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What and how to keep your child busy at home? Interesting activities for children. How to keep your child busy in the evening (14 quiet games) What children can think of

Once every mother's fantasy ends: the children are whining or hooligans, and you don't know how else to entertain them ... Let this list be your lifesaver, put a bookmark and gradually try all the methods.

1. Try to organize a home picnic - believe me, it can be very fun.

2. Using chairs, armchairs and any other materials at hand, build a fort from blankets.

3. Find instructions on the Web and make cute little dolls out of old socks.

52. Think up and make your own magazine - if the child does not know how to write yet, join your efforts to create it.

53. Bake a cupcake. Let the children do most of the work.

54. Plan and prepare a family vacation together.

55. Teach children to sew up holes, for example, in socks.

56. Rearrange the furniture in the children's room.

57. Open a homemade cocoa cafe. Cocoa in it can be served with marshmallows, whipped cream, with chocolates - your imagination is unlimited.

58. Make a bird feeder from a plastic bottle. Pour seeds there and hang them outside the window.

59. Make mini pizzas using bread, tomato sauce, cheese and any ingredient you like. Readiness is easy to determine - as the cheese melts.

60. Let the kids try themselves as makeup artists - it will be a lot of fun!

61. Play the patient and the doctor. Any child will be interested to be a doctor at least for some time.

62. The game "The mummy returns" - anyone can play the role of a mummy. The rest of the game participants wrap the "mummy" in many layers of toilet paper.

63. Throwing balls. Place several buckets of different diameters and invite the children to throw balls into them from different distances.

64. Offer children bright lipstick, which can leave traces of kisses on family and friends.

65. Read a simple story to the children, and then invite them to try themselves in the role of theater actors.

66. Play with the kids in the grocery store. Items in the store can be items from the pantry.

67. Take a bath! Allow your child to take toys that you would normally not be allowed to take to the bathroom (it is important that they are waterproof!).

68. Arrange a spring cleaning together. Of course, children do not always like to do housework. However, it is very important to teach your child to help around the house at an early age.

69. Draw comics with the children and color them.

70. Allow your child to choose and print beautiful color pictures from the Internet on their own.

Each parent wishes their child happiness, but what can you do to make your child's childhood the happiest in practice, and in childhood memories caused an inner smile for a long time. As an adult, your "baby" will always remember these unforgettable moments, and you, dear parents!

And you need to do everything, nothing:

1. Letting off sunbeams.

2. Observe how the seeds germinate.

3. Slide down a high ice mountain together.

4. Bring a branch from the frost and put it in the water.

5. Cut the jaws out of the orange peels.

6. Look at the stars.

7. Shading coins and leaves hidden under the paper.

8. Shake the pencil until it appears to be flexible.

9. Make holes of ice under running water.

10. Prepare burnt sugar in a spoon.

11. Cut out the garlands of paper men.

12. Show shadow theater.

13. Launch pancakes on the water.

14. Draw a cartoon in the margins of the notebook.

15. Arrange a dwelling in a box from a refrigerator.

16. Weave wreaths.

17. Make a volcanic eruption from citric acid and soda.

18. Show focus with electrified paper figures.

19. Copy-copy.

20. Make sprinklers from bottles and have a battle.

21. Listen to birds singing.

22. Throw chips downstream, dig canals and make dams.

23. Build a hut.

24. Shake a tree branch when the child stands under it and arrange leaf fall (snowfall, rain).

25. Watch the sunrise and sunset.

26. Admire the moonlit path.

27. Look at the clouds and imagine what they look like.

28. Make a weather vane and a wind trap.

29. Shine a flashlight in the dark.

30. Make octopuses from dandelions and pupae from rose hips.

31. Go fishing.

32. Leave body prints in the snow.

33. Feed the birds.

34. Make secrets.

35. Build a house out of furniture.

36. Sit by the fire. Fry bread on a twig.

37. Fly a kite.

38. Twist the child by the hands.

39. Build a sand castle. Bury yourself in the sand. Dig a deep well to reach the water.

40. Sit in the dark, by candlelight.

41. Make devils out of soapy hair.

42. Blow into an empty bottle.

43. Repeat one word many times so that it turns into another.

44. To publish the victory cry of the Kamanchi.

45. Marvel at your giant shadow and play catch-up with shadows.

46. ​​Jump to the center of the puddle.

47. Make notes with milk.

48. Make a storm in a glass of water.

49. Bury the treasure in a plate of porridge.

50. Explain with signs.

51. Make spouts from maple lionfish, burdock orders, cherries earrings.

52. Blow on a piece of fluff.

53. Leave a blade of grass in the nest and then try formic acid.

54. Eat hare cabbage, suck on resin, lick birch sap and maple syrup, chew blades of grass.

55. Squeeze out cookies with molds.

56. String berries on a blade of grass.

57. Play Cyclops.

58. Sing in chorus.

59. Fix your favorite toy.

60. Blow bubbles.

61. Decorate the Christmas tree.

62. Whistle through the acacia pod.

63. Make a dollhouse.

64. Climb a tree.

65. Play ghosts.

66. Designing fancy dress and dressing up.

67. Talk about dreams.

68. Knock on a homemade drum.

69. To release a balloon into the sky.

70. Organize a children's party.

71. Look at the world through colored glass.

72. Draw on misted glass.

73. Jump into heaps of autumn foliage.

74. Start lunch with dessert.

75. Put your clothes on the child.

77. Watch your favorite cartoon together, and finally understand who the Bakugans are!

78. Monkeys make faces at the Zoo.

79. Spy on everyone through binoculars.

80. ALWAYS AND FREQUENTLY REMIND A CHILD HOW HE IS DEAR AND LOVE !!!

81. Throw pillows (small and soft).

82. Measure the drifts together. Play snowballs and build snow towns / barricades.

83. Blind a snowman, always with a carrot nose, scarf, hat and broom.

84. To swing the child on a blanket / bedspread.

85. Make an ambush in the pillows and shoot back with something soft.

86. Make rowan beads.

87. Shoot chestnuts with the whole family, pick them, and then carefully warm them with your hands in your pockets.

88. Plant your own tree and every year, on about the same day, go and check how much it has grown :)

89. Collect cones, acorns, leaves and make crafts from them

90. Sew clothes for the girl's doll or make a boat with the boy.

91. Making spit pipes and playing war

92. Let boats from walnut shells in the bathroom.

93. Make a garrison cap / Panama from newspaper or just paper.

95. Hide under a blanket with a flashlight.

96. Go mushroom picking.

97. Catching waves at sea.

98. Build dams on the stream.

99. Catching butterflies with a butterfly net.

100. Catch ladybugs and release them to the sky with the appropriate song.

101. Write a letter to Santa Claus.

102. Dress up the Christmas tree and decorate the room for the New Year and be sure to cut snowflakes on the windows.

103. Launching paper boats in a puddle or on a river.

104. Make prints of coins and keys in plasticine or dough.

105. Collect leaves and flowers and make a herbarium.

106. Tell your dreams.

107. Come up with a secret word / code, a secret sign.

108. Bury the treasure.

109. Catching snowflakes, incl. tongue and make wishes.

110. Look for 4-leaf clover and 5-petalled lilac flowers, eat them and make wishes.

111. Eat a lucky ticket on the bus.

112. Go hiking with a tent, backpack, fire, bowler hat and guitar.

113. Peel the tangerine with one crust.

114. Get a pet ... and it doesn't have to be a cat or a dog.

115. Blow bubbles through the tube into a glass of water.

116. Play kings and queens by wearing a curtain / sheet / tablecloth robe.

118. Listen to the chirping of cicadas / grasshoppers in the evening.

119. Compose fairy tales about a child.

120. Draw with crayons on the asphalt, and then watch them come to life in the rain.

121. Swim or just get wet by the fountain.

122. To make turrets from flat stones or "liquid" ones from sand - such "buns".

123. Make a birdhouse.

124. Bake potatoes on charcoal or ash.

125. To make a cocked hat out of a small pillow-dummy.

126. Roll the child on all fours on his back (horse) or on his shoulders.

127. To make skeletons from leaves (chestnut ones are especially good).

128. Come up with your own family tradition, in which all family members can participate.

129. Let the child hang and "fly", taking him by the arms from both sides.

130. Build cookie houses

131. Sculpt something out of dough and be sure to smear yourself in flour :)

132. Decorate the Christmas tree.

What happy moments do you remember from your childhood?

When you become a mother, you learn a lot about how to manage to do a hundred and one things at the same time, while managing to sleep, drink tea, talk on the phone with a friend and take a shower.

The main thing is calmness!

Resistance to stress is developed by an effort of will, with the help of experience. To learn subtle parenting wisdom, you need to know games for children, which the baby can do himself.

How to keep children under one year old

It is important to choose activities that are appropriate for the child's age. The kid will lose interest in a game that is too simple or difficult for him.

Baby is playing with dishes

  1. Games with cereals and jars;

These activities are very helpful when you have to cook dinner. The baby, too, seems to be "helping" mom.

  • The first way is to give the child plastic transparent jars of cereals so that he can look at them, shake them, knock them. Jars can be given empty, along with pots, this will also take a child - the baby will learn to put containers into each other and check which lid is suitable for what;
  • The second way is to put semolina on a tray and give the child plastic dishes, you can use a toy or disposable one. Show how to play with the cereal: run your finger over it, drawing patterns, scoop it in your palm and pour it in a thin stream or dig with a spoon.

Suggest "boil porridge" - put in a plastic cup or small saucepan and "boil". In these cases, a set of dishes and a toy stove will come in very handy.

Boys can be given cars, small tractors are especially good. Children love to leave tire marks on the semolina!

Children playing with dough

  1. Play with salt dough. Play dough for crumbs up to a year is not necessary yet - they will put it in your mouth. And salty dough is safe and soft;
  • Cover the surface. Baking paper saves a lot - spread it on the table and glue the ends with tape so that it does not slip;
  • Show how to roll sausages, balls. If there are printed pictures with a clear outline, the child can fill the picture with colored salt dough, tearing it off piece by piece. In this case, the dough is made at home in any quantity and in any color.

A child playing in a bathtub with water

  1. Water games;
  • When mom needs a shower, the baby should not be left alone. Place him on a bath mat and give him a bowl of water. Put rubber toys, plastic cars, a boat in a basin, there is also a water mill. The child himself will come up with something to do with such things;
  • You can think of it for him - take the children's game "Fishing", it contains fish and a fishing rod with magnets, let it catch;
  • And then give a rag, "wash the floor"! In general, cleaning games are very relevant when mom is cleaning. After all, you do it together.

Therefore, any important task can be turned into a kind of game. You wash the dishes - let the baby take part - let him wash the toy. Cook - Serve Velcro plastic vegetables with a disposable knife. Do the cleaning - let him go and wipe everything with a rag. Both the child and the mother are busy.

A child playing with a wooden toy

  1. Wooden Toys;

There are sets of famous fairy tales, such as "Turnip", made of wood. Safe material, sturdy parts.

  • Tell the children the appropriate fairy tale, showing it with the help of the characters from the box, and then leave it so that the kids themselves can continue the game;
  • There are also wooden constructors, consisting of various blocks from which houses, towers, cities are built. Animals and little people will complement the fun activity. This is very imaginative;
  • There are other, logical, toys made of wood: a hammer, which must be knocked on bars or balls; mushrooms, which are displayed in order; columns of different shapes, on which you need to put on the corresponding figures.

  1. Painting;
  • There are markers that are easily washed off the skin, so offer them to your little artist;
  • Still just a find - water colors, the color of which appears from the water. That is, the child can do without a brush. There are also such pictures that appear from water, but when they dry, they disappear again;
  • However, for paint lovers there are finger-type ones that are safe for children. This is not just drawing, but a real relaxing therapy recommended for restless and hyperactive children.

Try it yourself if lately there is a lot of stress and you need to calm your nerves. First you need to overcome the feeling that the paint will stain your hands, and then ... it will be incredibly great!

A child playing with a book

  1. Younger books;
  • They differ in that they are either not made of paper - they can be wetted, pulled, crumpled, or with interesting textural inserts. For example, there are books with pockets or with painted animals, in which the "real" wool can be touched. By the way, you can make such a book on your own using master classes;
  • Or books in which it is allowed (and even necessary!) To draw;
  • And musical ones are generally a great find! With songs from cartoons, fairy tales, teaching, with the voices of animals - these are better to choose with your child, to be sure that he will like it.
  1. Musical rugs;
  • Stepping on different places on such a rug, the child makes interesting sounds. Small ones take a long time!
  • "Talking posters" are also sold, they are also designed to be interesting and informative: the underwater world, a zoo, geography, anatomy, alphabet, musical instruments.

Games for children from one to two years old

Of course, all of the above can be applied to an older age, but it will not captivate for a long time. Therefore, these methods must be improved. Or come up with new ones!

  1. Tent;
  • Make a house for children from cushions and a blanket - you probably played with the same as a child!
  • Put several chairs with their backs to each other, throw a large duvet cover or something similar on top, lay a rug inside - a homemade tent is ready;
  • And even inside the tent, you can play any games, they will acquire a new attraction - tea drinking with dolls, cars, looking at pictures with a flashlight.

Children playing in the store

  1. Play in the store;
  • Even if you do not have a toy cart or shopping basket and a children's cash register, there is always a bag or handbag, old bottles, jars, boxes - everything is suitable for a store;
  • “Money” can be made out of paper, let the child cut it himself, arrange the “goods”, and then plant the “seller” and “buyers” (dolls, soft toys).
  1. Stencils and stamps;
  • This is already a little more difficult than just "scribbling" on paper, you must first explain how to outline simple objects. After all, it is not necessary to buy stencils, take a coin, a jar, in short - everything that can be circled;
  • And homemade seals are made from a piece of dish sponge tied to a pencil. You dip it in paint, and then you put a print on paper;
  • You can also dip a thread in gouache, then arbitrarily lay it on a piece of paper and fold it in half, so that when unfolded, you get a symmetrical fantasy pattern.

Pasta drawings

  1. Groats;
  • If the child no longer pulls everything in his mouth, besides semolina, offer him other types of cereals - beans, peas, millet. This therapy will help the little one calm down, develop motor skills and attention;
  • Suggest a game: disassemble the mixed cereals in different plates, let it be called, say, "Cinderella"!
  • Whole pictures can be made from cereals and pasta. You just need to draw the outlines of the image, and to make it simpler. Have the child apply glue to one area and stick some kind of cereal, then a second type on another area.
  1. Various bright magnets;
  • Even a magnetic alphabet will do. While you are busy with something in the kitchen, let the children collect pictures on the refrigerator from magnets. Ideal if there are animals;
  • For older children, there are magnetic puzzles and even magnetic constructors, consisting of parts of different shapes with one magnetic side.

Puppet theater game

  1. Puppet show;
  • Think of what to make a screen from, show the child, as an example, a small fairy tale with the participation of even ordinary toys that are not necessarily worn on the hand;
  • And then give the task to invent and show your own performance! If you have time, be sure to make a dollhouse out of an ordinary box for such games.

Classes for any age

There is also something that will always entertain any children. No, we are not talking about cartoons, although, of course, in urgent moments they are very helpful.

  1. Well forgotten old;
  • Remove toys that your child is tired of. When he doesn't know what to do, give him a box of forgotten things, it will be such a wave of joy!
  • And you can also give some "mother's box" or a casket (provided that there are no particularly valuable or dangerous things), especially children like collections;
  • And also - photo albums. Nowadays, few people collect printed photos, but in vain - the kids love to look at them.
  1. Audio stories;
  • When you need to put the child to bed, and there is a lot to do, lie down with him for a minute or two, and then turn on the fairy tale. The kid will not be distracted by images, as it would be with a cartoon, and will be able to fall asleep. At least it will lie quietly!
  • You can even record a fairy tale with mom / dad / grandmother's voice. And most importantly, at this time, mom herself can rest.

When you find games for your children that they can do on their own, do not forget that you definitely need to set aside time for communication. Hugs, conversations, gentle words - this is exactly what the crumbs expect from their mothers. At any age.

When the weather is bad outside and the child has to stay at home, he begins to get bored and come up with different fun. For the most part, these are ordinary pranks, after which parents have to wash the entire apartment, save their family members, who are hiding in the mezzanine in fear, or even fix something.

To prevent such incidents from happening, it is better to come up with some harmless activities in advance that can captivate your children. This article will be your guide.

  1. If your child is younger, this method will definitely suit his taste, and you can rest for half an hour or do household chores. Fill a bowl of warm water, add some foam, or just put your bath toys in there and voila! - the child is carried away, because all children love to squish. As they say, all ingenious is simple;
  2. This method is suitable for mothers who cannot cook soup because their child asks to play with him. In this case, you can place it at the kitchen table (after removing all sharp objects and other dangerous things), give a long string and feather-shaped pasta. Invite your little one to string pasta on a string, making an unusual necklace for himself or his mother. Such an activity will not only help you to carve out a little free time for yourself, but will also teach the child perseverance, concentration and will have a beneficial effect on the development of hand motor skills;
  1. Continuing the kitchen theme, one cannot remain silent about another unusual way to keep the child busy. This time, cereals will become your assistant - put a handful of different cereals in one pile and invite the children to arrange the grains in boxes;
  2. This lesson is more suitable for girls, but boys sometimes take part in it. If your children are already old enough to weave knots, purchase several meters of colored ribbons, laces and beads to weave different simple bracelets. Can't you yourself? Why, it's only more interesting! On the Internet, you can find a lot of ways and even video tutorials. Learn a new activity with your child;
  3. Do your children love, but after their creativity you have to wash the whole apartment? There is a simple solution - take an airtight bag, add a little shower gel and food coloring in different colors. Now your child can develop his abilities and at the same time remain pure;
  4. There are so few miracles in our world. Who wouldn't want to wield magic? Learn some amazing trick (preferably dexterity is required there), show it to your fidget, and then tell the secret. The child will certainly want to study it in order to amaze classmates. You can safely leave the child and not be afraid that he will cheat;
  5. So that the child does not get bored at home, you can involve him in homework, the main thing is to do this in a playful way. You will be surprised with what enthusiasm children take to sculpting pies, screwing in bolts and other activities that adults usually do not allow them. True, you should be aware of the ensuing consequences of such help: spilled water, dough in your hair, bolts scattered throughout the apartment;
  6. No matter how many parents shouted about not letting the child come near, it is worthwhile to understand that we live in the age of technology. The future belongs to computers and the Internet, and the ability to use the World Wide Web and various programs will soon become mandatory skills when applying for a job and even at school. Therefore, you should not limit your child to sitting at the computer. The main thing is to independently choose games that will have a beneficial effect on his psyche, skills and abilities. In addition, there are a lot of programs on the Internet that will help brighten up children's leisure - coloring books, drawing programs, panoramas of different cities, countries, the seabed and even space;
  7. Probably the simplest and most favorite activity of children -. Moreover, they begin to move rhythmically to the music even before the year. All that is required of you is to turn on the music of the pogrom and keep the children company;
  8. More than the balloons themselves, kids love to pop balloons. Inflate a dozen balloons and let the little ones frolic. And to make the game last longer, you can come up with rules. For example, to burst balls only in a certain part of the body or with closed eyes;

  1. If you have time, sculpt edible plasticine. To do this, you need cream cheese, cream, powdered sugar and a good mood. You can dazzle anything, but the best part is that you can eat it later;
  2. Probably, everyone in his childhood built castles, tunnels and trains from chairs and blankets. Teach this game to your child. A sea of ​​happy smiles and a lot of free time are provided for you;
  3. The easiest way to relieve a child of boredom is to install a wall bars at home or hang a swing. Believe me, your baby will not stay idle for sure;
  4. On the eve of the holidays, you can offer your child to decorate various decor items with acrylic paints. For example, before, you can turn solid-colored Christmas balls into unique and unique decorations;
  5. Give your child a piece of the sky. Put the soap in the microwave for a real soap cloud that you can paint or hang over your bed.

Now you can be sure that frosty or rainy weather will not make your little ones bored. Just get creative by looking at the things that surround us.

Attention! The use of any medicines and dietary supplements, as well as the use of any therapeutic techniques, is possible only with the permission of a doctor.

Bubbles can be blown almost endlessly. At least until the solution runs out. For this to happen soon, make a large supply: 3.5 liters of water, a glass of dishwashing liquid, a tablespoon of glycerin. The barrel of solution is ready!

22. Painting without spots

If you pour a little shower gel mixed with dyes into a durable hermetically sealed bag, your child will be able to draw futuristic pictures with their fingers and not get dirty!

23. Car wash with your own hands


Children can play for hours in the bathroom with a real car wash, which can be made from a five-liter plastic canister, dishwashing sponges and moisture-resistant adhesive tape.

From the canister, you need to cut out the sink body with entry and exit. Cut the dishwashing sponges into thin, long sticks and glue them vertically to the ceiling of the sink. Use permanent markers to color in the structure. Place shaving foam in empty yogurt jars, take old toothbrushes and toy cars. Imagination will do the rest.

24. Science experiment with balloons


Show your child a chemical experiment in the kitchen. Place a spoonful of baking soda in a balloon and vinegar in an empty plastic bottle. Place the balloon on the neck of the bottle and secure tightly. Gradually pour the baking soda from the ball into the bottle. The neutralization reaction will release a large amount of carbon dioxide, which will inflate the balloon.

25. Frozen Dinosaur Egg


If your child loves dinosaurs, show him how ancient dinosaurs hatched from eggs. Put a dinosaur figurine in a balloon and fill it with tinted water, then send the balloon to the freezer. When the water freezes, call the young paleontologists. Remove the "shell" of the ball from the eggs, examine the dinosaur in the ice. You can get the toy out with a small hammer (only you need to do this with swimming goggles so that small pieces of ice do not damage your eyes).

26. Banana Ice Cream


You can make popsicles with just one ingredient. Take bananas (preferably a little overripe), peel and cut into thin slices. Place in the freezer. After a couple of hours, remove the frozen bananas and stir in a blender until the mixture resembles thick sour cream. Ice cream can be eaten straight away or placed in tins and re-frozen. Older kids can do the cooking themselves!



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