Im babysitting! KID GETS BORD EASY!?

Question

im babysitting a kid and she is 8 and almost 9. i take her to the pool every nice day but i want to know some new things to do. we do fun stuff but after this whole summer the games we play together to pass time get old. what are some fresh new ideas for outside on sunny days. but most importantly fun things to do on stormy and windy days!!!

P.S. please dont say take her to the pool, ialready inderstand that. also think of activities for the state of ohio.

Answer 1

have you tried any arts & crafts? there are plenty of "do it yourself" ideas on the web for A&C. she can surf the web with you for ideas. plant seeds. zinnias are easy to grow and so are beans. play tag, board games, UNO, go bird watching, call the local library to see if they have ideas, GO to the library for their many free programs and please, READ with her. share a story together. what do YOU like to do? can you teach her something you know?

Answer 2

I've worked with kids for a while.  Here are some ideas that kids like.

1. Make bird feeders to hang outside.  Coat a pine cone with peanut butter, roll in birdseed, and hang from a tree.  Birds love them, and it's a good way to spend an hour.

2. Make a mini-golf course to use inside.  Use plastic cups for holes, paper towel tubes for tunnels, and a box and pinwheel for a windmill.  Better yet, have her help you make it and let her decorate the setup.  You can buy toy clubs and balls at any store.

3. Scrapbooking.  Get the kid a disposable camera and let her take pictures about her life or on a trip with you.  Then, you and she can crop and put together pages and make her very own scrapbook.

4. If you're near a zoo, go to the zoo.  Kids love animals!  Again, take a camera and let her take her own pictures.

5. Teach her card games like Go Fish or 500.  Try clock solitaire.  Get a book of card tricks from the library and work on them together.

6. While we're on the subject...LIBRARY!  Never underestimate the power of the library!  She can browse the kids' books, some libraries have computer games for kids to play, sections with toys, and most places I know have videos and DVDs for you to check out.

7. Living History museum.  If there's one in your area, then ten to one she'll love it.  You get to dress as a person from the time period the museum is about, try little projects, and make souvenirs.

8. Paper Dolls.  There are printables available on the internet, and all you have to do is glue them to card stock, give her the clothes to color, cut them out, and you have paper dolls.  Or, you can make your own from magazines.

9. Make a castle.  Drape a sheet or two over a table after moving the chairs away, and you have a castle/fort/hideaway/tent, etc.  You can "camp out" and have a lunch in your tent or a feast in your castle.  Take the fun even further and dress up as princesses with crowns and dresses and jewelry.

10. Print coloring pages from the internet.  They beat coloring books hands down, and even more fun for the kid is to let her choose her own.

Basically, all you have to do is use your imagination.  Be creative.  Good luck.

Answer 3

Can you take her anywhere?

I'd take her to a park or the library?

Answer 4

ask the kid