Stay-at-home ideas for kids
It’s a truth every parent acknowledges – kids cooped inside eventually get cabin fever. Erin Kavanagh- Hall asked some stalwarts of the Wairarapa community for some rainy day fun.
Baking: for those giving homeschooling a go – this is a great way to teach maths skills.
Make your own playdough, recipes for baked and unbaked playdough here
Art challenges: set the kids a different theme for each day, for example, draw your favourite memory, or paint yourself as a superhero. (Katie Gracie, artist and muralist)
Rock hunts – collect rocks or stones, paint them together, and hide them throughout the house and garden for the kids to find.
Encourage them to write letters and draw pictures for residents in your local rest home (if you have stamps, send by post ). (Rebecca Vergunst, Carterton District Councillor)
Make artistic installations with dead branches, fallen leaves and twigs in the backyard. (Madeleine Slavick, artist and poet)
Download the Duolingo app and encourage them to learn a new language. Klingon and High Valyrian are available for the sci-fi fans! (Shayla Morgansen, author and primary school teacher)
Encourage older kids to arrange virtual meet-ups with their friends. Have a Netflix or Disney + “watch party” via FaceTime, or play board games via video conferencing. (David Johnson, actor and member of Limelight Theatre)
The 30 Day LEGO challenge. Enough said. More information on MoreFM
And remember - your house may well get messier during this time. And that’s okay. To lighten the mood, make like Mary Poppins and make games out of tidying up. (Heather Bannister, Come Sew With Me)
