Hancock Place Elementary Guidance

FUN THINGS TO DO WHILE QUARANTINED * TAKE A PICTURE OF YOU DOING ONE OF THESE ACTIVITIES AND POST! MOVEMENT ACTIVITIES... 1.Have a dance party! Put on some fun music and get moving. 2. Do kids yoga. Here is a great kids yoga; YouTube Channel Cosmic Kids Yoga 3. Play a game of tag and get the whole family involved. 4. Hide and seek is a great way to move around and involve younger kids in learning to count. 5.The floor is lava game. Start on one side of the house and try to get to the other side. You must jump from rug to rug and pillow to pillow without touching the floor. 6. Relay race especially if you have a backyard. If you only have one child make an obstacle course for them. QUIET ACTIVITIES Sometimes we need some quiet time. I usually keep these activities for the afternoon when we have less energy. We tend to get tired after lunch and everyone can use a rest. 1. Have them count how many items are in the toy box. 2. Reading is a great quiet time activity. 3. Do a puzzle 4. Sort and count coins. If you have a lot of coins this can take up a large chunk of time. 5. Bubble bath during the day. TOY TIME 1. Build a mini Lego land. Use your cars and toys you have to help create the feeling of a theme park. 2. Have a nerf war. If your kids are older they will love a nerf war with mom and dad. 3. Activity book work. 4. Get out the play doh or the kinetic sand. Sometimes adding some regular kitchen tools can make the process more interesting. TIME TO BE CREATIVE (MY FAVORITE) 1. Make a fort. Drape some sheets around the house and get out the flashlights. 2. Organize the toys or rearrange the room. 3. Plant some seeds in the backyard and watch them grow. There are a lot of things you can grow from the food in your fridge, like potatoes and pumpkins. 4. Make a band with kitchen pots, pans and wooden spoons. 5. Make a store with everything in your kitchen. Give your kids fake money (you can make some if you don’t have any) and have them buy the food from you. This will teach them how to add and show them how it works to pick things out and pay for it. 6.Make a treasure hunt. Hide some treasure (it can be anything) and make some clues. Each clue leads to the next clue until they find the treasure. Quarantine Conclusion We might be stuck at home, but that doesn’t mean we have to be bored. I hope these fun things help keep you entertained and having fun.