DAY 8 #StayAtHome Journal
There are days, just like this one, when we don’t do countless activities, but they are beautiful and relaxing because they represent quality time together.
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DAY 7 #StayAtHome Journal
We started our day playing a school role game and learnt to draw various objects. Of course, I was the teacher and our girl was the student. We used chalk on a blackboard. Afterwards we played a Guess Who game, this time using our Lego Minifigures.
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DAY 6 #StayAtHome Journal
I love reading and I used to read stories to my daughter since she was very little. Now, at 5yo, she won’t sleep until we read our bedtime story. At noon we read a lovely book which I also warmly recommend: The Cat in the Hat by Dr. Seuss.
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DAY 5 #StayAtHome Journal
Daddy recently bought himself a Xiaomi Mi Robot Builder STEM Toy a few months ago. It has a 3-in-1 design that allows you to build a robot, a plane and a dinosaur. Although it’s a toy for ages 10 and up and the kids can learn how to program it through a series of tutorials on the Mi Robot Builder App, we thought it was a good idea to just use it as a building toy until our daughter gets older.
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DAY 4 #StayAtHome Journal
We started the day with a drawing, cutting and coloring activity. Our daughter asked me to draw a few cars inspired by our HotWheels car collection for her. She wanted to make a landscape with a road. We cut the drawn cars and our girl glued them on the road. The Hotwheels cars had to face the right direction.
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Create Your Own Family Fun: DIY Board Game for Kids of All Ages + Free Printable Template
Because our daughter got bored of all her board games – we thought about inventing a new, fun board game to play. We decided upon a board game with pawns and dice that includes fun tasks to solve. So, here goes today’s game…
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DAY 3 #StayAtHome Journal
Today we got up early. After our morning routine, we printed, cut and played a new game we found online: Catch a bug!. Later – because our daughter got bored of all her board games – we thought about inventing a new, fun board game to play.
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DIY Coding Game for Kids: Teach Coding Without a Computer and Have Fun Together
Looking for a fun and creative way to introduce coding concepts to your kids without the need for screens? Try a DIY coding game for kids! This game is simple, hands-on, and an exciting way to teach problem-solving and critical thinking. Plus, it’s a great way to spend quality time with your children while they learn something new.
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DAY 2 #StayAtHome Journal
Before noon, we came up with an idea for a new game. Because both Daddy and I work in IT, we thought about making a no-screen coding game for kids. Inspired by Code-a-Pillar, we tried to create a simple, yet entertaining educational game. We built it using a lot of water bottle caps.
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DAY 1 #StayAtHome Journal
As Daddy was busy with work and had a few conference calls during the day, we had to give him some space. Because a few days ago we reconditioned our old printer which has been sitting in the attic for a long time, we decided to start the day coloring. We printed a lot of coloring pages and made a coloring storybook by stapling some of them together.
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