5 Simple Ideas to Keep Your Kids Occupied

5 Ways to Keep Your Kids Occupied
If it’s pouring outside and you don’t know what to play with your children, think outside of the box and turn the simplest things into a game. Not only is it interesting and exciting for your kids, it will also train their attention, creativity and fine motor skills.
You will need dishwashing sponges, various macaroni, bowls, three identical cups, various softballs, a whisk, a ping pong ball, drinking straws, cutlery stand and some sushi sticks.
Game #1: Sort the macaroni. Fill the bowl with various macaroni and ask your child to sort them into a smaller bowl by shape/size/ color etc. This is a good way to train your child’s fine motor skills.
Game #2: Sponges as building blocks. Use sponges to build different shapes. You can train your child’s attention by building a shape and asking her to repeat it. The possibilities are endless.
Game #3: Rattle made of a whisk. Press the ping pong ball into a whisk. You have a rattle!
Game #4: Hide and seek. Hide a softball under a cup and then shuffle them. Ask your child to guess the cup with the hidden softball. This trains your child’s attention.
Game #5: Fish out the balls. Stick some straws through the cutlery stand. Add some softballs. Use the sushi sticks to get the softballs out of the cutlery stand. This trains your child’s fine motor skills and patience.
Have a fun!