Activity Boxes for Kids
Do your kids ever say “Mom, I bored”? Why not try putting together activity boxes for your kids so when they feel bored they can pull one out and use their creativity and stimulate their minds. Here are just a few ideas of different activity boxes that you can put together.
*Card Games – Fill the box with your kids favorite card games.Wig Out Skip-Bo Uno
*Create-a-Card – Fill the box with markers, stamps, colored pencils, stickers, glue, glitter and plain cardstock foldable blank cards. Your kids will be creating their own greeting cards in no time.
*Mad Libs – A favorite form of entertainment for all children. It’s even educational as you fill in the blank and discuss what noun, pronoun, adverb or adjective should go in the blank.Find out more about Mad Libs
*Magic Pen activity books – Who can forget these great books that entertained us for hours as a child? Each book comes with a magic pen that makes things magically appear in the activity book. Books include such things as hangman, baseball, basketball, trivia [yes and know] and there are a whole series of Disney related activity books.
*Reading Box – This is a great way to get your kids motivated to read! Include a reading chart for each kid so they can log their minutes.
*Coloring books – A classic pastime for all ages. Fill the box with books for all ages and interests.
*Draw it!- Fill this box with pencils, pens, markers, crayons and colored pencils. Add stencils to this box for even more fun and maybe some “how to” books on drawing. Ed Emberley is a great author who has made drawing accessible to children everywhere.
