Take a walk after dark. Give everyone a flashlight. Wear all white clothes so you “glow” in the dark.
- Collect rocks, leaves, sticks and flowers. Add bits of things from your “junk drawer” like bag ties, rubber bands, toothpicks and whatnot and. Make a collage.
- Take a walk after dark. Give everyone a flashlight. Wear all white clothes so you “glow” in the dark.
- Have a non-Easter-egg hunt using balls, Hot Wheels cars, plastic dinosaurs or large Legos. Take turns hiding and finding.
- Have a treasure hunt or a scavenger hunt all around the house or yard. Make each clue a guessing game. (“I’m in a cold place and there’s lots to eat all around me.”)
- Set up a beauty salon. Let the kids do hairstyles, paint fingernails, and put on make-up. Play dress up with your old clothes, hats and jewelry and put on a play.
- Make a homemade book. Think of a story together. Take photos to demonstrate the story. Print them and glue them on paper. Tape it together into a book. If it’s a nice day, make it a nature book – take close-up photos of flowers, bugs, leaves, etc. Or . . .make a home movie!
Elizabeth Pantley is a mother of four, grandmother, and author of the bestselling book, The No-Cry Sleep Solution plus 8 other books in the No-Cry Solution Series which helps Mums and Dads through all key stages of parenting. Visit her at nocrysolution.com
