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summer daycare activities
I run an in-home daycare. I have 7 children (1 is my own). Yes, I know that I am crazy :) Being summertime, I am having a difficult time finding activities to fill the day. I have structure, but I would really like to replace some of that "tv time" with things we can do together. I have two different age groups, and they tend to split up...so that's good news. I can do things with the babies while the big kids are playing and vice versa. I have all boys, ages 2, 3 and 14 months. The bigger boys are 6, 8 and 8. I also have a baby girl who is 8 months...don't need ideas for her, but I thought I would throw her in the mix! I am looking for inexpensive ideas. The typical coloring and fingerpainting just isn't cutting it anymore! Any suggestions?? Thanks!
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I know taking my kids outside to play helps me a lot. It also helps them get rid of some extra energy. Having them help sort toys or clean might be a good idea, too. It just depends on the level and temperment of each child. I personally think that is too many kids for one person. If you can't grab them all in the case of a fire, it's too many. Just my rule of thumb. Good luck.
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They're party games, but they could work with the kids you babysit lol. You could also go to the park, have a water balloon toss, or have a little water park thing. If you have a slide, put the hose to it, so it's like a water slide. And then you could get one of those blow up pools, that are like $60, and maybe a little baby one for the little ones. You could also get a slip n slide. Ummm...that's about all I could think of. Try google, or go to target or something in the toys section, and that should give you some more ideas. hope i helped =)
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Try to get the big kids to help the little kids.
I found out some things that are cheap:
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All fall under Ages 3-5
Try to have themes such as:
Power rangers day
care bears day
ETC.
I have raffles for the toys that are old
Play games all together like 7 up.
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For the older kids, do the parachute. when you hold up a circular sheet and make it float in the air and the kids run under it and have so much fun.
Or maybe one of those big plastic castles playhouses. fairly cheep. keeps them amused. and lets them be creative.
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I read the site and its pretty much any activitie around there. And theres activities n there for even the 8 month old and up to the age 9.
good luck
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well since its summertime, i suggest you take them 2 the pool, that or you can take them 2 the park.
hope i helped :)
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you could go to walmart and get a slip n slide for the older kids! or you could play hide n seek!! ok so sorry im not that much help, but those are all the ideas i have right now!!
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well i teach preschool and one of the best things i can recommend is we have themes.
well its not really themes but we have a book everyweek as our theme and we base most of our activities off of that.
Usually the book has a good meaning to it too examples- sharing, love etc
but within alot of books you can find many activities
like forinstance one week we did the book twiddle bugs (sesame street)
and we did "hide" the twiddle bug and put a music player and made them listen and try to find the bug (ages 3-5)
i would maybe check out your local library.. there alot of preschool book loaded with things to do (and trust me our preschool budget is prob lower than yours. we run it through our highschool and tutition is only like $60 a kid per year)
also maybe you can make "goop" with your older kids. its corn starch, water and some chemical that starts with a b (i think its borox something) and they can make their own putty. also their are different recipes with glue and what not to make similar things.
and what about grabbing a friend and a field trip to a pool? i would guess the big kids are old enough to handle themselves with light supervision and you and your friend could deal with the younger ones in a wading pool
also what about trips to the park, zoo etc.
i addition kids love the outdoors. get some sidewalk chalk and let them run free in the yard or a local park
even check if your local paper and maybe you can find one of those kiddie jungle gyms for like 20 bucks and go to the local dollar store and get some ball and water guns and stuff
if you need more help just ask i hope to run my own daycare one day!
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