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Entertaining School-Age Children

Doing things with school-age children can be a lot of fun for both of you. You may have forgotten how much fun some of these activities are.

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Inside Activities

  • Play board games.
  • Play pencil-and-paper games like Tic-Tac-Toe.
  • Make up stories with words that rhyme.
  • Make up games like, “Name everything you can think of that begins with C.”
  • Play with crafts or activity books.
  • Play with Lego® blocks or other construction toys.

Outside Activities

  • Jump rope.
  • Play games like Mother May I, Red Light/Green Light, Simon Says, and Hokey-Pokey.
  • Play catch, basketball, soccer, or Frisbee®.

5 Things to Remember

  1. School-age children are able to do things alone.
  2. School-age children may challenge rules.
  3. School-age children are close to the sitter’s age.
  4. School-age children love active play.
  5. School-age children like coloring and crafts.

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