give some good ideas where i too can join with her.i want to have close relation with her as well.
2006-10-29 06:27:27 · 31 answers · asked by swee8 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Check out the Surestart website.
http://www.surestart.gov.uk/
They will have lots of ideas of educational play for young children, that shared will help with bonding and attachment. The website takes abit of exploring but is def worth it. (and a lot of the ideas are for three year olds but can be easily adapted.)
You cant beat sitting down with your child and sharing a book and a conversation though! Go for a trip to the library on the bus.
Messy play is great too, get a washing up bowl and fill with water and cornflour! Hours of fun. Your child might enjoy it too!!!
Construction for girls is often missed out but plays a huge part in their motor skills development and understanding. Get a cheap marble run, building bricks so on.
Arts and crafts are great to share...with Xmas coming up you could make decoration and cards.
Cookery is a firm fave with every child I know.
Dressing up and role play is hugely important in child development.
You could make a shop,post office, police station, vets, hospital... list is endless.
But most important have fun! I wish more parents would switch off the TV and show some interest in their child's development and interests!
2006-10-29 06:32:35 · answer #1 · answered by Ah! 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
First thing is to turn the tv off even if you have to unplug it. Stand firm. Then, play legos or barbies or dress up or playdoh. Try to remember what was fun for you as a child. Pick stuff you don't dread doing. These were some things I have done over the years.
You can get a glass jar and take a walk and put "treasures" in the jar.
Once she sees that TV is out and there are other fun thin;gs to do, she will. I just made my 12 and 13 year old boys give up their lying on the couch and watching tv to go out on our 40 acres. They were soooooooooo mad, but in no time, they were back carrying shirt loads of old bottles and jars they found. They were so excited!!! The 12 year old which gave me the most arguement and is ADHA, said he was kind glad I made them go!!!!
2006-10-29 06:37:00 · answer #2 · answered by mudcat_mom 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
cooking- not just cakes, but meals as well- just watch the heat and the sharp knives, she will probably be keen to help with any jobs you do, it will take longer, but it'll be worth it, gardening, just getting on the floor and playing barbies/ hot wheels/ whatever she's into, if you show an interest she will love it, colouring and painting- potato printing- use a plastic table cloth and some old clothes and let her really get stuck in without a worry- when it's warm enough take it outside and do foot prints, keep your junk and do junk modelling, take her to the park/ on walks, talk about what you can see/ hear around you, read a book together, chat over tea and cakes in the coffee shop- she will love the treat and feel so grown up, make christmas cards, again old clothes, supply glitter, scraps of paper to cut, old xmas cards from last year, and let her go mad, make salt dough- find a recipe on the net and make xmas decs she can give as gifts to your family, try bbc website for other ideas.
Or you could ask her what she would like to do.
There are also heaps of books on craft projects etc you can do together.
The key point is that whatever you are doing do it with enthusiasm, and a smile, get in their and get messy if it's required, comment on what she is doing and give her heaps of praise.
Have fun!
2006-10-29 06:36:23 · answer #3 · answered by emily_jane2379 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My 5 year old loves puzzles (we do the harder ones together) and we also play a game where one person has to draw something and the other has to guess what it is, then swap over. I also draw a pattern and my son chooses 5 colours then he colours it in but colours that are the same are not allowed to touch (so no blues touching etc) Reading. Make up a story together ( you do the first bit, she does the next bit then you again) this can go on forever! Play pairs with cards. Make fairy cakes. Go to the park. My son likes to help me round the house (sorting washing and things like that) Play a game thinking of how many words you can think of starting with a certain letter.
2006-10-31 01:36:42 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
5 year olds love to create things. Make playdough or buy playdough and play restaurant or other imaginary games.
Put out a bunch of empty contianers (boxes, milk jugs, etc) and help her make a city by decorating these.
Make tissue paper flowers and put them on neighbors doors with a friendly note (this also teachs her to think of others and it gives her that good feeling when you give something to someone and get nothing in return.)
Pull out some of your outfits and play dress up. Let her wear some costume jewlery and take pictures that she can show her friends.
Go visit a pet store and just explore (with the idea that you will not be coming home with anything) or go to a shelter and either walk a dog or just spend some time with the kitties to give them love and attention.
Go on a nature walk and pick up all the fun things like pinecones, rocks, etc and put it in a special box that she can look in anytime she wants to remember the walk.
Make a paper doll and pull out wrapping paper. Help her to make clothes for the paper doll.
Make a fun meal with her, little kids love to bake, and it teaches them math. Make a batch of cookies for her class or friends.
Hope that helps
2006-10-29 06:39:42 · answer #5 · answered by Serena 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
All kids are different, but my 5-year-old is really into art. Some basic supplies - crayons, markers, scissors, construction paper, beads - can keep her going for hours. When I want to join in, I come up with a messy project - painting, paper mache, decopage, etc. She really loves these special projects. When I want to cook dinner or clean the house, I just set her at the kitchen table with her supplies and her imagination.
2006-10-29 07:50:55 · answer #6 · answered by FabMom 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Hmm...I think that you should go to the nearest craft store you and her and find something that would interest both of you. Such as making a shirt using puffy paint, make a scrap book page with no limits on how it should look in the end, ect.... At 5years old she's right age to start doing minor science projects, cooking, baking, ect....really go to the store and find some common interests that you can excel on. I hope this helped.
2006-10-29 06:41:10 · answer #7 · answered by Katie S. 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Read together, color together, talk, find an educational video to watch, play dolls, practice on adding and subtracting, you could get flash cards, spend a day at the park or zoo, listen to music, draw, make up silly songs,clean house, shopping, take a nap. Just a few suggestions hoep this helps. And anythign you do with her will make you two closer.
2006-10-29 08:10:42 · answer #8 · answered by Carly 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Go for a walk, visit a museum, sing songs, dance, join a mommy and me class,go to a zoo,look at different leaves or flowers,READ BOOKS,she can help you with some household chores by now,cook together,make art work, join a library group and so on. The adventures you two can have together are endless.
2006-10-29 06:38:00 · answer #9 · answered by Cammie 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
My daughter is 5 and we don't own a TV. We like to read books, draw pictures, bake cakes and cookies, go for walks, play monopoly, Scrabble and cards, dance round the living room, or sometimes just cuddle and chat :-)
Currently her favourite thing to do is write stories with illustrations. She is SOOOOO my daughter...
2006-10-29 07:24:29 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋