Up Your Lockdown Games. 101 Obtuse Activities For Supremely Bored Children

By Old Dad; New Tricks

Running out of things to do during the summer of stay ?

Stuck in the house in need of some hands-on silliness?

Want to make art, music or food but the kids just want to make a mess?

In a total panic because your wife left you alone with the little ones for the day?

Well, we have 101+ ways to get your kids moving, cooking, making and having fun. All the while taking advantage to build and strengthen your relationship with your children.

 

 

• Language: English
• Publisher: Ministry of Creative Parenting
• Release date: Jan 21, 2021
• ISBN: 9781987858303

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Up Your Lockdown Games

101 Obtuse Activities For Supremely Bored Kids

by Old Dad; New Tricks

Up Your Lockdown Games 101 Obtuse Activities For Supremely Bored Kids

c. 2021  ISBN# 978-1-987858-30-3 Digital Edition 2.5 October 2021

Written and artworked by Old Dad; New Tricks

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Lazy Dadding Can Be Good Dadding

You are not a Cruise Director, but neither is the computer screen. If that is all you do, then parenting will be an ugly mess that happens between programs. Build in creative stretch breaks for you and your kids. If the kids are hard to drag away, start something yourself in another room, go quiet with the occasional whoot. Curious kids will come and see what is going on and try and take over.

Wonder why little kids do so much playing and teenagers focus on the social drama? Motor skills, observational skills, cause and effect skills and social skills. Play is how brains wire themselves by creating safe experiences for them to discover their world.

Lead your kids then step back as they work out all the little bits. Let them make mistakes, fix them, try new things, over and over again. Step in when they are heading towards danger or getting frustrated. Give them hints, ask strategic questions or steer them a little then watch them again.

Use these 101 ideas not only as gap-fillers for when the cabin fever sets in, or as a good break from screen time but to build better, smarter kids.

Take Breaks

Remember if you feeling thirsty, hungry, lonely or starting to go loopy; odds are kids are already there.

Encourage Play

Want calmer kids that can actually occupy themselves?

Treat the world as one big walkthrough.

Play is their way of slowing it down and practicing.

Give them some missions. Maybe even some work assignments. Simple shite you have no worries about them messing up.

Talk to them about the whys and hows of how things work. Plan out run throughs, games and jobs with stuffed animals. Ask questions. Give