On hot days, K gets really bored. It's too hot to go outside, and we start to get cabin fever being in the house all day. I have been creating "new" games to keep my son busy. Here are a few of our ideas if you'd like to try them.
One day, we made an obstacle course in the hallway. I piled pillows, stuffed animals, and blankets for obstacles to jump over or run around. We had a blast running up and down the hall, trying to leap over the obstacles. I even got out the camera and made a video for all of us to watch later. When Daddy got home we invited him to join us. We all got really goofy and tried running side ways, backwards, or on hands and knees through the course. It's great exercise for everybody and gets the kiddos nice and tired for nap time too!
Another fun activity we've done recently was to make a pretend boat in the living room. We took all the cushions off the couch and pushed them together. At first, it was fun to just jump on them and tumble onto the floor. Then we became more creative and imagined that the cushions were a boat and the carpet was the ocean. We "swam" in the ocean for a bit but hurried back to the boat to escape the sharks. Later, I asked K what he wanted to do when he grew up. He confidently told me he wanted to swim with the sharks! Then he asked, "Mommy come too?"
One more suggestion, have a picnic indoors. K thought this was great fun! We set up an old blanket on the floor in the kitchen. I prepared all sorts of finger foods: cheese sticks, lunchmeat roll ups, chopped veggies, fruit, and crackers. We invited Daddy to join our picnic. Everyone had a good time together, and K learned some new table manners like not to put his feet near the food!
What fun activities have you been doing this summer to keep your kids busy on hot days?
