{"id":1513,"date":"2016-02-16T09:44:24","date_gmt":"2016-02-16T14:44:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/?p=1513"},"modified":"2022-02-11T02:39:10","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T02:39:10","slug":"keeping-kids-busy","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/babysitter\/keeping-kids-busy\/","title":{"rendered":"Keeping Kids Busy"},"content":{"rendered":"<span class=\"rt-reading-time\" style=\"display: block;\"><span class=\"rt-label rt-prefix\">Reading Time: <\/span> <span class=\"rt-time\">2<\/span> <span class=\"rt-label rt-postfix\">minutes<\/span><\/span><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Whether it\u2019s a <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.familylives.org.uk\/advice\/your-family\/holidays\/how-to-entertain-your-children-in-the-holidays\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">holiday<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, PA day or a \u201ctoo cold to go outside today\u201d day, there are lots of ways to keep your kids <\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.yummymummyclub.ca\/family\/family-fun\/106-great-activities-to-keep-your-kids-busy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">busy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> when they are not in school. We have found that the best way to make these days fun \u2013 for the kids as well as for the parents, nanny or babysitter \u2013 is to plan ahead and to get your kids engaged. This means <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/downtime\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">you will not be at loose ends<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> and that your kids will have ownership for their day. There are tons of great ideas online so start Googling! \u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-e1644354911959.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-1514 size-medium alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/dev.sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-e1644354911959-300x240.png\" alt=\"Kids cooking for fun\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-e1644354911959-300x240.png 300w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-e1644354911959-768x614.png 768w, https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/02\/Untitled-design-e1644354911959.png 800w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/a><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Some of our favourite ideas include:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Too cold outside? What about an indoor snowball fight?<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> White sheets on the furniture make snow drifts and white sport socks make great snowballs. Just be sure to move that fragile and expensive vase from your mother in law out of the way before you get started!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Kids\u2019 fancy dress dinner party!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Nanny and the kids can plan and prepare a fancy (well \u2013 relatively fancy!) meal for the family, design the theme and invitations and even help all find the costumes by raiding closets, the Halloween collection and dress up chest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Board days, not bored days!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> Dig out all of the old board games, the deck of cards or the puzzle you have not gotten to yet. This can provide hours of fun for the whole family!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The show must go on! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Children\u2019s imaginations are vast and a great way to see this in action is a play written and acted by kids. Set up a \u201cstage\u201d area in the living room and chairs for the audience.<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Cookies and cakes and pies oh my! <\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Baking is a great way to keep the kids entertained and to start teaching them about cooking. The yummy treats are the cherry on top!<\/span><\/i><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Find your inner artist!<\/span><\/i><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> What kid doesn&#8217;t love doing<\/span><a href=\"http:\/\/www.parenting.com\/article\/fun-activities-keep-your-kids-busy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> arts and crafts<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">? If your supplies are dwindling or you just need some things that are new and fun, hit your local crafts store for inexpensive items like stickers and colour paper and glue. And then let your kids do the rest.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Let the fun begin!,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We\u2019re a <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/sosgarde.ca\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">portal for finding caregiver support for your home and family<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> BUT we also have lots of content about parenting, nannies and babysitters and things to do with kids. Check it out!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether it\u2019s a holiday, PA day or a \u201ctoo cold to go outside today\u201d day, there are lots of ways to keep your kids busy when they are not in school. 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