10 popular kids play ideas in Australia

Any parent will at some point feel guilty for being too busy to spend enough time with their child. But it’s never too late for you to change your busy schedule, arrange more or less time for your child. Mellis Kids will suggest 10 activities to help you enjoy the moments with your children in the most exciting way, helping you stay at home with your children even for a whole week without getting bored!

Making crafts or painting

This is a creative and artistic activity that plays an important role in the child’s development later. Art activities with children also help parents relieve stress and forget the worries of daily life. Instead of traditional drawing with crayons or brushes, parents can encourage their children to be creative by giving them a theme, instructing them to draw pictures with vegetables, fingers, or tearing paper. instructions for children to make a simple handmade item for grandparents.

Crossing the city wall… pillow

This fun game will also make the holidays for you and your kids much more enjoyable. The space of four walls and pillows through the imagination of children can become an attractive playground. You can design the game as a way to overcome obstacles in the forest, use pillows as rocks, sofa cushions as hills, roll blankets into bridges, then place a small reward as a “treasure” at the top the other side of the aisle. Let the child overcome the obstacle to get the “treasure” and walk back. This game will develop your child’s motor skills and flexible reaction in all situations.

The game of crossing the wall into a pillow helps children develop more flexible motor skills and reactions

Handwritten letter

Do not think that when the family is apart, it is necessary to write a letter. The seemingly simple letter-writing game can be a bridge to help children express their feelings and share their secret thoughts with their parents. Not to mention, the practice of words to compile a complete letter also supports the development of the baby’s thinking and language ability. Try starting with a mailbox in the middle of the house, and make an appointment with your child to send and receive mail every day. Children can take their parents from one surprise to another with this simple game.

Let’s go to the kitchen together

The pink fire stove is not only the place where delicious dishes are born, but also a place to unite family members. The kitchen with dozens of rich ingredients is also a classroom full of new things for children to discover. Depending on the age, you can assign your child to do simple tasks in the kitchen such as choosing the menu, picking up vegetables, cleaning the table, arranging dishes. I’m sure you will look forward to the meal soon to enjoy the dishes that you have completed with your own hands.

Family affection will be stronger when cooking delicious dishes together

Solve puzzles

A quick quiz or a Sudoku print out is all you need to give your child a fun brainstorming session. New knowledge, seemingly dry numbers will become more receptive to children through this game. A leisurely morning, the whole family gathers together to solve puzzles that will surely make the children unable to take their eyes off.

Build lego

It is no coincidence that lego is classified as a simple game but helps to develop unlimited intelligence. Children just need to assemble the lego details and combine them into a complete model according to the available suggestions or create their own according to their rich imagination. This is a game that can help children develop fine skills for their hands, improve their ability to choose colors and shapes, and expand their imagination to build their own world. Lego can also be modified in many ways for parents and children to experience this exciting activity such as a quick lego match within a limited time, the highest lego stacking contest without falling over…

Read books

Books and stories are a rich source of knowledge for children to learn new things and nurture an emotional soul. Many studies show that at least 15 minutes of reading a day can help children develop language skills, improve thinking capacity and train intelligence. Spend some time together reading books and explaining to your child what they don’t understand, the lessons from the stories will help them get excited about this seemingly boring activity. Reading is also an ideal quiet time to strengthen the emotional bond with your child. Don’t forget to set up interesting “exercises” for your child after each story, each book, or ask them how they feel about the book to develop their thinking ability even more.

Reading helps to supplement knowledge, develop language ability, thinking and train intelligence

Treasure hunt

Treasure hunt, also known as “Island of hidden gold”, is a game that always attracts children of all ages. Playing this game is very simple, parents just need to hide a few new toys, packages of cakes or bags of candy around the house with hints for children to find out where to hide. 

In addition to instructing children to train their brain to solve puzzles, parents should teach children how to arrange things neatly to find hidden objects in the house. This is a “one-on-one” adventure with your child that any parent cannot ignore.

Watch movies

Instead of hours of watching YouTube comfortably without learning much, choose a complete children’s movie to watch with your child from start to finish. Cinema – the 7th art will be the destination that opens up the most genuine thoughts and feelings of family members. Watching movies is also a gentle leisure activity with children so that parents have time to relax and rest. Don’t forget to ask prompting questions to help your child explain the details in the movie if they don’t fully understand.

Filming TikTok with your kids

The TikTok network is becoming a trend among young people and is increasingly reaching more “young” users thanks to its youthful, vibrant and creative ability. Instead of becoming “backward” parents, why not join your children in this exciting world under the guidance of ensuring “fun and safe”. Songs and dances that are easy to imitate on Tiktok are vibrant games that bring family members closer together.

You can also let your child direct and shoot an amateur movie for the whole family. In addition to unleashing potential, this activity also empowers children to practice decision-making skills. And maybe this is the beginning of the first journey of a talented director in the future.

Now, turn off your phone and computer and invite your child to play any of the games that Mellis Kids has just suggested. Enjoy every moment with your child because these priceless moments will never come back when you are an adult.