\nhave to just involve the kids in activities that makes them move around or\nthink. Do not always focus on the learning part, sometimes you just have to let\nthem have fun. These times are meant for keeping yourself safe and also\ninvesting some time in yourselves and your family, make the most of it.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The world is recuperating. Recuperating from something that they did not anticipate for. Most of us are happy with the time we are getting to spend with our families in these times of complete lockdown. One of the few challenges we see as parents is to be able to spend quality time with our kids. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":2970,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"spay_email":""},"categories":[20,13],"tags":[85,95],"yst_prominent_words":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","blog_post_layout_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","full":""},"categories_names":{"20":{"name":"Guidelines","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/category\/guidelines\/"},"13":{"name":"Parenting","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/category\/parenting\/"}},"tags_names":{"85":{"name":"activities","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/tag\/activities\/"},"95":{"name":"Kids","link":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/tag\/kids\/"}},"comments_number":"7","wpmagazine_modules_lite_featured_media_urls":{"thumbnail":"","cvmm-medium":"","cvmm-medium-plus":"","cvmm-portrait":"","cvmm-medium-square":"","cvmm-large":"","cvmm-small":"","full":""},"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2969"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2969\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2970"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2969"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2969"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2969"},{"taxonomy":"yst_prominent_words","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/decodinglives.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/yst_prominent_words?post=2969"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}