| "I'm bored!" "I have nothing to do!" "What
| |
| | usually use at my children's birthdays, is
|
| should I do now?"
| |
| | to buy store bought cookie dough, in the
|
| Are these some of the things you are
| |
| | refrigerated section. I usually take a
|
| hearing or have heard from your child or
| |
| | chocolate chip cookie dough and a sugar
|
| children this summer? Are you running out
| |
| | cookie dough, and press them down on to
|
| of things to do? Here are some fun
| |
| | two pizza baking sheet. I spread the
|
| activities that you can do with your kids.
| |
| | cookie dough to the edges of the baking
|
| You can even have your kids invite friends
| |
| | sheet until it looks like a pizza. Then
|
| and do these activities together.
| |
| | bake it. After it is cooled, I have my
|
| But first, here is something to think
| |
| | child spread the frosting of their choice
|
| about. A girlfriend of mine had a very
| |
| | and then decorate it with different
|
| good suggestion that will prevent your
| |
| | colored sprinkles and colored icing (from
|
| child from complaining about being bored.
| |
| | the store and in the ready make tubes). He
|
| She sends them to the refrigerator and
| |
| | has a blast. We then add candles to it.
|
| taped to the door is a list of chores that
| |
| | Another great idea, is to buy fancy molds.
|
| she has written down for them to do, when
| |
| | I have, for in-stance, the football
|
| they complain that they are bored.
| |
| | stadium Nordicware mold. After the cake it
|
| Needless to say, her children never
| |
| | baked, they like to sprinkle different
|
| complain about being bored.
| |
| | colored sprinkles in the inside of the
|
| As a self confident parent, if you are
| |
| | stadium to look like fans in the stadium.
|
| looking for some things that are actually
| |
| | 3) Create memory books. You can buy
|
| fun to do, here are a couple of great
| |
| | inexpensive or expensive photo albums. You
|
| activities or ideas:
| |
| | can give each child their own or share a
|
| 1) Do a craft project together. This is
| |
| | book and make a family album. Next have
|
| one of my favorites when my kids were
| |
| | your child cut out their favorite pictures
|
| younger. You can buy a craft kit or make
| |
| | from magazines or give them copies of
|
| up your own project, if you are crafty.
| |
| | their favorite photos. Use acid-free glue,
|
| One of the projects my kids liked to do
| |
| | double stick tape, or special double sided
|
| was to cut out paper snowflakes. Another
| |
| | photo stickers to stick the pictures on to
|
| one was to figure out different ways to
| |
| | their books. Then decorate the pages with
|
| fold airplanes and find out which way flew
| |
| | acid-free stickers, markers, stamped
|
| the best. We would also paint wooden cut
| |
| | images, or cut outs. Another great idea is
|
| outs (that I had purchased from a craft
| |
| | to make dream journals or wishing boards.
|
| store), for instance, gingerbread men
| |
| | You cut out things that they want, from
|
| during the holidays. There are all sorts
| |
| | weekly ads or magazines, and paste them
|
| of kits that you can buy from a craft
| |
| | onto a poster board. You can have them cut
|
| store, like Michael's Arts and Crafts or
| |
| | out pictures of people that they want to
|
| JoAnn's Fabric store. Another very simple
| |
| | be, for instance, a singer, a dancer, a
|
| idea, that I used to do when we had a play
| |
| | football or basketball player, a golfer, a
|
| group and it was my turn to host, was to
| |
| | doctor, etc. or cut out pictures of their
|
| take a walk. We would pick up leaves,
| |
| | dream house, etc. They can cut out places
|
| flowers, etc. We then bring them back and
| |
| | that they would like to visit. The
|
| paste them on a page to make a picture. We
| |
| | possibilities are endless. Or you can make
|
| have also bought the kit to make permanent
| |
| | a book with a spiral bound notebook and
|
| plates, cups, and bowls. After you order
| |
| | decorate the cover or buy a notebook
|
| the kit, have your child draw a picture
| |
| | binder and decorate the cover. Then have
|
| (or if they are very young, you can write
| |
| | your child write down their favorite jokes
|
| their name, date, and trace their hand)
| |
| | poems, or memories. You can even copy the
|
| with their markers on a special piece of
| |
| | jokes or poems and then cut and paste them
|
| paper. You then send it back to the
| |
| | into their books. You can make autograph
|
| company who will mail it back with their
| |
| | books. You take a book and dec-orate it.
|
| artwork on a plate or bowl. (For pictures
| |
| | You then have their friends or relatives
|
| on a cup, the picture is inserted after it
| |
| | write little notes to them or you can
|
| is drawn and is not sent in.) In fact, to
| |
| | start writing little notes to them on a
|
| this day, we still use those plates for
| |
| | weekly or daily basis. You can write down
|
| our meals.
| |
| | your wishes, dreams, or special memories
|
| 2) Bake cookies or a cake. My kids loved
| |
| | of them down.
|
| to help me stir the dough and then when
| |
| | Anyway, these are just a couple of fun
|
| the cookies were done baking, they got to
| |
| | activities that you and your child or
|
| frost and decorate them with sprinkles. A
| |
| | children can do with you or their friends
|
| fun thing to do is to make up a story
| |
| | that will help foster their self
|
| about your decorated cookie before you
| |
| | confidence and yours as a self con-fident
|
| could eat it. Another great idea, which I
| |
| | parent. Have fun!! Have a great summer!
|
