KEEPING KIDS ENGAGED AT HOME

Schools closing, long vacation and the little minds wandering at home.
Worried about how and what to do these days you are secluded in homes??

Options are many, let's try to keep it productive.

 
As a first step 🤫 whisper : “patience” to yourself.

Read on

📝 Make a plan. Include that which your kids love (every child is unique).
For example : Read a story, learn an ayah, go for a walk etc.
The simpler the better.

🎨 Buy some art kits, clay dough, color pencils, coloring books, word search books, puzzles, story books whatever suits your kids age and likes. These can engage them every day for a long time.

👩‍💻 Search online for easy craft ideas and explore with children.

🖌 Collect glass bottles to paint on, reuse cereal boxes, tissue boxes and so on to make new stuff. Kids love creativity.

🧸 Take out all those toys hiding inside the toy box for ages and see the happiness when the child discovers these are still alive.

🧹 Engage them in household chores like cleaning, wiping, folding clothes, making shopping lists etc. according to their age and capability.
We are therefore bringing up responsible human beings.

🥪 Find out recipes they love to eat and help them try it out. It will make them proud and at the same time give them a feeling of satisfaction.

🏡 Holidays are the best time to unclutter. Dresses, toys, shoes, bags no matter what, do it with your kids. I bet you will be living in a much better place soon. Make sure you give away the stuff which are in good condition to charity and inculcate the happiness of sharing in the growing minds.

📖 Perfect time to introduce something new or interesting which creates excitement. Short courses to learn a new language, stitching, art or simply online tutorials teaching doodle drawings, calligraphy…are few of them.
You know your child better.

💻 There are a lot of sources from homeschool bloggers about teaching Islam in an interactive way at home. Take advantage of it.

🍒 Stocking on healthy snacks are a must during holidays. As we all know when you are bored you are hungry.

👩‍👧‍👦 Last but not the least, remember this is the time you get with your child to rebuild the bond. Seize the opportunity.

May Allah keep us all safe and help up us bring up beautiful human beings... 

Ameen 💗