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Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Kick a ball Throw a ball Jump rope Sidewalk chalk Collect rocks Collect bugs Plant flowers Turn on some music to dance while cleaning Make pudding Fly a kite ReadHey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
The beach is always an amazing day out with small kids, but if you live far away a backyard water fight with the hose works a treat! My kids love setting up a tent in the backyard and pretending to be explorers or mountain climbers, keeps them occupied for hours! Macca’s 75 cent comes on the beach (or anywhere) at sunset is another cheap but fun idea. One of my favourite memories of an outing we did as kids, we packed a hot dinner in the crockpot and drove to our local park. There were so many mozzies we sat and ate in the car in the dark. Every holidays we’d beg to have ‘Djnner in the Dark in the Car at the Park’. It doesn’t have to be fancy or big, just has to be fun!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Kick a ball Throw a ball Jump rope Sidewalk chalk Collect rocks Collect bugs Plant flowers Turn on some music to dance while cleaning Make pudding Fly a kite ReadHey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
The beach is always an amazing day out with small kids, but if you live far away a backyard water fight with the hose works a treat! My kids love setting up a tent in the backyard and pretending to be explorers or mountain climbers, keeps them occupied for hours! Macca’s 75 cent comes on the beach (or anywhere) at sunset is another cheap but fun idea. One of my favourite memories of an outing we did as kids, we packed a hot dinner in the crockpot and drove to our local park. There were so many mozzies we sat and ate in the car in the dark. Every holidays we’d beg to have ‘Djnner in the Dark in the Car at the Park’. It doesn’t have to be fancy or big, just has to be fun!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
I’ve got a few! Arts and crafts with inexpensive items around the house, picnics, rock painting, take him to a pool/lake/river/creek/beach, review schoolwork, libraries, walks in nature, playdates, take him to the park, baking/cooking, the zoo, and just spend some family time together! Hope you have a great summer :)Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Arts and crafts are a great option if you already have some supplies, if not, the dollar store has tons of stuff for super cheap and craft project ideas are all over Pinterest if you need some inspiration. You got this Mama!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Just spend time with him. No computers or phones. Go outside, take a walk, talk to him. It doesn't cost anything.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Im not sure if there is any near where you live, but you could easily occupy your five year old for the day by taking him to a public beach. My parents used to take me to the beach and we made a lot of happy memories there when I was little.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
My child used to love going to the parks that have sprinklers that shoot up from the concrete. She used a wheelchair, so it was perfectly accessible for her and loads of fun. She could roll right over the sprinkler or stay close by. Of course, the able-bodied kids loved it, too. Easy interaction. And so cooling on a hot day!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
A good box. The one for the big boy car seat has been a car, a house, a garage, eye and arm holes turned him into a robot and, when not being played with, living room toys go in it. This has entertained him daily for 4 months so far. My folks got a new refrigerator when I was 5/6 yo. That was a GREAT box.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Shaving cream party! $1 or so will buy you an hour! I always let the little ones have a go with the whole can in the tub. Super fun!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
I bought some tie dye supplies, some cheap shirts, and we had a tie dye day outside. (For nieces and nephew). My nephew wore the shirt he’d designed constantly. A lot of fun! (Just do the dying outside!).Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Most zoos are either free or very affordable.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
I know that sometimes libraries are very included in the community and have lots of activities that people can do.Hey Pandas. Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5yo Son In The Summer Holidays Please?
- Picnics. - Have a hand paint day outside. - Collect rocks to paint. - Make a game of finding different leaves to take home and show him how to press them in a book. - The library might have some free movie days. - Check out what's going on at a community centre. - Go for a walk and see how many different animals and species you can find. - Teach him how to play tag, Simon Says, Red Light Green Light. - Bring him to the playground and meet other kids to play with. - Bake something together. - If you have a backyard do a camp out if you have a tent and sleeping bag. - Look up some safe science experiments you can do with him, like showing him what happens when vinegar and baking soda mix, make slime. - Help him work on his writing and math so he's prepared for school in the fall. - If you can, get a kiddie pool. 5 year olds don't really need a lot to keep busy. All they care about is being with their parents and having fun everywhere they go.
Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
I don't negotiate with terrorist, meaning a toddler who is screaming, I will not give them the thing they want no matter how loudly or long they scream, and if they keep at it I will eat that cookie right in front of them.
Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
I had to teach my boys how to pee standing up- I poured a cup of Cheerios in the toilet and told them to “sink them “ - when I went outside the bathroom door— it worked!!!’Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
When my son was little I always just tried to treat him like a human, not like a child. A human that needed me to keep him safe and turn him into a good person, of course, but still a human with thoughts and opinions. I always gave him choices, I always asked his opinion and let him know that he's allowed to disagree with me and not get in trouble for it. I also never understood that whole "I'm your parent so you have to respect me". Um... no, I got my son's respect by earning it just like you have to do with everyone else.Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
Don't say, "because I said so" kids hate that, what you give is a honest answer to why ______ and if they don't like it at least they got an answerHey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
Explain things with the kindness and patience you would use for an adult, instead of nagging and being angry of “unwanted behavior”. The way you treat your child is the way he/she will treat others (and you).Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
Be kind to kids as you can , hug them ,give everyone a kiss .
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Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Kick a ball Throw a ball Jump rope Sidewalk chalk Collect rocks Collect bugs Plant flowers Turn on some music to dance while cleaning Make pudding Fly a kite ReadHey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
The beach is always an amazing day out with small kids, but if you live far away a backyard water fight with the hose works a treat! My kids love setting up a tent in the backyard and pretending to be explorers or mountain climbers, keeps them occupied for hours! Macca’s 75 cent comes on the beach (or anywhere) at sunset is another cheap but fun idea. One of my favourite memories of an outing we did as kids, we packed a hot dinner in the crockpot and drove to our local park. There were so many mozzies we sat and ate in the car in the dark. Every holidays we’d beg to have ‘Djnner in the Dark in the Car at the Park’. It doesn’t have to be fancy or big, just has to be fun!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
I’ve got a few! Arts and crafts with inexpensive items around the house, picnics, rock painting, take him to a pool/lake/river/creek/beach, review schoolwork, libraries, walks in nature, playdates, take him to the park, baking/cooking, the zoo, and just spend some family time together! Hope you have a great summer :)Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Arts and crafts are a great option if you already have some supplies, if not, the dollar store has tons of stuff for super cheap and craft project ideas are all over Pinterest if you need some inspiration. You got this Mama!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Just spend time with him. No computers or phones. Go outside, take a walk, talk to him. It doesn't cost anything.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
My child used to love going to the parks that have sprinklers that shoot up from the concrete. She used a wheelchair, so it was perfectly accessible for her and loads of fun. She could roll right over the sprinkler or stay close by. Of course, the able-bodied kids loved it, too. Easy interaction. And so cooling on a hot day!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Im not sure if there is any near where you live, but you could easily occupy your five year old for the day by taking him to a public beach. My parents used to take me to the beach and we made a lot of happy memories there when I was little.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Shaving cream party! $1 or so will buy you an hour! I always let the little ones have a go with the whole can in the tub. Super fun!Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
I bought some tie dye supplies, some cheap shirts, and we had a tie dye day outside. (For nieces and nephew). My nephew wore the shirt he’d designed constantly. A lot of fun! (Just do the dying outside!).Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
Most zoos are either free or very affordable.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
I know that sometimes libraries are very included in the community and have lots of activities that people can do.Hey Pandas, Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5 YO Son In The Summer Holidays?
A good box. The one for the big boy car seat has been a car, a house, a garage, eye and arm holes turned him into a robot and, when not being played with, living room toys go in it. This has entertained him daily for 4 months so far. My folks got a new refrigerator when I was 5/6 yo. That was a GREAT box.Hey Pandas. Please Can You Help Me With Some Inexpensive Ideas For Things To Do With My 5yo Son In The Summer Holidays Please?
- Picnics. - Have a hand paint day outside. - Collect rocks to paint. - Make a game of finding different leaves to take home and show him how to press them in a book. - The library might have some free movie days. - Check out what's going on at a community centre. - Go for a walk and see how many different animals and species you can find. - Teach him how to play tag, Simon Says, Red Light Green Light. - Bring him to the playground and meet other kids to play with. - Bake something together. - If you have a backyard do a camp out if you have a tent and sleeping bag. - Look up some safe science experiments you can do with him, like showing him what happens when vinegar and baking soda mix, make slime. - Help him work on his writing and math so he's prepared for school in the fall. - If you can, get a kiddie pool. 5 year olds don't really need a lot to keep busy. All they care about is being with their parents and having fun everywhere they go.
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Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
I don't negotiate with terrorist, meaning a toddler who is screaming, I will not give them the thing they want no matter how loudly or long they scream, and if they keep at it I will eat that cookie right in front of them.Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
I had to teach my boys how to pee standing up- I poured a cup of Cheerios in the toilet and told them to “sink them “ - when I went outside the bathroom door— it worked!!!’Hey Pandas, Tell Me Your Best Parenting Advice, Tips, And Tricks, Or Life Hacks
When my son was little I always just tried to treat him like a human, not like a child. A human that needed me to keep him safe and turn him into a good person, of course, but still a human with thoughts and opinions. I always gave him choices, I always asked his opinion and let him know that he's allowed to disagree with me and not get in trouble for it. I also never understood that whole "I'm your parent so you have to respect me". Um... no, I got my son's respect by earning it just like you have to do with everyone else.This Panda hasn't followed anyone yet
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