Nov 05 2009
What to do with bored children….
Paste Jewelry
What you need:
1/2 cup corn starch
1/2 cup salt warm water
What you do:
Mix the ingredients in a bowl. Add warm water gradually until the mixture forms a dough. Before working with the dough, the stickiness. The children can shape the dough into different shaped beads. A hole can be pierced in each bead with a toothpick. Dry the beads on a screen.
Make a Megaphone
A clean, empty bleach container with the bottom cut off looks exactly like a megaphone. The children can practice singing or talking to the “crowd.”
Flavored Milk
Ingredients:
1 cup milk
1/2 banana, mashed, or
1/2 cup orange juice, or
1/4 cup crushed
strawberries
Help the child mix the milk with one of the ingredients, and then shake until blended. This is a tasty, nutritious drink.
Broiler Sandwiches
For something different, broil or bake open-faced sandwiches. The children can help put them together.
Some ideas:
• Peanut butter and honey
• Cold cuts, cheese, and tomato
• Cheese, olive, and crisp bacon
• Cheese in cookie cutter shapes
The children can arrange the ingredients on the bread. You do the next part. Bake or broil the sandwiches in the oven. Cool before serving. Encourage children to clean up work area and table after eating. They learn important self-help skills and cooperation from these kinds of activities.
Television Can Be More Fun
activities for television programs that the children watch. Ask them: “What would you do if you were in that television program?” Some children may want to pretend that they are on television when acting out a story.
Play Restaurant
Make your own props or visit a restaurant or fast food store and ask for cups,empty boxes, hats, bags, menus, and other items. Set these up so the children can pretend to be customers or restaurant workers.
