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How To Keep Your Child Busy At Home This Summer

Neetika Mahawar by Neetika Mahawar
May 25, 2022
in Lifestyle
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How To Keep Your Child Busy At Home

Keeping children busy or occupied at home is very difficult. Especially in summer, as schools are closed, children have to stay at home all day. As a result, it gets very tiring for parents to keep their children engaged. Moreover, summer break is the time you can utilize to help your child learn something new.  So, if you are wondering how to keep your child busy during their summer holidays, look no further than what we have in store for you below!

So, parents, you do not have to brainstorm such ideas yourself; we will do that for you. This article has listed down some activities you can make your children do to keep them busy. So keep reading!

Activities that will keep your children busy:

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  • 1. Art
  • 2. Puzzles
  • 3. Playdates
  • 4. Reading
  • 5. Baking
    • Final Thoughts

1. Art

Most kids are fascinated by colors and love creating something with it. So it is not a surprise that children can start to love painting and sketching with the right guidance.

Other than painting and sketching, we suggest parents encourage children to try a unique type of art that will excite them. For instance, one can opt for something different like learning graphic designing using  tropical clipart and illustrations. They do not have to be skilled artists at it right away, but they can try something new. You can let them take inspiration from the television shows they watch or even the internet.

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This will keep them busy for a good amount of time and help their creative skills develop.

2. Puzzles

Did you know that solving puzzles is helpful for children?It helps develop fine motor and cognitive skills, which is very much necessary for the proper development of a child. If you want your kid to be occupied for a couple of hours, give them a puzzle to solve. According to your child’s age, you can find puzzles in toy stores and online websites. So, you can ask them to solve one that I’d designed for their age.

Your child will get immersed in it and spend a good amount of time trying to solve the puzzle.

3. Playdates

This is different from other conventional ways to keep your child busy. If your child happens to have a close friend with whom they can have a playdate, you are sorted. Children love to play together. So you can send your child to their friend’s house for a few hours, so they can play together.

This will give you some time to finish your chores in peace or have some time to yourself. And it will also keep your child busy and happy with their friend.

4. Reading

Not all children indeed love to read from a young age. But you can try to incorporate the habit of reading into them at a young age. We suggest you buy some age-appropriate storybooks for your children. And then ask them to start reading. You can encourage them while reading some with them. Soon, you will see them get very interested in reading. They will not realize how much time they spend enjoying reading.

This activity will keep them busy and help their vocabulary skills develop. To make reading more interesting, you can take help of some visuals like animals, flowers or anything related to what you are reading, which you can easily find on illustAC.

5. Baking

Believe it or not, children can get interested in almost anything and everything. And that includes baking as well.

Start with something easy like cookies as children love to eat them. Let them help you pour and mix the ingredients as you instruct. Then, parents will do the more dangerous parts of it, like heating the oven and putting the cookies in the oven. But let them help you with the easier things.

Learning baking at a young age might later turn it into a productive hobby. But even if it doesn’t, it’ll keep them happy and occupied for a couple of hours.

Final Thoughts

We have come to the end of this article. And we hope that this has given you the right ideas to keep your children occupied. Making them do productive things can truly keep them busy for hours. Hence, we suggest you do exactly that. Do let us know what you thought of this article in the comments!

Also read: Should I Register My Child for CogAT Tutoring?

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Neetika Mahawar

Neetika Mahawar

I am a writer from heart and profession. I hold a Master’s Degree in English Literature from Hans Raj College, Delhi University. After working as a content writer/copywriter for about four years, I have stepped into digital marketing and play the role of Product Marketing Manager in an IT firm. My passion for Astronomy, Technology, Ancient History, Travel, Food, and zest for writing make me a writer all around. At Gudstory, you will enjoy reading about my insights on several topics and genres. Happy reading!

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