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I'm fourteen and I am babysitting an eight year old girl and 5 year old boy for the next three and a half weeks. My first day was today, and I was already running out of ideas, which scared me to death! Any recommendations?
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oh boy! there are a lot of things you can do with them, you can bring them out for ice-cream or make them an ice-cream sundae, have them bake something with you, play a board game, go to the park, play with a ball in the backyard, watch a movie, tell stories, go for a walk, sing songs they know and laugh together, do their hair and just mess around, dance and be weird ( so they laugh and you guys can bond), you can do a lot of things with them or maybe ask them or buy them something at the store and keep them accupied.
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I have two small children of my own... Kids love it if you get down on the floor and play with their toys with them,.... parents love it if you teach them things create flash cards with simple math problems or easy to read words on them... read stories let them help you make healthy snacks... my kids love it when we cut up fruits and veggies and then make faces on our plates before we eat them... have fun with them they are easy to entertain but remember they also have a short attention span
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crafts alwways works. read to them and mix in education aspects into the play. play math games and vocab tests. for example play a game cal "eraser" with flash cards and however wins gets prizes. lame buut it works. and the parents will love it
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Look for activities online. Have the children read books so they can practice. Play their favorite games. Teach them new games. Play with them outside. Have them find a bug and tell them about it. Play with them.
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Well do what I do. Have the children write down a bunch of their favorite games and you do the same. Put them in a hat and draw it at random. Makes things fun. Have the kids draw the game from the hat. This way they dont fight over the games chosen.
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You are really thinking way to much on this. This should be fun for you because they are children they like to play outside and they like when their baby sitter plays with them. kick ball, any kind of ball mostly outside stuff. movies etc just about everything.
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Children like to have fun, They like activities.
Paint, Movie time, Park, Tag, Hide N Seek, Chalk on the drive way things that kids like to do.
Also you don't have to keep them entertained every second of the day, Watching children is a huge job and you should take breaks. On this time pop in a movie for them and sit on the couch and relax. Also, Make some popcorn, Kids love popcorn. Just play with them and have fun.
Is there a beach nearby?.....You could collect some shells take them home and paint them or hell just take a bucket and get a few good size rocks and paint them instead. Be creative
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Keep in mind that you don't have to keep them entertained every second of the day. You just have to keep them safe and fed. But planning a few activities helps the day go faster, so I'll give you a few things I used to do when I babysat at your age:
1)Scavenger hunt - place objects (anything you want, balls, painted rocks, candy, be creative) around the house and make a list of clues to where they are and have the kids search for them. Give a prize to the winner, or both if you want.
2)Go for a walk and make a map of the neighborhood. Take pictures of landmarks or houses or special trees and print them out and paste them to the map.
3)If you have a phone or camera take video of the kids reading stories, then email or text video to mom and dad
4)card games - give each child the chance to pick what game they want to play. Look on internet for rules and ideas of new card games to play
5)make artwork - you can just use crayons or markers or if you have the stuff use paints or look online for ideas. Everybody make a special picture, a work of art. Then make picture frames from old cardboard boxes or cereal boxes. put picture in frame and give to mom and dad when they get home.
6)hide and seek
7)movie day - bring a special movie and pop some popcorn and enjoy a special show together
8)water balloons - water balloon kits are super cheap and you can get them at any store like Walgreens or CVS or Walmart (some are no more than $2) Fill them up and have a water balloon fight!
9)take a walk around the neighborhood and play I Spy
These are just a few ideas, but keep asking around to your friends and family for ideas. And don't forget, no matter what you decided to do, its always good to build in a little quiet time during the day. It will give both you and the kids a little rest. So pick a time of the day that you set aside 20 minutes to an hour for reading time/quiet play time. This is a time for everyone to relax and give their bodies and brains a rest. Good luck and have fun!
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