We’re overdue for our April rain showers, and the weather’s been cooling. As summer vacation approaches and kids get restless, it’s important for Au Pairs to have a few indoor activities at the ready. Here are some indoor crafts and games to try:
- Make simple crafts. Enchanted Learning has a plethora of ideas and instructions for Earth Day (next week!) and other upcoming holidays and seasons.
- For younger children, make a Sensory Bin. Be sure to choose materials appropriate for indoor play (save the sand and birdseed for your summer, outdoor sensory bin!).
- Play word games, for expanding English vocabulary (yours and theirs) or introducing your own language. Try an old-fashioned game, like “I Love My Love with an A,” label household objects in two languages, or try Scrabble, crosswords, or word searches.
- For larger families, turn hide-and-seek upside down by playing a game of Sardines–in this variation, the person who is “it” hides and when the other players find him/her, they must hide in the same location, next to “it,” without being seen by the rest.
- If you have a budding storyteller or artist, write a short picture book and bind it using these easy instructions: