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5 Fun Things to Do with Hard-To-Please Kids
Being a parent involves a constant search for fun things to do
with kids. Whether the ideas are eingstockpiled for holida!
sharing" or si#pl! to i#prove the parental ag of tricks" having a
few aces up !oursleeve is a good idea. $t can e challenging"
though" especiall! a few pick! little ones can ruin it for the
restof the unch. T!picall!" hard-to-please children are si#pl!
ored. B! challenging the# to learn new things"!ou help the# reak
out of their shells and dare to have a last. There is no reason to
reinvent the activitieswheel. Tr! to think of off-eat and unusual
versions of things !ou alread! do with the children.
1. Non-Traditional Sporting Event%ou&ve proal! taken !our
children to a nu#er of sporting events" fro# asketall and hocke!"
to soccerand footall. $f little 'all! is tired of seeing the sa#e
old sports" think outside of the penalt! o(. )ook for
non-traditional sporting events in the area. * +uick look in the
paper or $nternet search will proal! ring up#ore than !ou e(pect in
the wa! of fun things to do with kids and sports. Dog shows" rodeo
events" ,oustingtourna#ents" #otocross" #odel oat races" and
edieval sword fighting are ,ust so#e of the #an! eventsthat are
proal! alread! scheduled for !our #etro area.
2. Craftingo #atter if !ou have o!s" girls" a #i(" toddlers"
!oungsters" tweens" or teens" crafting is alwa!s a hit.$nternet
sharing sites" like Pinterest" are chock-full of ideas for ever!
t!pe of kid out there. Those that en,o!the great outdoors can
collect rocks" acorns" leaves" and flowers for fun all-da!
crafting. )ittle ones can workon #otor skills and learn te(tures
with different crafts. /lder children" even the pickiest of the#"
will e gladto weave racelets" paint shirts" decorate wooden o(es"
perfor# science e(peri#ents" and #osaic flower
pots. Parents and teachers have een inventing and developing
hands-on activities for children forcenturies. Take a cue fro# the#
and keep the kids us! with entertaining and educational craft
pro,ects.
3. Backyard TournamentKids love co#petition. 0o#ing up with a
ack!ard tourna#ent is a great wa! to get the# involved. Keep
thega#es in the fa#il!" or invite neighors and friends to
participate" too. Traditional options are alwa!s a hit"such as
three-legged races" alloon tosses" and ean ag tosses. $f !ou have
enough people" !ou couldfor# tea#s for aseall" soccer" or asketall.
/r" !ou can #i( it up with D$% ga#es that !ou can first
#aketogether as a fa#il!" and then pla! together. 'o#e options are
glow-in-the-dark owling" plinko" schiskaall"or an ostacle
course.
4. Story riting
'o#eti#es" !ou need fun things to do with kidson a rain! da!" or
that involve +uiet ti#e. 'i#pl! help the#tap into their own
i#aginations ! starting a fa#il! stor! writing da!. $f the! need a
little help getting started"give the# a topic" such as 1traveling
ack in ti#e to the iddle *ges.2 /lder children can help write
for!ounger ones. *fter the stories are done" the! can sta! us!
illustrating the ooks with cra!ons andcollages. ake a designated
spot in the ook case to keep fa#il! ooks. $t&s a great wa! to
keep us!" utalso to #ake #e#ories that can last a lifeti#e.
!. "inner T#eatre$t is alwa!s good to have a trul! great idea
tucked in !our parent-o(" for those da!s when the fa#il! ,ustneeds
so#e +ualit! ti#e together. 3oing to dinner theatre includes a
nu#er of fun things to do with kids.First" the! get to go out to
eat" which is alwa!s fun. 'econdl!" there is a show to watch to
keep the#
entertained for hours. /ften" the audience is invited to cheer
and ,eer with their favorite characters" whichonl! #akes kids #ore
e(cited to go. The actors also t!picall! co#e out to #eet the kids
for photographopportunities. * dinner theatre is a great wa! to
#ake all the kids in !our fa#il! happ!" even the hard-to-please
ones.
$f !ou would like to learn #ore aoutfun things to do with kids
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