Comments on: Activities for battling cabin fever https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/ Writer, Author, Speaker Wed, 24 Jun 2020 15:55:34 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-121342 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:33:17 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-121342 In reply to Lori C.

@Lori C – I think with art supplies I have to make my piece that they will be consumable type items, not ones that last for a long time. So yeah, all the paint will be brown pretty quickly.

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-121341 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:31:49 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-121341 In reply to Ruth.

@Ruth – we have a few of these we haven’t done yet that will probably come out as the month goes on. At the moment though I am enjoying my clean dining room table…

]]> By: Laura Vanderkam https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-121340 Fri, 10 Apr 2020 11:30:58 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-121340 In reply to Diane C..

@Diane C – I would love to get a little more group cleaning going on in this house!

]]> By: Kathleen https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-121063 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 12:07:34 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-121063 This may be a bit controversial, but for rainy days when the kids aren’t motivated to move, we give them access to my husband’s Oculus VR headsets. Some virtual reality games are really physical – you can end up sweaty! Vader Mortal (a Star Wars game where you train to be a Jedi) and The Climb (a rock climbing VR game) are current favorites.

]]> By: Gillian https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-121061 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 11:59:00 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-121061 Art supplies and bikes have been our big go-tos in recent weeks. Santa brought my kids a makerspace for Christmas and it has been a lifesaver during this time. It is well-stocked with pipecleaners, hot glue, all kids of paint, oil pastels, chalk pastels etc. There has also been all kinds of bike riding going on. As for my 12 year old he has been difficult to engage, but he will play a board game. We have been doing a lot of movie nights, not just as a whole family, but with different configurations–Mom/daughter (9), Dad and little boys (6/4), mom/dad and oldest (12). Then we can tailor the movie selection to the audience. We have also still done whole family movie and game nights.

]]> By: Katie Forrest https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-121014 Thu, 09 Apr 2020 09:36:37 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-121014 Hey Laura,

I’m waiting for my sidewalk chalks to arrive!

I love the cardboard playhouses that you build and then the kids colour or paint – they’re popular here. Just remember to bring them indoors before the rain arrives!

Katie

]]> By: gwinne https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-120881 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:55:19 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-120881 In reply to omdg.

Yeah. I bought exactly one thing for this purpose my last trip to Target. My next move is boxing up all the toys that aren’t played with to get rid of them, which will surely spike interest.

]]> By: Diane C. https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-120878 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 21:38:26 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-120878 My kids (8 and 3) found a kite in the back of the shed last week and they’ve been having an awesome time with it. We can’t really take it to the park, but they run around in the backyard and up and down the sidewalk, helping each other get it aloft. It’s really cute seeing them taking turns running and holding.
A fort building kit has also been popular with us. The older kids even get the six month old involved by building her rooms to lie in!
I’ve also been teaching the kids to “clean” together- the older one scrubs the toilet and the younger one runs around with a spray bottle and duster. They think it’s great fun.

]]> By: Helen https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-120860 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 20:38:44 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-120860 We used to make own scratch off paper stuff at school – using Crayola wax crayon put bands of colour onto a piece of paper , paint over the crayon with black paint. Wait to dry and then scratch off to make firework pictures etc!

]]> By: Ruth https://lauravanderkam.com/2020/04/activities-for-battling-cabin-fever/#comment-120834 Wed, 08 Apr 2020 18:54:48 +0000 https://lauravanderkam.com/?p=17613#comment-120834 Jigsaw puzzles!

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