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I'm sorry, I meant outside. running around ,playing ball, things like that.
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This is one of the hardest. my best advice from experience is having at least 5 toys/activities that only come out during a time when you can't play actively with the child, this makes it new and exciting, create.buy new ones every 12 months, and really only use them wisely like when you are really busy (like during the tax season!)
For my 6 year old I have
(1) Lego Starwars for the Xbox, Oblivion and Guitar Hero
(2) A plastic bin of building matterials, including themed legos, pieces of wood, Lincoln logs, old sheets, a small tent and thumb tacs
(3) A Ukuleleh (sorry I can't spell that but it's a little Hawaiian Guitar)
(4) A plastic bin of Assorted family photos, a really old cheap digital camera, and camera/photo printer (when I bring this out he walks around the front of the house and takes "Nature photos" and prints them out, he also scrapbooks them.
(5) My old toys from my childhood (plastic bin of cabbage patch dolls, GI joe's, Surf action figures, a light bright, Gem VHS tapes, and a DVD set of Heman
one of the rules that I have is only one activity comes out a day and I only uses these nifty tools about 1 or 2 times a month. I usually use these tools when I have to get some work done (i'm a writer from home) or when i'm doing something like Taxes
Edit: OH! that's easier! outside stuff is always fun and cheaper then the inside activities.
My oldest likes these 4 things
1. I bought him a kite
2. BALLS! he loves to play with balls of all kinds
3. Gardening, have your kids start a garden, it keeps them active, and they have the pride of knowing they worked hard, and planted veggies or flowers!
4. Side Walk chalk!
This is one of the hardest. my best advice from experience is having at least 5 toys/activities that only come out during a time when you can't play actively with the child, this makes it new and exciting, create.buy new ones every 12 months, and really only use them wisely like when you are really busy (like during the tax season!)
For my 6 year old I have
(1) Lego Starwars for the Xbox, Oblivion and Guitar Hero
(2) A plastic bin of building matterials, including themed legos, pieces of wood, Lincoln logs, old sheets, a small tent and thumb tacs
(3) A Ukuleleh (sorry I can't spell that but it's a little Hawaiian Guitar)
(4) A plastic bin of Assorted family photos, a really old cheap digital camera, and camera/photo printer (when I bring this out he walks around the front of the house and takes "Nature photos" and prints them out, he also scrapbooks them.
(5) My old toys from my childhood (plastic bin of cabbage patch dolls, GI joe's, Surf action figures, a light bright, Gem VHS tapes, and a DVD set of Heman
one of the rules that I have is only one activity comes out a day and I only uses these nifty tools about 1 or 2 times a month. I usually use these tools when I have to get some work done (i'm a writer from home) or when i'm doing something like Taxes
Edit: OH! that's easier! outside stuff is always fun and cheaper then the inside activities.
My oldest likes these 4 things
1. I bought him a kite
2. BALLS! he loves to play with balls of all kinds
3. Gardening, have your kids start a garden, it keeps them active, and they have the pride of knowing they worked hard, and planted veggies or flowers!
4. Side Walk chalk!
How to decorate for a backyard summer camp party?
Q. My 3 year old daughter is having a camp theme party and want to decorate so you really feel like you are camping
Answer
Make a large wooden sign at the entrance to the "Camp Site" and have other signs pointing the way to the toilets and showers, picnic area and wildlife trail.
Set the tents around a central seating area with the campfire as a centerpiece. Lay out low benches for sitting on or just use mats or planks of wood balanced on rocks.
Decorate the inside of the tents with streamers and balloons
Around the edges of the camp, erect some citronella torches. These will keep the bugs away and add to the camp atmosphere.
Place cuddly toys in the tress and bushes for the younger kids to discover or for the older kids, hang plastic bugs around the camp. Use glow in the dark bugs and stars which will be fun later on when it gets dark.
Hang multi colored Chinese lanterns around the garden. Some kids just can't help playing with candles so be careful where you place them.
Set up a food table and cover with green or camouflage cloth. Use plastic tableware or tin plates and cups. Provide bug stickers for each child to personalize his/her own plate and mug. It saves muddling them up.
You can also add:
Bug stickers and tattoes
T-shirts with the name of the camp and date of the birthday camping party
Make a large wooden sign at the entrance to the "Camp Site" and have other signs pointing the way to the toilets and showers, picnic area and wildlife trail.
Set the tents around a central seating area with the campfire as a centerpiece. Lay out low benches for sitting on or just use mats or planks of wood balanced on rocks.
Decorate the inside of the tents with streamers and balloons
Around the edges of the camp, erect some citronella torches. These will keep the bugs away and add to the camp atmosphere.
Place cuddly toys in the tress and bushes for the younger kids to discover or for the older kids, hang plastic bugs around the camp. Use glow in the dark bugs and stars which will be fun later on when it gets dark.
Hang multi colored Chinese lanterns around the garden. Some kids just can't help playing with candles so be careful where you place them.
Set up a food table and cover with green or camouflage cloth. Use plastic tableware or tin plates and cups. Provide bug stickers for each child to personalize his/her own plate and mug. It saves muddling them up.
You can also add:
Bug stickers and tattoes
T-shirts with the name of the camp and date of the birthday camping party
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