14 days at home is what the government decreed last Saturday as a containment measure against the coronavirus. There are many parents who climb the walls at the fact of thinking that their children must have been at home for about two weeks without being able to go out. Experts point out that although it is something difficult to cope with, it can be achieved with a lot of imagination and wanting to have a good time with the offspring.
Then we will talk about a series of activities that can help your children entertain themselves and know how to cope with quarantine in the best possible way.
Board games
Today's children belong to a generation that usually have fun with consoles or tablets, leaving aside other much more advisable forms of fun such as the famous board games. Quarantine is a good time to dust off the board games of your childhood and have a good time with the little ones in the house. Games as popular as Monopoly, Party or Trivial Pursuit are perfect when it comes to killing time and enjoying with the whole family.
Participate in chores
As the children are going to stay at home for a long time, what better way than to involve them in various household chores. You can help prepare the snack and make a homemade cake, set the table in a decorative way, etc ... The key is for them to have a good time while helping out with different tasks around the house.
Music stars
With a little music and some dancing, you can create a beautiful choreography that will help keep you entertained for a few hours a day. You can find something on Youtube that they like and help them do a dance that makes them feel like music stars.
Take out the artistic vein
During quarantine, you can also choose to bring out the artistic streak of the little ones in the house. There are many options: from letting them paint a picture, making a collage with photos you have of family or friends, writing a story or making a comic based on drawings. With a little imagination and with enthusiasm, everything is possible and you will surely have an entertaining time.
Cinema and popcorn
The big screen is always perfect when it comes to spending time with the family and being entertained. You can prepare a small cinema and enjoy a good family movie. Just put a few cushions on the floor, pop some popcorn, and turn off the lights. Once the movie is over, you can take advantage of it to have a relaxed and entertaining talk about the movie that you have all seen. It is a way of maintaining good communication with the children.
Tips for parents
Many parents are totally overwhelmed by the fact of having to be at home for about two weeks with their children. Parents must remain calm at all times and transmit it to the little ones in the house. It is not the end of the world and you can do hundreds of activities with your children without having to overwhelm yourself at all.
Staying home 24 hours a day with your children has positive aspects. It is perfect when it comes to strengthening family ties and becoming intimate with your own children. On many occasions, work and the standard of living mean that families do not have much time between them, something that does not favor the family nucleus itself.
We must make the most of the quarantine imposed by the authorities to spend as much time as possible with the family and being able to carry out various types of activities that help create a beautiful coexistence between parents and children and in this way strengthen the family bond.