Project ideas needed please

[sherrardk]

Desperately racking my brain for a project for my nearly six year old daughter to do over the next couple of weeks. She is hopeless at entertaining herself and can't spend the next four weeks twirling round in circles (which is her current favourite past-time). Any ideas greatfully received. Thanks.

[hc4361]

Papier mache dinosaur made with balloons, newspaper, glue and paint

[boxtops]

Count the number of different insects and creepy-crawlies in the garden, and draw pics of them in a book with a little description.

[bednobs]

ah, i long for the days when twirling round in circles could keep you occupied for hours :)
What about a jigsaw, or a complicated ds game?

[anneasquith]

bake cakes, help with preparing dinner , wash her dolls clothes, plant some seeds in pots/garden,

[redcrx]

how about a diary? if her writing isnt good then sticking drawings, photos and pictures from days out leaflets in a big colourful scrapbook may be a fun way to spend some time

[Mamyalynne]

I agree with scrapbooking or even making her own greetings cards, then she can send them to friends and family.

[sherrardk]

Thanks all, brilliant ideas. Never had this problem with her older brothers and thing 1 and thing 2 could amuse themselves in an empty room. She must have 'middle child' syndrom (bless her).

[B00]

Old, too small (for her) jumper, and wall stapler.

1- get child to put on small jumper
2- tell child to climb on a box strategically placed next to wall.
3- staple jumper arms (note, not through limbs- social services get a bit sniffy) to wall.
4- remove box
5- Bog off shopping for a few hours, safe in the knowledge that your child will be safe, in the same place you left it and your house intact when you return several hours later.

(in case you're wondering- the too small jumper is so they can't wriggle out of it in your absence)


*disclaimer- no I don't really advocate this, and yes, it's a joke, before folk start looking for there torches to burn down my house.

[redcrx]

oh dont say its a joke, B00, ive started looking down the clothes pile trying to find some clothes my two have grown out of :(

[Craftypig]

Grow watercress!!

[B00]

;-)

[sherrardk]

I've found the wall stapler ... Oh, you were joking? Bugger, I will have to put the stapler away now.

[argorstran]

At this time of year , looking for butterflies and other insect/wildlife in the garden might keep her busy .

[Maydup]

Decorate an egg box with paint, sequins, tissue paper or anything else she can find. Then seek little bits of treasure to keep in it such as beads, pebbles, pennies or whatever takes her fancy.

[annie0000]

Make a dolls bed from a shoe box. take the lid off and turn the box open side down, then you glue the lid on one end (slot the box inside the lip of the lid - so it kind of makes a head board - decorate it with material and tissue paper and lace and cut blankets from old material - she could even make duvets if you show her some simple sewing. it fits a Barbi size doll if its an adult size shoebox

[mumstheword1]

What about a dolls house? Done this with my daughter when she was around that age. Get different shoes boxes lids to one side turn on the side to make like a room and decorate different ones for different rooms. You can used old carper or materials to do it. then use lids and stuff fom around house like loo rolls match boxes etc. Or just out pictures from magazine to decorate then glue rooms together or just have a bungalow