– Water play outside (laundry bucket and whatever floats)
– Bowling (standing things up in the hallways and rolling a ball at it)
– Playdough (but hide stuff in it)
– Treasure hunt (you can use toys they already own and forgot they had haha!)
– Paint the fence with water
– Make cards (and post them or save them for hand delivery)
– Online music, drama, dance or yoga classes
– Cooking (jelly, custard, pudding, cookies, muffins, or just dinner)
– Music time jam session with whatever instruments you have (play a song you know or make one up)
– Dance party (with favourite action songs – playlist here)
– Bikes / scooters outside
– Board games / cards (games like memory)
– Painting (try subjects, like self-portrait or objects like fruit)
– Mud pies (get grubby)
– Bath with some kind of messy play (things like washable paints – check for allergies etc. first!)
– Soccer (kicking goals between 2 posts)
– Puzzles (dig out what’s in the cupboard!)
– Reading books (and acting them out!)
– Colouring sheets printed from the internet of their favourite shows
– Lego, blocks and other construction toys, using them to make new things
– Dress ups (whatever you can find!)
– Listen to story books (Spotify have heaps of free ones including Disney films as books)
– Make cubby houses
And if they complain there’s nothing to do – give them something to clean…
My 3 year old loves to vacuum and clean the windows.
Creatively,
Natalie Oliveri, Director at Creative Therapy Adelaide
Natalie, the singing superhero, uses her magical music powers as a Neurologic Music Therapist to create harmonious homes and confident kiddos while fighting the evil forces of monotony!