Come holidays and you can hear many parents groan at the
thought of having the kids all day at home, having to deal with increased
squabbles between siblings, unending hours spent in front of the idiot-box or
games on the electronic gadgets and being at sea to keep the kids fruitfully
occupied.
Holidays give the children the much needed respite from
their crazy schedule of school work, after-school work and the very much
in-vogue other activity classes. Unstructured time-out is actually beneficial
and promotes the child’s growth in many ways.
Holidays need not be burdensome for the child with all the
assorted holiday-homework and activity class-hopping. And, to help parents keep
up their sanity levels and to ensure that the kids do not fall into the trap of
indiscipline and over-indulgence, here are some fun activities to keep boredom
away:
Vegetable stamp and
colouring: Cut the favourite vegetable into a fun-shape, dip it into a bowl
of coloured liquid and stamp your way to making creative designs on paper or
even cloth. Learn more about it here.
Board games: The
old monopoly or trade games are long forgotten in this age of technology and
virtual games. Board games are a good way to teach the child a thing or two in
patience and even learning to be a good loser at times.
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Chores at home:
Children can be involved in household chores as appropriate for their age.
Children get a sense of achievement in doing things that adults do. This way they
can also be taught an important lesson of being a self-reliant and responsible
member in the household.
Taking out an
impromptu picnic to the near-by park: Mall outings are a common but the old
charm of carrying a picnic basket to the near-by park is a different and
enriching experience in its own way. Children are capable of finding happiness
in small pleasures of life and being amidst nature is one of them. It would
burn a lot more of their energy and far less holes in the wallet!
So, go ahead and enjoy the holidays with your child.
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