Indoor Activities for Kids That Will Never Be Boring

Dubai is amongst the worst hit when it comes to summers, and the hotter the weather gets, the more you seek resort at home. The household naturally falls victim to the “I’m bored blues”. Kids feel that their only resort to the summers is being glued to the idiot box, but it is not true.

Constant watching of movies and television can suck away originality, energy, and the innocence of the kids. Kids can do a lot of thing that can keep them busy. Let their creativity and imagination flow, and see the wondrous activities that come out of it. Some of the activities your kids can be involved in are given below:

1.    Read a book: “Books are your best friends.” This is what my grandma taught me and I believe it stands true even today. Either read a book together, or simply let your little one pull a book off their choice.

2.    Get busy with home chores: Children are inquisitive by nature. They love putting their hand in anything and everything. Why not make the best use of it? It will be an ideal indoor activity for your kid. For instance, they can do some dusting, washing of plates, etc.

3.    Collage and craft: You can treat Origami as one of the ideal summer indoor games. Kids can be kept busy for hours together. Give them sheets of paper, some colours, some pictures, and they can put up a beautiful collage. They can even be taught some basic origami and then leave them to experiment some more new crafts.

4.    Play treasure hunt: Consider some odd spots around your house, or place some treasures in different rooms and on shelves and ask your little one to find it. You could help by making a list of all the objects you have hidden. This will help them read better and learn about new items.

5.    Make a pillow house: Use as many pillows as you want and make a house out of it. You can even make use of newspapers. It is a complete makeover for your house, a series of secret passageways and snuggly corners, just the thing for those summer days!

4 Fun Summer Learning Activities for Your Tot

Every year, during summer season, almost every parent and teacher wonders, “What activities to enrol children in to keep them busy and active?” We’ve tried out camps and vacations, but is there anything new and more creative? Well, the smart choice would be enrolling your little one in summer workshops or involving them in summer activities.

Read all about them, in the following paragraphs, for some fun outdoor activities that would be ideal in beating the boredom blues.

1.    Let them do some art work: Drawing is the one thing that can calm even the naughtiest child. Give the children a chance to play with colours. If you feel they are bored with colours, let them try their hand at clay modelling or collages.

2.    Play an indoor activity: Summer is the time when all of us just want to break free and simply relax at home. Children are no different. However, you don’t want them to end up with the idiot box. Thus, play an indoor game. Kids love adventure and playing treasure hunt is an ideal option. It is the ultimate summer learning activity. It helps preschoolers learn new items and may help them learn their spellings too. You can hide coins, candies, food items, etc.

3.    Let them cook: Little kids are the most inquisitive people around. They are enthusiastic about anything and everything. Include them in the cooking process. Bake cakes and cookies, prepare pasta, pizza etc. It may get messy, but what’s a kiddy activity if it involves being all neat and tidy?

4.    Get them grooving: Kids love being busy. They are eager to try out new things every day. They absolutely despise being bored. Get them enrolled for dance classes. There are several options like jazz, salsa, jive, contemporary, hip hop, street funk, etc.
The above mentioned workshops and activities are sure to help children to discover new aspects to their personalities and are great learning tools too.

So, wait no more, get started!

Ramadan: Helping You Form a New Routine for You and Your Little One

 

The descrying of the crescent moon has been an indication of the start of Ramadan for over 1400 years and continues to do so for Muslims all over the world. During Ramadan, there are many things one does so as to increase the strength of faith, keep healthy, and takes out time to take part in various community activities.

After all, it is the time when you turn to the Almighty; you offer prayers, you fast, you sacrifice and embrace spirituality. And with all the changes it also means a change of pace for everyone especially your tot.

Take things easy. Don’t rush into doing things. However, teach your child to pray. Ask him or her to make his own little prayer. Ask the Lord for His blessings, repent and ask for forgiveness for your faults, seek guidance for life decisions, ask for mercy, and there is so much more. Prayers need not be in a specific language, it can be any language, as long as it is in your own words and from the heart.

Ramadan only comes once in a year; thus, make the most of it, as you never know which one would be the last one.

God bless one and all!

The Perfect Nursery For Your Tot

We want the best for our children and best things don’t come when we are in a rush. Likewise, when looking out for a nursery, you cannot make a haphazard decision and regret it later. There are some excellent nurseries in Dubai, but you need to have some research done and some advice taken before you send your little one away from home.

Your first and foremost step in choosing preschool education is the nursery that will assist your child to succeed, grow and develop – physically, socially, and emotionally. Kensington nursery is ideal for your preschooler because it helps in enhancing social skills and aids in developing the interaction with others. And all this can be done without having to rely on a formal pre-school setting. It makes children independent in the early years, thus, helping them in coping up things faster than the ones who don’t attend nursery school. After all, a well thought-out process is the one that has a good combination of learning with fun. Additionally, the settings are as diverse and colourful as the children. While some children may bloom in a busy and focused settings, there are some that will have a preference for unruffled and structured environment. At Kensington nursery we firmly believe that the children should be free to walk around, discover, experiment and lead their learning whilst keeping them disciplined with a fixed routine and set of rules.

The reason we stand apart from all other nurseries in Dubai is because we make sure that we work and listen to your children at all times. This way,  we develop your child’s confidence and self-belief. Simultaneously, we encourage good behaviour and teamwork by helping to develop an attentiveness of, and compassion to, others as well as their feelings. This way, we take care of their personal, social as well as emotional needs of your children.

Finding and registering with an ideal nursery can be overwhelming for new and expecting moms, but a little bit of planning and knowledge can go a long way in finding one. So, waste no time and visit us today!