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AS BUSY AS BEE




Are you wondering how to keep your child as busy as bee then, After limiting their mobile and TV time , here are some suggestions for you, apply age appropriately, keep reading below


1. OUTDOOR AND INDOOR PHYSICAL ACTIVITIES 

Give them opportunities to move there large muscles by doing commando crawling,animal walks, skipping,jumping,twister,basket ball,bullseye,boxing bag,climbing and so on


2. HELPING IN CHORES 

You can involve them in setting table and plates for lunch, sorting and folding laundary, organizing cupboard ,task that need push or pull action.


3. TABLETOP ACTIVITES

Table top activites can help to enhance attention span and sitting endurance of child.you can include Matching  and sorting like beans ,color pasta,beading,clothpin,mazes,clay. Play strategic games Ludo,carrom,snake and ladder .


4. MUSIC

Play interesting music and let child groove on song, Imitate dance step from Television.


5. ART AND CRAFT WORK

Art and craft boost creativity and abstract in child .Give them drawing book and crayon, see a artist unfolding within them.


6. MEDITATION/YOGA

Practice meditation  or simply play a smoothing music and listen together, by this you both will spend a quality time together .


7. CARING A PLANT/ FISH BOWL

You can take help of your child by giving a small responsibility/a part of  task to perform daily.


8. LEARNING A NEW LANGUAGE

Experience through Learning novel thing is food for brain development .Teach new words or phrases from other language .


9. OBSTACLE COURSE

Make obstacle course using pillow,mattress,furnitures keep the pathway goal orientated. 


10. MINI TRAMPOLINE, CYCLE, SCOOTER BOARD

Let your child vent their energy by one these repetitive large muscle movements.



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