For many parents, the weekend is seen as a tricky task. It’s the time of the week where your kids are home from school and will be stuck in the house all day. This means it’s very easy for them to get bored and become grouchy. No parent wants to deal with this! So, I’ve got three tips that will keep your kids entertained on the weekend:
Invite Their Friends Over
One way to ensure your kids are entertained is to invite their friends over to play! Weekends can get boring for a child if they don’t get to spend any time with their friends. Invite a couple over to play and have lunch on Saturday. You could arrange some cool games for them to play, or just let them play by themselves. Either way, your child will be having lots of fun! If you’re up for it, you could even arrange a sleepover! Kids absolutely love sleepovers, and it's a sure-fire way to make sure they’re entertained over the weekend.
Go On A Weekend Trip
If you’re looking to have some fun with your kids, then a weekend trip is a brilliant idea. I can guarantee it will keep them entertained throughout the whole two days. There are a couple of trips you can go on. You could go for a nice relaxing trip, or you could go on an adventure! There are plenty of family adventure ideas out there that will be great fun to do on the weekend. You could go to an adventure park and spend two days having fun and getting messy in the mud. Or, you could go camping and try and come up with your own adventure. Of course, as I mentioned, you could just take a relaxing trip if adventure isn’t your thing. There are plenty of nice seaside towns that will make a lovely change of pace at the weekend. Going away anywhere is an excellent way to keep your kids entertained, they love a little trip!
Build A Den With Them
The weekend presents you with the perfect opportunity to spend a bit more time with your kids. You can do things that you wouldn’t normally be able to do. One of those things is having the time to sit down and play with them. You can take part in all their great imagination games. Or, you can help them create a super awesome den that’s amazing and will make all other kids jealous! Kids love to create dens and forts with pillows and bedsheets. If you want to take up some time on the weekend, and stop them from getting bored, why not help them build one? To be honest, it’s actually quite fun! After you’ve finished, you can crawl inside and play with them in their new den. A word of warning, don’t get too attached to the den you helped create. It will probably be around for the weekend and then get torn down on Monday. Kids tend to move on to bigger and better things very quickly!
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One way to ensure your kids are entertained is to invite their friends over to play! Weekends can get boring for a child if they don’t get to spend any time with their friends. Invite a couple over to play and have lunch on Saturday. You could arrange some cool games for them to play, or just let them play by themselves. Either way, your child will be having lots of fun! If you’re up for it, you could even arrange a sleepover! Kids absolutely love sleepovers, and it's a sure-fire way to make sure they’re entertained over the weekend.
Go On A Weekend Trip
If you’re looking to have some fun with your kids, then a weekend trip is a brilliant idea. I can guarantee it will keep them entertained throughout the whole two days. There are a couple of trips you can go on. You could go for a nice relaxing trip, or you could go on an adventure! There are plenty of family adventure ideas out there that will be great fun to do on the weekend. You could go to an adventure park and spend two days having fun and getting messy in the mud. Or, you could go camping and try and come up with your own adventure. Of course, as I mentioned, you could just take a relaxing trip if adventure isn’t your thing. There are plenty of nice seaside towns that will make a lovely change of pace at the weekend. Going away anywhere is an excellent way to keep your kids entertained, they love a little trip!
Build A Den With Them
The weekend presents you with the perfect opportunity to spend a bit more time with your kids. You can do things that you wouldn’t normally be able to do. One of those things is having the time to sit down and play with them. You can take part in all their great imagination games. Or, you can help them create a super awesome den that’s amazing and will make all other kids jealous! Kids love to create dens and forts with pillows and bedsheets. If you want to take up some time on the weekend, and stop them from getting bored, why not help them build one? To be honest, it’s actually quite fun! After you’ve finished, you can crawl inside and play with them in their new den. A word of warning, don’t get too attached to the den you helped create. It will probably be around for the weekend and then get torn down on Monday. Kids tend to move on to bigger and better things very quickly!
Thanks for reading Mother Distracted. I really appreciate your support and I'd love it if you could share this post across social media. If you’re new to Mother Distracted, why not join me on the Mother Distracted Facebook page, tweet me on @lindahobbis or follow me on Instagram.
For loads more parenting advice, just visit the parenting section of my blog.
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