2023 Author: Anita Thornton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-05-22 03:30
That's it, your child no longer wants to go to traditional day camps, but he's still too young to work. What will he be doing this summer?
We can't determine at what age this change takes place, but one fine day, your child no longer wants to go play at camp. He no longer wants to ride a bike either, he no longer has any ideas for activities, he is afraid of ridicule and he clearly wants to step up. Since you don't particularly want to see him lying on the sofa complaining that he has nothing to do all summer, here are some ideas that will keep him occupied while allowing him to have a good time. holiday.
Despite your best efforts and his complexion worthy of the Cullen family in Twilight, he adamantly refuses to go outside. He prefers the comfort of your home and he begs you to let him manage his time as he wishes. If your child is more of a homebody, suggest babysitting lessons, housework, and ask them to play arts or sports they already know.
Savvy Guardian Course
Babysitters courses have several benefits. First, they allow your child to learn the basic rules of care and safety forcaring for a young child. Thus, he can keep from time to time to earn some pocket money or to help your loved ones. These courses also give him good reflexes in the event of a domestic accident and reassure you when the time comes to leave him alone at home. This course lasts only eight hours and it is a tool that will serve him for a long time.
A light schedule
Just because he's spending the day at home doesn't mean he has to do absolutely nothing. In order to stretch him a little, give him a few tasks to do at several times of the day such as emptying the dishwasher, dusting, walking the dog, picking apples, mowing the lawn, planting flowers… In addition to doing it keep moving, it will give him the bit of sun he needs to get his daily dose of vitamin D. And if he grumbles a little about the tasks to be accomplished, it may give him some ideas for less restrictive activities !
Practice
If your child is enrolled in a guitar, piano, painting, singing, pottery, or dance class, encourage them to practice during the day. If he practices a little every day, he will have gained a lot of experience by the end of the summer.
If, on the contrary, your child is very active or if he needs more supervision, send him to a camp that corresponds to his age group. Several very interesting thematic camps are offered to teenagers and will make them spend an extraordinary summer.
Sports Camps
Sport is always appropriate, regardless of age. Of course, some sports are more motivating than others, but many sports centers offer “adrenaline” camps that amaze teenagers who come home exhausted. Other types of sports camps may be offered in your area such as horseback riding, windsurfing, sailing or hang gliding camps. Some more advanced courses such as diving and mountain biking are now available to your children.
Circus School
The circus school is often very popular with young people who learn unusual disciplines and find a less traditional theatrical experience. Several circus schools offer summer camps across the province.
Other very interesting camps may be more suitable for your child. Community gardens, theater camps, camping, wilderness survival, kayaking and rock climbing also exist. Offer him several options, you will end up finding something that really interests him. It's even possible that this teenager who seemed so unmotivated in the spring will end the summer with a ton of stories to tell and new passions!
Other Bulk Ideas
- Garden. Give him the responsibility of looking after a few plants, whether they are flowers or vegetables. Watering and weeding on a daily basis will give him both a responsibility and askill, that of the green thumb! Add to the experience by offering him to make a herbarium from the plants he will encounter during his summer.
- Pictures. Digital cameras are so affordable now that even young people can have one. Suggest that he create a photo-story (stories told in several photos) that he can invent and lay out on gray days. Who knows, maybe he has the fiber of a director?
- Seek and find. Inspired by the game that many play in the car to pass the time, this idea consists of offering them the opportunity to “find” objects in their environment, ideally outside to let them enjoy the sun a little! For example, ask him to find a rock with a particular shape, a 4-leaf clover, a flower of a specific color, etc. You can also ask him to photograph more cumbersome objects that you do not want him to bring home: road signs, house addresses with a specific sequence of numbers, a stray cat, etc.
