How I keep my kids occupied at home & free blooming activity printables
Today I wanted to share with you a couple of ideas for keeping those kids at home occupied! Because at this point of this crazy year, with many of us still not knowing if kids will be back at school this September or not ( and if yes then for how long!?) I bet we are all out of ideas on occupying our children!
So today I wanted to share with you some activities and toys that have kept us sane lately and some free printable activities that I designed and that you can download and print at home for your kids! I have designed these printable activities that you can find at the end of the post ( I spy game, memory game & colouring pages) around the blooming theme that was the subject of our recent home activities!
So here are some activities and toys that have kept us sane lately:
1.Playing pastry chefs.
So first, let me show you my girl’s new favorite activity- sweet treat creations with Chocolate Pen! We received the Chocolate Pen as a blogger gift but it has quickly became a favorite in here since it mixes together two of my girls favourites- art and baking!
Basically it’s a pen that automatically loads chocolate and a melting tray kit that keeps colors melted and ready to go- and with the candy bars included it makes for a perfectly sweet activity! It’s kid friendly and easy to use, and with a bit of experience I believe we’ll be decorating cakes like real pastry chefs soon! We even made some homemade chocolates with it and let me tell you, they where so yummy!
How you too can play pastry chefs at home:
- Get kids dressed in matching chef hats ( you can make them from paper)and some aprons.
- Bake simple cookies and decorate them with Chocolate Pen or melted chocolate and some colorful sprinkles.
- Set up playdough pastry chef station for younger kids.
- Make homemade chocolates in silicone ice cube molds with melted white chocolate and food colouring.
- Ask your kids to draw their imaginary pastry creations .
2.Playing imaginary games
I really believe in imaginary play and toys that encourage imagination and all sorts of make believe. And the toys that have saved my sanity lately and kept my girls occupied for days are both cute, encourage imaginary play and creativity! They are called Blume dolls and they are my kids new absolute favourite! They have also inspired me to design the printable activities for you!
Now, since an image is worth a thousand words I have this little video of the Blume Rainbow Sparkle Surprise experience- because I can tell you that the dolls really bloom when you first water them up , but would you believe me if you wouldn’t see it?
These dolls are both cute, have removable colorful and squishy hair and lot’s of accessories; and their packaging can be reused for flower planting and crafting!
I also love the different skin tones of both Blume dolls and Blume babies!
We even got one that was all white and Rose could make her hair exactly as she wanted! Next on our activity list is planting flowers in their pots, but that will have to wait for our new house!
3. Crafting and drawing
So these new Blume dolls that girls have received have inspired me to design a set of printable activities for them and for you: the I spy game a memory game , and some colouring /drawing pages all inspired by blooming, flowers and summer fun!
When I printed these out for my girls they where occupied all morning long and so excited!
For the memory game simply glue the printed sheet on a darker piece of paper ( so kids can’t see the images through) and then cut it out and play!
You can download your printable activities here!
I hope these activities and ideas can help you have more fun at home these days – and while this year haven’t been the easiest, we are all in this together, it will pass, and our kids will hopefully remember this time as the months of family time at home most of all!
Disclosure- While the Blume dolls and Chocolate Pen where gifted to me and my girls all opinions and enthusiasm remains completely our own!