| There seems to be more and more pressure on | | | | three they will already have some favorites which will |
| parents these days to enrol their pre school children | | | | probably have actions to match. Given the |
| in all sorts of innovative learning programs. There are | | | | opportunity to march, stomp, clap or any other loud |
| music and swimming classes, craft centres and | | | | action will be happily accompanied by any musical |
| activities to promote movement, motor skills or | | | | instruments that you have around the house. If you |
| sporting ability.Did you know some of the best | | | | don't have any, a pot and wooden spoon will do just |
| learning tools for your kids are right at your | | | | fine!4. Craft- By using recycled materials you just |
| fingertips, literally! We as parents are the primary | | | | need some glue, a little inspiration, and your child's |
| carers and therefore the first teachers of our | | | | creativity will do the rest. Materials can be used to |
| children before they start school. Without all the | | | | create collages, space rockets, animals and a whole |
| classes and activities that we could pay for them to | | | | lot more. Keep a ready supply of recyclables by |
| do, just playing simple free child games, your kids will | | | | keeping cereal boxes, toilet rolls, candy wrappers, |
| get all the stimulation and encouragement that they | | | | magazines and yoghurt containers. Other crafty ideas |
| need to get the best start.By providing them with an | | | | can involve play dough, paint, crayons, chalk and |
| enriched environment with free activities based | | | | modelling clay! The ideas are endless.5. Board Games |
| around your home and neighbourhood you will get | | | | and Card Games- Fun for the whole family or just |
| more quality time with your children while enhancing | | | | two bored kids looking for something to do on a |
| their imagination and creativity.Top 5 Free Child | | | | rainy day. For younger children these games help |
| Games / Activities- Indoors1. Storytelling- Telling | | | | them with numerical skills, taking turns and |
| stories to children promotes language, listening skills | | | | gamesmanship, as well as the concept of chance and |
| and imagination. Don't feel confined to reading from | | | | that anyone can win the game. Super for holidays as |
| books, tell your children a special family story that | | | | they are easy to set up and can last for hours. |
| helps them to know their place in the world. How | | | | There are many card games to learn from easy kids |
| mum and dad met, how great grandpa sailed in a | | | | games right up complicated ones for teenagers and |
| tall-ship to start a new life in a new country, or the | | | | adults. Best of all, the only equipment needed is a |
| story of their birth. These tales will delight them time | | | | deck of cards. Board games like Scrabble and |
| and time again, perhaps you have photos to help | | | | Monopoly have been played for generations and will |
| them put faces to names.2. Dressing Up- As children | | | | continue to be, unless everything becomes |
| the dress-ups box was always our favorite treasure | | | | computerised!Most of these activities will be known |
| trove for creating characters for a play or story. | | | | to you, but have you played them all? If not, then |
| Pretending to be dinosaurs, truck drivers, doctors, | | | | get out there and enjoy some free child games with |
| zoo keepers or even mum can keep children | | | | your tribe, they'll love you all the more for spending |
| entertained for hours. The more props the better so | | | | some one on one time with them.The place to go |
| always have a store of blankets for cubbies or tents | | | | for all your games needs for 0-6 year olds is Kids Fun |
| and assorted boxes for cars, dolls beds or wherever | | | | and Games. Educational baby and toddler games, |
| their imagination takes them.3. Music- Children love a | | | | party games, crafts, indoor and outdoor games, |
| chance to dance and jump around. By the age of | | | | festivals and more. |