Kids Activities

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Activities for children can help parents, nannies, babysitters and kids enjoy their time together! Below is a list of children's craft activities and songs. There are literally hundreds of ideas to entertain children! Here are just a few to get you started.

Children's Craft Activities

Activity	Items needed
Seaside Scene	paint, shells, sand and glue
Animal costumes	cut-out ears and tails for any array of animals and stick on with hairclips and tape!
Animal masks	cardboard, crayons, glitter, feathers, fine elastic
Funny faces	paper plates, paint, glitter
Easter bunny ears	headband with long pink and white ears!
Crocodiles	egg cartons and lots of green paint
Bracelets	froot loops threaded on fine elastic
Collage	glue, paper, objects
Painting	with rollers, stencils, brushes, stamps, sponges
Sticker pictures	stickers (eg frogs, butterflies) on coloured paper
Stencils	stencils, paper, paint and rollers
Self-portrait	drawing of self-portrait OR trace around entire body lying on butchers paper
Playdough	Make playdough from scratch together!
Under the Sea	green paper background & shapes stuck on
Card-making	paper, paint, photos
Shakers	little plastic juice bottle, filled with rice

Indoor Activities for Children

Reading to each other, telling stories.
Singing along and changing lyrics!
Dancing to different music, your choice, their choice!
Music with kitchen implements!
Indoor cubby house
Play dough making
Bubble blowing
Teddy Bear Picnic
Bus rides inside big boxes
Pretend camping with indoor tent
Indoor sports in the hallway
Pretend school with blackboard and students.

Outdoor Activities for Children

Sand and water play
Getting muddy in the backyard!
Painting outdoors, roller with water on the fence
Gardening with herbs, watering together
Visit parks, go for a stroll
Bike rides, scooter rides
Ball games
Teddybears picnic at the park

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