Ten Easy Ways to Entertain Your Children

If you have children like mine, you are constantly trying to find something to keep them busy. My children will sit long enough to watch one show or play with a toy for about 5 minutes before they are up asking, “What are going to do.” That question is as bad as “are we there yet” in my home. Here are just ten easy ways to entertain your children.

1. Find a big box. You can go to your local grocery store or fast food restaurant and have at it. I have paid $40.00 or more for a toy and it gets played with one time. You hand my kids a box and they have fun for hours. Granted the box is not much of a box when they get through, so make sure it is not a box will need afterward. 

2. Make a tent. If you have the room, move the chairs out from the dining room table, and throw a big blanket over it. This makes a huge tent for the children to play under, and it does not make a mess. My kids love it when I make “the tent” for them. Just be sure to tell them to watch their heads when moving around under there. 

3. Turn the music up. My children love music and they love to dance. Put some of your child’s favorite music on and get silly. Dancing is great exercise, and will spend some of that pent up energy many kids have. Do not be bashful sing along to! 

4. Go outside (weather permitting) and play a nature hunt. So many kids are stuck indoors now with video games and television. Have your child look for different objects like a leaf, a certain flower, or even a sound. This can be a great learning experience. My child and I have done this throughout the seasons, which helped them notice the changes that take place. 

5. Take a drive. Now with gas prices being so high this might not be as practical as it used to be. My kids love taking a drive in the car, even if it is just a mile, or two down the road. We look at buildings, trees, and signs. My oldest son learned what a traffic light is for and how to tell his left from his right.