Hobbies And Interests
Clean Up Game
Playing the clean up game is a way for the babysitter to keep the play area tidy. Parents will also appreciate the babysitter making chores fun for the children. At the end of the evening, get a basket and challenge the child to see how many toys she can pick up by the count of five. If she cannot pick all the toys up, increase the count to 10 until the area is neat. Instead of counting, you can also play music. Once the music ends, all toys should be picked up.
Newspaper Dress Up
Newspaper dress up uses the child's imagination to create outfits from newspapers. Let the child choose a character to portray such as a princess or pirate. The child will then design an outfit that the character would wear, completely from newspapers. Cut and fold sections of newspaper to form the outfits. The newspapers will not look exactly like the clothing, but will be fun and creative to make.
Concentration
Concentration is a learning game that helps to reinforce skills that a child has learned. It is a stimulating and challenging game where the child has to pay close attention to find pairs of matching cards.There are many types of concentration games such as alphabet, colors or just matching pictures. Concentration helps build a child's thinking and memorization skills.
Obstacle Course
Building an obstacle course throughout the house will give the child the chance to exert some energy while not getting into trouble. Find objects for the child to climb over, under and through like hula hoops, small tables or boxes. Use a timer and challenge the child to beat his time.
Hide and Seek
Hide and seek is a popular game that is easy to play with one child. The child likes to outsmart the adult. When playing, you may want to set parameters where he cannot hide, like outside or in the parent's room. Even if you know where the child is hiding, pretend that you do not to make the game more amusing and adventurous for the child.