Hi all
I'm guessing I'm not alone in feeling at my wit's end with lockdown boredom... the year has been way less social than my son has needed and I have seen him really quite understimulated. We've recently put him into his childminder 3 days a week to give him the opportunity to settle in his little community better (he often dislikes being near kids in the playground unless I coax or support him), but the other 2 days of the week I just often feel lost knowing what to do with him to provide adequate learning opportunities through play. He has cars, a wobbel board, a farm, he joins me to wash up, clean sinks, cut veg, make pizza, bake, play playdough / kinetic sand, scribbles with chalk/pencils, walks, playground, we get the paints out and have done a print session with the paint, we role play kitchen, we have made dens, we bounce on the bed, he has a puzzle, magnetic letters and numbers, lots of books, we play chase and hide and seek.. but maaaaan am I bored and too often he says 'want new toys'! Grrr. I've succumbed to a bit of telly every other day... does anyone have any other suggestions of what to do with a child this age?! Am I massively missing something in his repertoire of activities? In terms of his development, he has very good fine and gross motor skills, he's fully potty trained and speaks in sentences of around 8 or 9 words but he's not hugely comfortable around other kids yet, preferring the company of adults. THANK YOU!