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Looking for fun things to keep the kids entertained INSIDE!
Okay, I'm looking for some help from anyone who has suggestions for fun things to do inside with my 4 year old son (who has been told "no going outside until the air is better for you to breathe" by his pediatrician) and us. Unfortunately, we are both sick with a nasty upper respiratory infection, cough, and just overall yuckyness....and he has asthma that is making it worse! So, unfortunately, our family is housebound unless we see the air quality in the moderate range - or his asthma is kept under control. I have my 6 year old, who loves to swim, play and be outside. He is the only healthy one (other than Dad) who works 12 hour days....SO - what can we do? I'm so tired of the computer games, DVD's, tv being on non-stop. We have built a camp, played hide and seek (our coughs make it a quick game) paint, build with Legos, draw....I'm out of ideas! Any suggestions? Both boys play well together, and love trains, cars, legos, and to read. My voice is trashed, so, reading is out of the question....until I feel better. Thanks for your suggestions and for listening to me complain! 3 comments from 3 users
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CheezieMommie
on Jul 11, 2008 at 11:12 AM
What about AUDIO books? They are a big hit with my 5 and 6 year old and you can check them out at the library versus buying them to save $$. What about any board games? SORRY is our new fave but there's alsoMemory, Trouble, etc. Puzzles? Hope that helps! We've been pretty housebound too. Not by doctor's orders but to AVOID going to the doctor! :) Good luck and I hope you feel better soon! posted by
Christina
on Jul 11, 2008 at 02:55 PM
When we run out of things todo, I'll sometimes find a website where you can print out little art projects or coloring pages for free and that keeps them busy for a bit. They like the idea of being able to pick out whatever character and color page they want... gets them motivated to get artsy. I hope you guys all feel better soon!! posted by
Mom2CandC
on Jul 11, 2008 at 03:50 PM
Thanks to both of you for the well wishes and suggestions. I have a puzzle table set out and we are working on a puzzle together, then we go to something else. I have some books on CD that I got during the Scholastic Book order times this past year in preschool, they are fun (but seasonal, I'm afraid!) I will have one of the grandma's come to drop some things off to us, maybe they will get us a few from the library... we have a few board games, memory, Mousetrap, jr. scrabble, the oldest son loves these...the youngest just loves to mess them up once they are ready....sometimes not the best choice, except during naptime for little guy. The kids have done the print and color pages from PlayhouseDisney, and others. In fact, I probably need to get ink cartridges since they were printing things off their Jumpstart game on the pc. (Also a great game if you haven't heard about it), Costco sells the Jumpstart CD's for different grades. I bought it to help prep my oldest for kindergarten, and the youngest has done amazing things with it! It teaches teamwork, helping others, caring for animals, letters, numbers, colors, shapes.....I could go on and on! Anyway, this is my quiet time right now, so I think I'll take a nap. I just wanted to say thanks! You had great ideas! p.s. I am starting to feel better, if I could just stop coughing so much!!
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