Involving kids in some meaningful activities after they finish their homework can help to shun away the laziness in them. Read on to find some fruitful activities for dealing with lazy kids.It is not enough to merely provide kids with the conventional education imparted in schools. Children must learn something at home too which teaches them other life skills and allows their creativity to develop. As a parent you can encourage this by engaging your kids in interesting
after-school activities like these.
Learning to Recycle Objects
Recycling objects will teach kids a lot more apart from just entertaining them. Try encouraging them to convert a box of cereal into a flying toy or a funny box. Or tell your child about where the cereal box came from and what becomes of it when you consume the contents and throw the box away. The cycle of converting materials into useful usable objects send a powerful message to kids. Your kids will become more environmentally aware and better sensitised to good design, form and structure.
Making a Comic Strip
Designing a comic strip is a super fun activity and is a great getaway even with the laziest of kids. Making a cartoon strip will encourage the creative streak in your kids and teach them skills like drawing and constructing relatable story premises and trying to build continuity.
Colouring the
cartoon characters your child has drawn will allow you and your kid to bond in a wonderful way. You can also use the cartoon strips to inject a bit of good moral sense into your child or teach some sustainable life values.
Planting and Gardening
Children are intrinsically and organically drawn to nature and you can use this affinity to create an interesting after-school activity for your children. Take your child into your garden (if you already have one) and encourage the planting of small seedlings. Watch your kids note down how the little seedlings develop and then convert into saplings and finally plants. If you do not have gardens then try making a hanging garden along with your kids. The experience will enrich them and teach them the art of nurturing and caring for things. This is a long term project and can provide a sustainable activity for kids after school.
Animal Dairy
Give your child a small diary and introduce him or her to the wonderful world of animals. Animal watching is an extremely simple and very rewarding activity. Take your kid to the backyard or the park and choose a squirrel or
bird or rabbit as the subject. Ask your kid to imagine acting as a scientist whose work is to track and note down every activity of the subject animal. This will help kids learn about animals even before they are introduced at school subjects. This after-school activity will also teach compassion and understanding towards animals.
Weaving Baskets
If your kid is not feeling inspired with the conventional box of crayons then introduce him or her to the fun activity of weaving. Making a basket is simple yet very interesting weaving task that can easily be taught to kids as a form of after-school activity. Children will learn to use their hands with great dexterity and also learn to play with great creativity. You must make sure that you use child-friendly material for making basket. Once the basket making process is complete you will enjoy the palpable joy and confidence on the face of your children as they realise that they have made something useful and beautiful.
After the basket is made, have fun with your children while collecting pretty flowers, colourful stones and autumn leaves to keep in the basket.
These fun activities are innovative and easy ways of
keeping your child engaged and happy after school hours. The best thing about them is that your child gets to pick up new skills too.
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