Following on from last week’s post about how to encourage a child to take a daytime nap more on that here

If you have older children who don’t require a nap. I suggested giving them some quiet activities to do:

Here are some of my ideas:-

JIGSAW PUZZLES:

There are so many jigsaws on the market- from simple shapes for younger children to puzzles with hundreds of pieces, so you should be able to come up with something suitable for your child.

PAINTING OR DRAWING:

PLAYDOUGH:

This was my go to quiet activity for the children when I was a registered child minder.Easy playdough recipe herehttps://thenextbestthingtomummy.com/non-cook-playdough-which-i-made-with-one-working-hand/

My favourite children’s books here

OUTSIDE PLAY:

If the weather is fine send them out into the garden to play.

Toys that are suitable for outside here

WATCH A TELEVISION PROGRAMME:

I am not a fan of too much screen time for children, but letting them sit quietly to watch an educational television programme while a younger child is asleep won’t do any damage.

CONSTRUCTION TOYS::

Such as. Lego, stickle bricks and building blocks.

SEWING:

: The school aged children that I looked after during the school holidays enjoyed sewing; I found felt to be the best material to work with as it doesn’t fray and it is also inexpensive ( I purchased a large bag of felt pieces for a few pounds in a local market.

FUZZY FELTS:

These are not so popular now as when I was a child, but I found that the children in my care enjoyed making pictures with them.

Please add to my list by leaving me a comment.

As always questions and comments are welcome.

Until next time.

Karen

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