I'm needing all you mommas (and future mommas) to give me some new ideas to have pure & simple FUN w/ my kids. Perferably things we can do at home w/ basic toys or supplies. I'll give you a few of mine so you can see what I mean & maybe they'll be new ideas for you :)
1) Sock Wars: take rolled up socks & use them as bombs, gernades, whatever. I get a pile of 20 or so and just start pelting my kids with them (not hard of course). They hide behind the couch & start throwing them back. You can go like this for hours!
2) Aqua Doodle Storytime: put the an aqua doodle (or paper & pen - whatever you have) on the floor & start drawing a story. I use this to tell the kids scripture stories like Noah's Ark. No artistic ability needed! The kids seem to really enjoy this type of storytime.
3) Ball Down the Stairs: give each child a ball (we use those latex bouncy balls). You sit at the bottom & the kids at the top. Throw the ball to them (or at them if they like that) and have them roll or throw it back. My kids ask for this daily and it's a good hand/eye exercise.
Thanks in advance for the ideas! I'm excited to try some new ways to have some good old fashion fun :)
Jan 30, 2009
We Want More Fun!!!
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those are some great ideas, thanks!
I do this silly game I call Animal Line Up. I sit about 10 feet away from the kids and when I say "animal line up" they go and line up at a set destination facing toward me. I then call out an animal and they have to come across the room to me like that animal. They hop like frogs, slither like snakes, and moo like cows...it's very cute. Once they get to me they give me a hug and I say Animal Line Up and they run back for the next animal.
Hide & Seek...it's a favorite
Band: We get pots and pans, spoons, make our own insturments and play some music. This never lasts long since I go crazy with our "music" but the kids sure like it.
Of course we also dance to some good tunes. I get some exercise in and the kids get all their energy out. They start dancing and then see me doing some crazy moves (stuff from Taebo or some aerobic exercise move) and they start doing those, it's so funny.
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