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Q. ages are between 5-8. Need something we can do together that would be fun for a 5 year old and a 8 year old at the same time.
Answer
games (board and other)
hiking
swimming/water guns/sprinklers
movies
camp out in the back-yard. make smores in the microwave and eat them in a tent under the stars.
make cookies or cupcakes.or muffins. very easy, especially if you make it from pre-made dough or box mix.
play barbies or gi-joes.
make popsicles by freezing fruit juice.
let them play with their food. build houses and cities out of olives, carrots, celery, chips, etc. or make cars and bikes. or anything else creative.
story time is always good. take them to the library or bookshelf and ask them to choose three books or so.
depending on their maturity levels, tell spooky stories in the dark with a flashlight.
build a tent in their room.
make puppets out of socks and put on a puppet show. OR let them put on the show for you while you watch.
for bath time, get out all the boats and plastic water toys you can find. make bath time fun, almost like swimming.
build a fort with them. outside if it's not raining, inside if it's not. for the outside, you can use ladders, buckets, lawn chairs, tarps, sticks, leaves, grass, logs, rocks, and other stuff. for the inside, use blankets, pillows, the couch, tables, and other stuff. the best basic fort is a fold-up card table with a large thin blanket over it and pillows or a quilt inside.
dress-up time. let them go through their parent's scarves, hats, dresses, coats, etc. (with the parent's permission, of course) and make costumes.
organize a skit or play to show the parents when they get back.
karioke. enough said.
tape recorder/video recorder. for some reason it is really fun to record one's self and play it back....
crafts.
host a very small party with just you and the kids. theme ideas: star wars, harry potter, dora the explorer, blue's clues, the wiggles, charlie and the chocolate factory, pirates of the carribean, my little pony, the incredibles, monsters inc, my little pony, toy story, any other disney movie, whatever the kids like. create simple games that don't take up a lot of brainpower or materials (aka, set up an obstacle course and tell them to pretend to be luke skywalker or mr. incredible or something while completing it...)
make a treasure hunt. start by hiding a box of either candy or cheap toys or some other prize somewhere in the vicinity. take a post it note and write down where the location of the box is. then hide the post-it note and write down the location of it on another post-it note. then hide that post-it note, and write down the location of that one on yet another post-it note. and so on and so forth. when you've done about 20-50 locations, depending how much time you have to burn, don't hide the last post-it note and give it to the kids. they will enjoy themselves running around trying to find all the clues.
computer games or video games are always safe options, but most parents prefer you to be a little more interesting than that. who knows, for your extra effort, they might throw in a better tip. plus, if the kids get to love you, they'll clamor for you again and again...lots of business...
games (board and other)
hiking
swimming/water guns/sprinklers
movies
camp out in the back-yard. make smores in the microwave and eat them in a tent under the stars.
make cookies or cupcakes.or muffins. very easy, especially if you make it from pre-made dough or box mix.
play barbies or gi-joes.
make popsicles by freezing fruit juice.
let them play with their food. build houses and cities out of olives, carrots, celery, chips, etc. or make cars and bikes. or anything else creative.
story time is always good. take them to the library or bookshelf and ask them to choose three books or so.
depending on their maturity levels, tell spooky stories in the dark with a flashlight.
build a tent in their room.
make puppets out of socks and put on a puppet show. OR let them put on the show for you while you watch.
for bath time, get out all the boats and plastic water toys you can find. make bath time fun, almost like swimming.
build a fort with them. outside if it's not raining, inside if it's not. for the outside, you can use ladders, buckets, lawn chairs, tarps, sticks, leaves, grass, logs, rocks, and other stuff. for the inside, use blankets, pillows, the couch, tables, and other stuff. the best basic fort is a fold-up card table with a large thin blanket over it and pillows or a quilt inside.
dress-up time. let them go through their parent's scarves, hats, dresses, coats, etc. (with the parent's permission, of course) and make costumes.
organize a skit or play to show the parents when they get back.
karioke. enough said.
tape recorder/video recorder. for some reason it is really fun to record one's self and play it back....
crafts.
host a very small party with just you and the kids. theme ideas: star wars, harry potter, dora the explorer, blue's clues, the wiggles, charlie and the chocolate factory, pirates of the carribean, my little pony, the incredibles, monsters inc, my little pony, toy story, any other disney movie, whatever the kids like. create simple games that don't take up a lot of brainpower or materials (aka, set up an obstacle course and tell them to pretend to be luke skywalker or mr. incredible or something while completing it...)
make a treasure hunt. start by hiding a box of either candy or cheap toys or some other prize somewhere in the vicinity. take a post it note and write down where the location of the box is. then hide the post-it note and write down the location of it on another post-it note. then hide that post-it note, and write down the location of that one on yet another post-it note. and so on and so forth. when you've done about 20-50 locations, depending how much time you have to burn, don't hide the last post-it note and give it to the kids. they will enjoy themselves running around trying to find all the clues.
computer games or video games are always safe options, but most parents prefer you to be a little more interesting than that. who knows, for your extra effort, they might throw in a better tip. plus, if the kids get to love you, they'll clamor for you again and again...lots of business...
How can you camp inside?
Anthony
My son and daughter want to camp inside. Any tips?
Answer
Oh how fun! My kids are in high school now, but this was one of their favorite things to do. Best part about camping inside is NO BUGS!
Some of the best parts about this was the "packing up" of all the supplies we would need. They would each take a backpack & go around trying to find things to bring on their camping trip. If they're old enough, give them a list of things to pack - pillows, blankets, sleeping bags... Flashlights are a must! There are battery operated lanterns (we have one) that give an authentic feel.
Set up the living room to get a campground feel. If you have sleeping bags set them out on the floor or air mattress. If you have a tent set it up or for easier take down & set up just throw a tarp or blanket over a couple of diningroom chairs. You can even put those stick on glow in the dark stars inside the tent ceiling (keep them under a lamp during the day so they'll glow strong at night).
Of course no campout would be complete without a campfire - fake of course. Here's a great craft you can do with them during the day for the fun evening ahead:
Get some foam and cut it into log shapes, paint with brown acrylic paint to look like logs. Then make a play fire out of red, yellow & orange crepe paper. Sandwich some pipe cleaners between the sheets and glue them together, then you can bend the "fire" into shapes to place between the logs. Crackling fire downloads could be played in the background! (MP3, IPOD or even CD's are easy to find).
Lay a tarp down on the floor and sit on some pillows in front of the fire to eat some camping food. Popcorn popped on the stove and s'mores made in the oven are great snacks as are corn dogs on a stick. You could make cupcakes decorated with candy bars cut in the shape of logs or gummy fish and licorice string for a fishing line.
Finally because the best part of a campout is not sleeping, campground stories, songs and games like hot potato are a fun way to round out the evening.
And NO TV, video games or hand-held electronics!!
Have fun & make sure that like all good campers they help you break down the "camp" in the morning!
Oh how fun! My kids are in high school now, but this was one of their favorite things to do. Best part about camping inside is NO BUGS!
Some of the best parts about this was the "packing up" of all the supplies we would need. They would each take a backpack & go around trying to find things to bring on their camping trip. If they're old enough, give them a list of things to pack - pillows, blankets, sleeping bags... Flashlights are a must! There are battery operated lanterns (we have one) that give an authentic feel.
Set up the living room to get a campground feel. If you have sleeping bags set them out on the floor or air mattress. If you have a tent set it up or for easier take down & set up just throw a tarp or blanket over a couple of diningroom chairs. You can even put those stick on glow in the dark stars inside the tent ceiling (keep them under a lamp during the day so they'll glow strong at night).
Of course no campout would be complete without a campfire - fake of course. Here's a great craft you can do with them during the day for the fun evening ahead:
Get some foam and cut it into log shapes, paint with brown acrylic paint to look like logs. Then make a play fire out of red, yellow & orange crepe paper. Sandwich some pipe cleaners between the sheets and glue them together, then you can bend the "fire" into shapes to place between the logs. Crackling fire downloads could be played in the background! (MP3, IPOD or even CD's are easy to find).
Lay a tarp down on the floor and sit on some pillows in front of the fire to eat some camping food. Popcorn popped on the stove and s'mores made in the oven are great snacks as are corn dogs on a stick. You could make cupcakes decorated with candy bars cut in the shape of logs or gummy fish and licorice string for a fishing line.
Finally because the best part of a campout is not sleeping, campground stories, songs and games like hot potato are a fun way to round out the evening.
And NO TV, video games or hand-held electronics!!
Have fun & make sure that like all good campers they help you break down the "camp" in the morning!
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