Ten Activities to Keep Your Child Busy

Ten Activities to Keep Your Child Busy

These are some crazy times with schools closing due to the COVID-19 virus. Many families are scrambling to keep kids busy with engaging, fun, and educational activities. Here are a few of my favorite FREE activities to make your life a little easier!!

  1. A simple scavenger hunt; perfect for children 2-7 years old, created by yours truly! It is packed with actions words, like ‘point’, ‘find’, and ‘touch’. Action words are super important when it comes to combining words! You can work on a ton of language concepts with this scavenger hunt, like following directions, learning new vocabulary, and more!

2. Hallway Laser Maze (from It’s Always Autumn)

3. Lego Letters from Little Bins, Little Hands

4. Pom Pom Tube Ramp by Busy Toddler

5. Make a Toilet Paper Roll Rocket by No Time for Flashcards

6. Do a science experiment! Does it sink or float? by Hands On as we Grow

7. Try some Calming Sensory Activities, by Speech Language League. calming sensory strategies

8. Make Shaving Cream Play Dough! by Growing a Jeweled Rose.

9. Make a Dinosaur Swamp Sensory Writing Tray ! by The Imagination Tree.

10. Teach your child about the seasons with this Spring Tree Play Dough Activity ! by Fantastic Fun and Learning

Comment below if you tried any of these activities!