Posts Tagged ‘Activities for Kids’
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Going away for work is never easy for kids or parents, but activities like this can make an anxious time a little easier on everyone. I will be going to a conference this week and both my son and I have been feeling increasingly anxious about being apart. I came up with this activity when we saw these mailboxes at Target and he begged m for it. I hope this little mailbox and the letters I leave for him give him some comfort and something to look forward to every day while I’m away. We will also have our Kissing Hand Necklaces that we made last year .
- Gather your materials . You will need a little mailbox, paper and envelopes for each day you are away, pens/ markers and stickers if you want.
- Label each envelope with the day. I did it like this so that my husband who will place the letters in the mailbox every night knows which to grab, and it helps teach days of the week as well.
- Write the notes. I tried to hype up what he gets to do every day. I did this because every morning before we are even out of bed my son asks me ” Mama what are we going to do today?” One of the days I included money for him to take my mom out for lunch. He’s been learning about money so he’ll love getting to pay.
- Seal them up.
- Hide them from your child and get someone at home to play postal carrier by placing them in the mailbox every night so in the morning your child has mail.
Today’s Guest Post is from Janna who blogs at The Adventure of Motherhood , we met at a conference and immediately bonded over our love of activities and linking them to books.
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Mountains of toys, video games, movies, and computers were either non-existent in my childhood or almost non-existent. Three of my favorite toys really weren’t what most people would consider toys, but they gave me hundreds of hours of enjoyment.
Outside is where I wanted to be. I wanted to be in the dirt, playing with water, or up in a tree.
Dirt
- looking for roly polys or “pill bugs”
- making mud pies
- squishing my toes in mud
- digging a hole in an empty lot
- burying things
- riding my brother’s dirt bike
Suggested Book: Jeff Foxworthy’s book of poems Dirt on My Shirt
Water
- swimming
- spraying the hose
- the sprinkler
- water guns and balloons
- dancing in the rain
- splashing in puddles
- observing earth worms
Suggested Book: Mo Willems Are You Ready to Play Outside? (An Elephant and Piggie Book)
Trees
- to hide
- to rest
- to enjoy the shade
- to challenge
- to swing from a branch
- to pick some fruit
- to dream big dreams
Suggested Book: Shel Silverstein’s The Giving Tree
When it comes to having fun outside, I still find myself in the dirt, spraying the hose, or attempting to climb a tree. These are three things I intend to share with my daughter, and joys I hope to never outgrow. What things will you never outgrow from your childhood?
If you have children’s books that you love and would like to share them with other moms, please consider linking up to my weekly meme called Feed Me Books Friday. It’s kind of like an online book club from moms, and a great way to compile a stellar library list.
If you’d like to learn about a project to record the stories of YOUR youth join me at MommysPiggyTALES.com.
