As long as kids attend school, moms are okay as kids’ activity palettes are full. Where as summer put us through many innovations to get our kids occupied. I am sharing some of my hacks to keep my four-year-old son busy, giving me some time for myself.
A quick tip: Make a list of things your kids love to do. And you can follow that during the summer break. Also, make a new list that will give them new perspectives and ideas to finish that game.
10 summer activities for 4-year-olds
1. Pattern games
Homeschooling keeps Aanick occupied with some activities. We make a lot of letter puzzles, numbers, patterns, and drawing something on paper alone.
2. Make a sand tub or a sensory sand bin
We brought some sand and made a sand pit at home, where my son played with his construction vehicle toys.
3. Crafting with colour paper
Cut and paste shapes and numbers in order, and make a garden by cutting colour paper.
4. Play dough activity
My son loves play dough activities. Cars and animal rescue games, tracing the letters and numbers with clay is one game he likes a lot.
5. Domino games
We build some other shapes and knock them down. The most fun comes to Aanick when he helps bring the dominos on his dump truck, just like the construction site.
6. Make popsicles at home
Here summer comes, and we start making popsicles, led mainly by kids. Aanick helps his father or me to make a popsicle. But once put in the freezer, he checks at least ten times if it’s ready or not.
7. Water gun painting
Use some edible colours and put them in the water gun. Let the kid spray and paint.
8. Water gun fight with plants
Yes, water gun fight. Tell the kid to help you water the plant by spraying water on the plants.
9. Superhero role play:
Most of the time, we become superheroes wearing towel capes. Aanick(my son) loves Spiderman so often he becomes Spiderman. My husband becomes Batman. Weared combination right!
10. Make an ocean or a fishing sensory bin:
We fill up a small tub with water, and Aanick plays with his submarines, cars or any toy he likes. He uses his imagination to play in the water. Also uses his toys to fish it.
I hope these ideas would be helpful to you. I have teamed up with some friends who are bringing some awesome summer activity ideas on their blog. Checkout them out for more inspiration.
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Happy Summer!
The list of ideas you gave were so creative, especially water gun fight with the plant.
I love the idea of making an ocean! My almost two-year-old would have a blast with that activity!
These are awesome ideas for preschoolers! My son turns 4 this summer and I’m definitely going to add some of these to our summer fun!
Awesome ideas for 4 year olds..my son will love the Popsicle one the most
Homemade Popsicles are the best! You can tell by the picture that your little one loves them too!
My son loves water gun painting!! Sometimes, we just fill it up with normal water and let him “paint” the fence!
I love these ideas. Especially the water gun painting!
Definitely need to get on the sensory bin train! Lots of great new ideas for my toddler this summer!
Love these ideas for preschoolers especially the water gun painting! Great balance of learning through play to keep them engaged all summer long!
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