8 Fun ideas to become your kids’ best friend
In the wondrous journey of parenthood, building a strong bond with your children is a cherished aspiration. Beyond the role of caregiver and guide, there lies an exciting path to becoming your kids’ ultimate confidant and best friend. From imaginative play to collaborative projects, together we’ll explore the terrain where parenting and friendship intertwine, making every moment a chance to nurture a connection that stands the test of time.
1. Build a refreshing pool
Things you’ll need :
- 4 folding camping tables
- A rope
- Tarpaulin
- A hose
How to do it:
- Put the tables vertically on the floor, making a square or rectangle qith them
- Tie them together with the rope
- Put the tarpaulin on the tables, covering the center and sides, to create a pool
- Fill the pool with water, using the hose
With this pool, you can enjoy a playful day with your kids, outdoors.
2. Teach them to easily tie their laces
- Tie a loose knot on each side
- Insert the lower part that was left loose on the right side, inside the knot on the left side
- Do the same with the other side
- Stretch the ends to tie the knot
This type of mooring can be moved. That way, your kids can loosen or tighten it by pulling on the knots or the ends.
3. Build a seesaw for your yard
Things you’ll need:
- An old car tire
- A wide wooden crosspiece
- A drill and screws
- Spray paint
- A hacksaw
How to build it:
- Cut the tire in half, using the hacksaw
- Paint one half of the tire with the spray paint
- Using the drill and screws, attach two wooden pieces to the crosspiece, perpendicularly. Distance between them should be the width of the tire.
- Insert the bottoms of the tire in the wooden pieces you just attached
- Secure the tire to the wooden piece with screws
Finally, flip the piece so that the tire is on the ground. You’ll have a nice and fun seesaw for your kids to have a blast.
4. Keep them safe
If you don’t have outlet plug covers, you can keep your kids away from the plugs, just placing a bandaid on the plug, to cover it.
5. Make bath time fun
Make bath time a lot more fun and safe, by keeping your baby’s toys close. Put a plastic basket with holes inside the bathtub when it’s full of water. Then, have your kid go inside the basket along with their toys inside.
6. Block pointy furniture
So that your children do not bump into the corners of tables or other furniture, you can use a 3D pen to cover those corners. Draw cute figures in the corners of your furniture to make them look pretty.
7. Clean sandbox toys
Clean the toys your kids use when they play in the sandbox, with the help of a laundry bag:
- Put all the toys inside the laundry bag
- Shake them very well until they have no more sand
8. Reusable board
Things you’ll need:
- A glass tray
- Papers with images to color
- Masking tape
How to do it
- Put a piece of masking tape on each side of the coloring paper
- Stick the paper facing down to the bottom of the tray
- Flip the tray with the bottom facing up
- Have your kids draw on the glass, with erasable markers