30 fab ideas for stay-at-home fun

Whatever age your child is, there’s always stuff you can do to pep up in these home-bound times! We bring you some ideas to get you started.

Feeling egloomy even though it’s bright and shiny outside? With COVID restrictions seemingly coming into full force yet again, you’re almost completely home-bound now. And while that may seem daunting, there’s no reason good enough to not make the most of it. Your little devil won’t get to enjoy her daily playtime running around in the park, you will have to face the challenge of keeping her entertained inside. But, she’s a child and for her, the fun and adventure can never stop. Here’s a big list of activity ideas that you can orchestrate indoors…

6-12 months

SENSORY BATH

Why should just elders have all the water fun? A sensory bath-tub is the perfect idea to make your infant have some fun in the water. All you need is a bath-tub, objects of various textures, shapes, and sizes, and an inquisitive baby. Put a rubber ducky, a few plastic straws, a colorful handkerchief, a wooden toy, etc, into the tub and let your baby explore this watery treasure hunt.

ZIPLOCK PAINTING

She might be too young to paint but with the ziplock paint trick, age is no bar and no mess either! “Take a big zip-lock bag and squirt in three different colored paints into it. Now, seal the bag with scotch tape without blending the paint. Place it on the floor and handover a brush to your baby and see him/her creating fun patterns without any mess,” suggests Delhi-based Aarti Ahluwalia, mum to two girls.

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