Summer is a special time especially for
children, as it is the vacation time so no school and no books, no home works
and no tuitions. So it’s their time to
play. Summer is also well known for hot
weather conditions because of which children are not allowed to play
outside. If permitted also, only by the
evenings. They need to stay indoors to
safe guard themselves from side effects of the heat.
Parents need to do lot of planning and
home work to keep their children busy during vacations in an enjoyable environment. Here are the few tips to manage children
indoors without boring them.
1.
Wall
of paintings:- Provide children a chance
to exhibit their drawings and paintings.
Allot them a wall and ask them to stick one or two of their works a day. If they have separate rooms, they can
decorate it in their own way. Or else
stick them in the walls of living room.
They can get the appreciation from your guests and relatives. One wall
for one kid. They can take selfies with
this back-ground after filling the wall.
2. Kitchen
flavours:- Engage them in your kitchen
activities. First, make them to learn to
identify pulses and grains. Then, spices
and dry fruits and their nutritional values.
Ask them to observe how their favourite dish is made. Permit them to wash vegetables and fruits in
the salt water. Add or delete certain
ingredients if they wish to give a twist to the regular recipe. Let them enjoy the flavours of the kitchen.
3. Art
& Craft:- Start with paper boats,
paper cups, you can teach them to make paper chairs and pianos with the help
from the Google. Ask them to create
collages and scrap books.
4. Indoor
games:- Pallanguzhi In Tamil, is an old
game which informs about sharing and divisions.
Introduce them to games that are played with pebbles and stones. (http://www.traditionalgames.in/home/property-games/five-stones-kuzhangal-anchankal-kallankal)
= pallanguzhi
5. New Items:-
Make them a part of a new item or activity like Rangoli either in the
morning or evening, provide them a space in the hall or verandas along with
some colours or rice-flours. Now a days
Rangoli trays or plates are available.
They need to just place the rice flour or colours on the plate or the
tray and press it on the floor. They can
make the required designs.
OR
Another new item can be created by
choosing a Carnatic or
Hindustani songs and ask them learn
the lyrics and sing it in
their loving tune.
OR
Another new item can be made by
selecting a poem in your mother-tongue, and learn which will enable them to
appreciate poem and poetry. You can take
up regional anthems also.
6. Family tree:- Ask them to prepare the charts displaying
their family tree. Talk to them about
their ancestors, their roots, and their natives. Make them clear about their cousins, aunts,
uncles and niece and nephews. If possible
make a trip to their ancestral homes.
Photographs are highly helpful for them to understand.
7. Know them well:- In the busy routines, we may not be able to
talk in a more leisure way. Use this
vacation time to know your children well.
Try to make them speak their likes and dislikes, their opinions and
views on various household and school matters, their ambitions and especially
the positive changes which they want to have.
More importantly, discuss with them their difficulties, hesitations and
any guilt.
8. Money matters:- You can use this time to educate them about
money matters like how hard you earn, and the value of money, the need to
tender exact change while buying tickets in the buses or trains. Checking for M.R.P and getting bills for
purchased goods can be taught to them.
Allow or send them to buy small items on their own. So that they can deal the situation over the
counter.
These above mentioned tips can be practiced, as these will be helpful for
children and that too these are away from their school works. More customised list can be prepared basing on
the child’s interest and his/her surroundings.
********HAPPY SUMMER
VACATIONS********
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