{"id":250,"date":"2020-03-27T06:08:29","date_gmt":"2020-03-27T06:08:29","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/?p=250"},"modified":"2021-01-26T08:58:42","modified_gmt":"2021-01-26T08:58:42","slug":"activity-list-for-lockdown","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/pt\/2020\/03\/27\/activity-list-for-lockdown\/","title":{"rendered":"Activity list for Lockdown"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"wp-block-image is-style-circle-mask\"><figure class=\"aligncenter size-large is-resized\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games-1024x683.jpg?resize=438%2C291\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-326\" width=\"438\" height=\"291\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games.jpg?resize=1024%2C683&amp;ssl=1 1024w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games.jpg?resize=300%2C200&amp;ssl=1 300w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games.jpg?resize=768%2C512&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games.jpg?resize=1536%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 1536w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games.jpg?resize=600%2C400&amp;ssl=1 600w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games.jpg?resize=750%2C500&amp;ssl=1 750w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.practicalparenting.co.za\/wp-content\/uploads\/2020\/03\/games.jpg?w=1920&amp;ssl=1 1920w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 438px) 100vw, 438px\" \/><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>When we&#8217;re confined to our homes (both big and small) it becomes increasingly important as time goes by, to keep active and healthy.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This is a list of suggestions for activities to keep you and your family busy throughout lockdown, providing entertainment and keeping you all active.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy, and please share some other activities you may want to share with us.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Reading<\/strong><br>Encourage your older children to read a book. For the smaller children, set aside time every day to read them a story. This not only stimulates their imagination but also increases their vocabulary and spelling skills.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Each member in the family gets to &#8220;Rule the day&#8221; (i.e. decides what to do with the whole family or the siblings).<\/strong><br>This activity encourages empathy (through learning to accommodate and respect other peoples&#8217; interests), as each family member will take turns sharing one of their own interests with the rest of the family. <br>For example: if someone likes to cook or bake, the &#8220;chef&#8221; then gives instructions for others to make lunch\/dinner. This teaches leadership skills as well as teamwork and respect. Then the next time, someone else in the family gets to &#8220;Rule the day!&#8221;.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Camp out in the living room or in your garden<\/strong><br>Each one has a task that they are in charge of. This helps with working as a team. The camping also allows for a difference in the home set-up and not have a mundane daily routine.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>FaceTime or VideoCall friends and family<\/strong><br>Make sure you still keep in touch with the outside world.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Learn something new<\/strong><br>Find something that you\u2019ve always wanted to do or to learn. Now with YouTube and a multitude of online learning platforms, there is no excuse not to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"learn how to play piano (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.flowkey.com\/en\" target=\"_blank\">learn how to play piano<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"how to knit (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.udemy.com\/course\/knitting101\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to knit<\/a>, how to make an <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Irish Stew (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.jamieoliver.com\/recipes\/beef-recipes\/beef-guinness-stew\/\" target=\"_blank\">Irish Stew<\/a>, <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.drumeo.com\/beat\/how-to-play-drums\/\" target=\"_blank\">bang those drums<\/a> and so much more. Want to learn to code? Kids go <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/scratch.mit.edu\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>, and adults go <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"here (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.codecademy.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">here<\/a>! Or learn with Future Learning <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/\" target=\"_blank\">https:\/\/www.futurelearn.com\/<\/a>. Learn 100% online with world class universities and industry experts. Develop hobbies, new skills and career-changing expertise with their flexible courses. In 2020, they offered Free Online Courses with Certifications!!! Go on be curious and explore.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Exercise<\/strong><br>Do a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=rrlq0FnXmhE\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Rumba (opens in a new tab)\">Rumba<\/a> or <a href=\"https:\/\/www.alomoves.com\/instructors\/dylanwerner?instructors=dylanwerner&amp;order=relevance&amp;\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Yoga (opens in a new tab)\">Yoga<\/a> class with the family. Try to keep healthy and release all that pent up energy.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Performance night:<\/strong><br>Always considered yourself a budding actor\/musician? <br>Each person can perform something in the evening after dinner, something they have been practising or learning during the week (in between their schoolwork), be it singing, reading a section in the book they want to share, playing an instrument, doing a dance, puppet show or mime, or a \u201chow to\u2026\u201d and teach others.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Games:<\/strong><br>Charades, board games, card games, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.happinessishomemade.net\/awesome-minute-to-win-it-games\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Minute to Win It (opens in a new tab)\">Minute to Win It<\/a>, Playstation\/ Xbox for the teens.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li><strong>Date Night\u2026\u2026.<\/strong><br>When all the children are finally in bed, get out the candles and chat over a glass of wine or Kahlua in candle-light and see what happens from there (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=4Kwh3R0YjuQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"nudge nudge, wink wink (opens in a new tab)\">nudge nudge, wink wink<\/a>).<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Sensory or Creative Arts Activities:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>Be it painting, drawing, colouring-in, building something, sensory play (sand-play, making slime, cutting and pasting, playdough)<\/li><li>Get outside into the garden, chase the dog; play french cricket; bounce on the trampoline or run around the garden, climb a tree. <\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Enjoy and keep active!<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>When we&#8217;re confined to our homes (both big and small) it becomes increasingly important as time goes by, to keep active and healthy. 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