Ideas to entertain 6 year old when heavily pregnant?

[Hungryfrogs23]

So it is the school Easter holidays and I am heavily pregnant in a high risk pregnancy. Due to SPD, a blood disorder (causing very low blood pressure drops) and my general enormous size, I am not as mobile as usual by quite some margin. Normally, we are quite a busy and active family, we like long walks, canoeing, general sports and outdoorsy things. But these are just not possible for me at the moment. Basic bending, making meals etc is a real effort and I get very dizzy too.

Anyway, for the next 2 weeks I have my 6 year old DD at home for Easter which is lovely :) But also a challenge to find ways to spend time with her which don't require much movement/bending/sitting on the floor/ sitting in one position too long etc.
So far I have lego, crafting/playdough, colouring, sticker books etc. Oh and she loves "hairdressers" (basically I sit still and she soaks my hair with a spray bottle and puts a bizarre array of plaits (knots) and clips in my hair) But I was hoping the hive mind might have some other genius ideas I haven't thought of to add to my list! I love being with her and want to have a nice time with her but obviously it has to be physically possible. My DH is going to try to make sure she gets out for exercise when he can once he finishes work, but he leaves the house at 7am and isn't back until 6pm usually, sometimes later, and we have no other family/childcare to rely on either. I have got a couple of special things planned for her like an Easter scavenger hunt etc for the weekends when DH can help more. It is so hard as I feel like I am putting myself under pressure to make it really special as it will be the last one just the two of us before she has a sibling.

I feel your pain,I have a 3 year old and am starting to find being entertaining for her a struggle! Some ideas for a 6 year old:

papier mache is sitting down and takes hours! Make a pinneta and she can have fun smashing it later in the day when your DP gets home.
3D jigsaw puzzle
Movies
board games like cludo

Some great ideas there, thank you! I love the pinata one :) Sorry you are in a similar boat! x

Have you got a garden for her to run round in while you sit and supervise? She could ‘paint’ fence panels with water or do chalk art on a patio.

Indoors, get her helping with the things you’ve got to do anyway, she can do the bending to our things in and out of the washing machine and be mummy’s helper.

Get some music videos on the telly and get her dancing (while you sit).

Can she help to make a teddy bears picnic for her toys?

Board games / puzzles / crafts all good too.

Plus, don’t feel guilty about just having a bit of quiet time / lazy days / screen time. Whatever gets you through. She will be fine. Every minute does not need to be amazing, just one or two nice activities a day is enough.

Playing “spa” might also work if she likes going your hair. Let her paint your toes, or put a face mask on you.

Bless you; I have a 5yr old boy and I've just had a baby. Half term and weekends while pregnant was hard!

We went swimming a few times, and cinema was a good bet as I could sit and close my eyes! We also played a lot of Mario kart and magnetic tiles!

Softplay, indoor trampolining, Ninja Warrior, climbing walls etc are your friend. Even better if you have an actual friend with a DC of a similar age. 2hrs of vigorous exercise whilst you sit and relax (provided you've mastered blocking out the ambient sounds of many small excited people), plus the added benefit of some adult conversation if you've managed to bring a friend. DC finishes their session suitably exercised and willing to go home to chill on the sofa in front of a movie.
The cheaper option is host a playdate. It sounds like more work, but I find I'm only bothered for lunch (and possibly a snack) when a friend is round.
The cinemas near us do a super cheap 'kids club' screening every morning throughout the holidays at about £2.75 a ticket. We take our own sweets/popcorn and water bottles to keep the cost down.

Secondly playdate with friend of same age. Godsend for me when I was expecting twins and was pretty immobile by the end. Lots of fun for DD and a rest for me! Then after lots of excitement she' d be in the right mood for some sedentary activities so we'd spend time snuggled up on the sofa reading together or doing a jigsaw/board game. Basically out-source the physical activity bit!

Does she like activity books? They are nice to do Sat out on a blanket if it's a nice day.

You can get writing books where t h3 too half of the page is plain paper and the bottom half is lined. Write a story together - take it in turns to write a page each. So you write one and she draws the picture, then the next page she writes and you do the illustration etc.

Can she sew? You can get very small cross stitch packs. Or you can get her to draw the design onto a plain bit of the fabric. That's hard though - my experience is that DD draws things that are flipping hard to sew!!

Interested in magic painting? Usborne do some very nice books for it. Nice alternative to colouring books.

A packet of balloons.

And don't feel you need to be entertaining her all the time. At six, she should be perfectly capable of entertaining herself at times with books, crafting, toys, games. It will allow space for her to develop her imagination and creativity, too.

@TinyTeacher thanks - some fab ideas there!
Today we have done lots of lego which she's enjoyed. Found something on at a local theatre which I've got us tickets for too.
Playdate was planned for tomorrow but her little friend has woken up with raging conjunctivitis so it's been postponed 🙈

@ToBeOrNotToBee oooh good shout - I can play balloon tennis from the sofa and she LOVES it - gets her moving around too!

@TeaNbiscuits74 thanks for the ideas, she is a very keen dancer and would love to do a "dance show" for me. Figure we could extend it out by making tickets for the show, posters etc. Thanks!

@SkankingWombat trampolining has been something she's asked for for ages so I might brave this and try to wear her out.

@QuinnofHearts Mario kart takes me back to my student days - myself and DH played it LOADS when we were at university 🤣

I knew the hive mind would be far more creative and amazing than I'm feeling at the moment!