I find my son gets bored easily and I would like to engage in some activities w/ him whether it be art or what have you to keep him learning and out of TROUBLE!! LOL The problem is I LACK imagination in that area. HELP!
2006-07-26 08:17:56 · 18 answers · asked by Anonymous in Games & Recreation ➔ Hobbies & Crafts
try this website...they have lots of activities listed (homemade stuff)
Also, I got a huge cardboard box from a local appliance store (the kind for fridges and stuff)-cut a door on one side, windows on the other, put it outside and let him paint, color and draw..kept my little girl entertained for several days...
2006-07-26 08:27:23 · answer #1 · answered by southrngirl2724 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
Hello Shannon H.
(you must be a great mom! what a lucky kid!)
Well all of the other suggestions are pretty good. But here's one that I think gets overlooked a lot. Where ever you live there has got to be a one (maybe more) museums of fine art within a short drive. Many of these museums put on weekend programs for families as a way to reach out to the community. Almost always they include a fun and supervised art project for children. You can see what your son likes, first hand and then do the same art project later at home.
Make a call to the museum and ask for their art programs. Then have fun. Good luck!
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2006-07-26 13:46:20 · answer #2 · answered by whoopswhatever 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Buy LOTS of coloring books that involve the learning of colors, shapes, numbers, letters etc. Bring the thing's he or she enjoys into learning activities. He will be more eager to learn, you two will get quality time together and he or she is learning in the process. Their sponges at this age and will learn from just about every thing and everyone so it's important to let these lessons evolve around things that they find interesting. Think about it... you don't want to learn anything boring right? Neither do they so make it fun and rewarding. Just my thoughts on it. Good luck and have fun.
2006-07-26 08:25:16 · answer #3 · answered by stepmomster22 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
that's an user-friendly paintings undertaking: Get a huge piece of white paper and write the childs call with a black marker. Have the toddler tear distinctive colored shape paper into little products. Get a glue stick and have the toddler hint his call with the glue stick then glue the torn products of paper on it. This facilitates with advantageous motor qualifications and hand/eye coordination. you would be able to additionally get stencils with the alphabet in them(no longer with the broken letters) and have him practice his call that way so he gets used to the circulate that is going alongside with the letters. Have him draw shapes and coach him how some shapes could properly be became into letters. occasion: Have him draw a circle then coach him it quite is likewise an "o". in case you upload a line you may turn the circle right into a p,a,d,q. component to a circle is a "c", and so on. you would be able to additionally get whipped cream or shaving cream(if he wont eat it) and positioned it on the table, then have him write his call and draw photos. you would be able to additionally use pudding. those are issues to do in case you dont concepts extremely a multitude however the infants like it.
2016-11-03 01:31:25 · answer #4 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Use different colors of jello or pudding to paint with, it's not only fun in textures but they are edible too. Also, you can use foam shaving cream as long as the child doesn't want to eat everything he/she touches. This can be used on a flat surface such as a table(cover nice wooden surfaces or use a plastic table cloth) and let the child draw with his/her fingers.
Hope this helps!
2006-07-26 08:32:14 · answer #5 · answered by need to know 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get huge sheets of paper... you may want to do this outside with a hose nearby. Get red, yellow, and blue finger paint. Let him make hand prints and footprints. Then allow him to mix colors and just create! He might quickly learn that red and yellow make orange, for example. Be sure to let his artwork dry before displaying it in prominent areas of your home... you may ask him to pick his favorites.
2006-07-26 08:22:20 · answer #6 · answered by Mike S 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Collage! Sit down with him and let him pick out pix in mags then you cut them out and the two of you glue the pix onto a poster board, let him use his crayons/markers to color in the blank areas. Hang it up so he can show it off to whomever comes over. Have fun!
2006-07-26 08:23:50 · answer #7 · answered by Sheila 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
you can get a mgazine and help him cut out and stick things he likes into a collage.
Actually, any physical play will be great for him, at this stage in development (pre operational) he need to interact with the world as much as possible. Take him to the park/beach/shops
2006-07-26 08:21:20 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
finger painting is fun as long as it is supervised and they make this great stuff from Crayola called color wonder where the only place the finger paint ends up is on the paper so it is no where near as messy
2006-07-26 08:21:38 · answer #9 · answered by Alyson 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
PUDDING + TODDLER HANDS + A HUGE ROLL OF PAPER = time and pennies well spent.
(and likely a full tummy after the 'ART' is done.)
2006-07-26 08:21:40 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋