Saturday, March 5, 2011

Family Time with Younger Children


Younger children love to do just about anything. It is the parents who need to use their creativity to find a balanced way to entertain the children, control their high energy, and enjoy themselves at the same time. Parents in today's world understand how important it is to save money because of the economy. They don't have to spend money to go to a museum to entertain their children or go to the store to buy the latest toys. Here are a list of really cute ideas to have fun, spend quality time with your children, and keep the wallet full!



~Have a game of t-ball in the backyard or the park.

~Put the music on grab the kids and dance around the lounge room.

~Face Painting is lots of fun and you can practice your skills on their trusting little faces.

~Play detectives - get some magnifying glasses and a notebook and go exploring write down what you see.

~Visit the children's grandparents or another special friend, take a picture or something the children have made.

~Make a collage go to the park or beach and collect bark, seaweed etc and make a collage.

~Smile! Get the camera out and let the kids take some photos download them on the computer and create a slide show.

~Spend the Day at the beach go for a walk and play some games, take the frisbee.

~Camp Out in the back yard kids of all ages will love this experience.

~Grab your bike helmets and go for a bike ride.

~Have a movie afternoon great for a rainy day. Rent a couple of good kids movies, make some popcorn and snuggle up with blankets and enjoy the movies.

~Do some Gardening with the kids make a herb garden pot, they are fantastic and useful too!


For more great ideas and crafts go to ----> http://familyfun.go.com/

(especially for holiday fun!)

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