Weekly Activities to help keep you and your Family Busy whilst staying Safe at home .
Keeping You Busy at home
Children love being creative and adventurous especially when adults play alongside them. For children
to become emotionally strong and healthy, they need safe challenges and new experiences. Here are
some ideas of things you can do at home to support this important learning.
Playing outside if possible, improves children’s physical and sensory development as well as their
imaginations and it’s fun! Here are some creative activities that you can use with your child.
Monday
Make a den
• Look for sticks and branches.
• Find logs.
• Hunt for interesting things to put in your den.
Tuesday
Music festival
• Form your own band.
• Make your own instruments.
• Listen to music and dance along with the actions.
Wednesday
Junk modelling
• Use your saved recycling rubbish to explore, create and experiment.
• Use glue, sticky tape, string, paint, anything you like and let your
imagination go wild!
Thursday
Nature treasure hunts
• Go on a treasure hunt inside or outside the house. Collect anything
interesting or unusual. For example, flowers, buttons, leaves and toys.
• Bug hunts – how many different ones can you find?
Friday
Let’s get moving
• Take part in The Body Coach’s daily PE lesson on YouTube.
• Create an obstacle course from items around the house, that includes
balancing, crawling, stretching, throwing and catching.
• Do physical activites in an outdoor space.
Saturday
Cooking
• Share the preparation for a simple meal.
• Peel and chop fruit and vegetables.
• Make a sandwich with a choice of fillings.
• Experiment with different flavours and textures.
Sunday
Gardening
• Sow some seeds.
• Do some weeding or tidy your outdoor space.
• Look for bugs!
• Water your house plants.
Top Tips:
Allow children to play freely while you follow their lead, keep them safe and enjoy
the experience alongside them.
Encourage your child to be as adventurous and creative as possible, perhaps by role modelling
the activity yourself first.
Physical activity supports children by allowing thinking skills to develop.
Please post comments and photos of the activities you do
Have Fun !!!
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