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Winter time doesn't have to mean the end of fun and games! Have a look below for some great ways to have fun with your kids while encouraging them to get creative at the same time.
*Always supervise your kids while they enjoy these activities.
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Teaching your kids about communication is an important part of family mealtimes, but sometimes it can be hard to get them to open up. Here are a few tips to get things flowing:
- Talk about things they're interested in - TV shows you know they like or social events they have coming up
- Listen to what they have to say
- Keep it light - kids love to laugh!
- Be open
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Finger knitting's a simple and fun way to get your kids interested in craft. Get them to compete to see who can create the longest knitted chain and they'll be occupied for hours!
- Start by making a slip knot at the beginning of a ball of wool.
- Pull the loop of the slip knot out large enough to easily insert your thumb and first finger through.
- Pinch the wool between your thumb and first finger and pull a new loop through the first loop.
- Pull on the new loop until the original loop is fairly snug around it.
- Keep going until the chain is as long as you like.
- To end, cut the yarn and pull the tail through the last loop.
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Follow the simple instructions below:
- Paper plate
- Food colouring
- White crayon
- Sprinkle a few drops of food colouring on a paper plate.
- Get into rain gear and walk outdoors with the plate for about a minute and watch as artistic designs appear.
- For a batik effect, try drawing a white crayon design on a new plate. Then add some food colouring and head out.
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This one's great because you can involve dad without him even knowing! Get the kids to paint a picture of dad while he's reading the paper, and have them see who can make him look the funniest. They'll be laughing for hours!
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This is a super way for kids to choose, compare and arrange contrasting leaves and preserve them for a while, but contact paper is notoriously difficult to handle, so take a deep breath before you start!
- Decide on the finished size of your place mat and cut two pieces of contact paper to size.
- Now you need a frame. Find a piece of card or paper in autumn colours and cut it so that it is the same width as your contact paper. Cut out a rectangle from the inside so that you are left with a frame.
- Peel the backing off the first piece of contact paper and carefully lay your frame on top of it to steady it.
- Arrange your leaves. When you are happy with the arrangement, peel the backing off the second piece of contact paper and lay it over the frame and leaves so that they are sealed between the two.
- Smooth down to fix.
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This one's fun AND a great way to get the kids interested in their vegies, but make sure you supervise as it involves using sharp objects.
- Large Potatoes
- Blunt pencil
- Plastic spoon
- Sharp knife (for adult use)
- Paints
- Paper
- Paintbrush
Have an adult cut a large potato in half, dry the cut parts off. With a pencil, poke a shape or design. You can also use a plastic spoon to carve out a shape. After carving, dry off the potato again. Apply paint to the potato stamp and press onto paper. Repeat.
Handy hint: You can also use these stamps to make great placemats!
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