Monday 16 May 2016

Activities for an Older Child



  • drawing,
  • painting,
  • cooking,
  • photography,
  • birdwatching,
  • reading,
  • making plant displays in vases,
  • making playdough,
  • writing,
  • making charts,
  • lists to tick when out,
  • brushing the dog,
  • hide and seek,
  • teaching the dog tricks,
  • finding out new stuff about camera,
  • writing people letters,
  • making a swing,
  • copying fancy fonts,
  • posters – one for each bird,
  • making soft toys,
  • making dresses for dollies or teddies,
  • crayon rubbings,
  • chocolate leaves,
  • trimming bushes,
  • planting a little garden,
  • making a nature movie
  • making a hut,
  • eating,
  • making people files,
  • making a miniature garden,
  • looking for owl pellets,
  • making a book,
  • making a costume,
  • writing a script,
  • putting on old clothes and getting muddy (only with permission!),
  • looking through old notebooks,
  • making a weather station,
  • making a treehut,
  • cutting down a tree,
  • practicing falling over painlessly,
  • painting with water,
  • making a boat to sail on pond,
  • wall art in bedroom,
  • knitting a scarf,
  • looking at the stars,
  • make an ant house,
  • make a miniature scene,
  • start a diary,
  • illustrate poems,
  • paint by numbers,
  • decorate an old shirt with markers,
  • bible journaling,
  • learn shorthand,
  • pressing flowers,
  • making bookmarks,
  • making little nature things to sell,
  • make birdy afternoon tea,
  • go far from house and do silly singing,
  • make a giant nest to sit in.
  • crosstitch,
  • gathering seeds,
  • learning/practicing an instrument,
  • memorising scripture,
  • biking,
  • nature collection (in basket),
  • make paper for letters,
  • make a leaf crown,
  • rubber stamping,
  • finger painting,
  • cardmaking,
  • woodworking,
  • weeding the garden,
  • painting,
  • making a balm,
  • make a bird feeder,
  • paper planes,
  • make a puppet,
  • box television,
  • bubbles,
  • paper plate masks,
  • make a castle

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