While the kids are at home it is important to spend as much time with them as possible. Bond with them and show them they have a friend in you.

Here are a few ideas on how you can make their time at home worthwhile.

FAMILY FUN

While the kids are at home it is important to spend as much time with them as possible. Bond with them and show them they have a friend in you.

Here are a few ideas on how you can make their time at home worthwhile:

Indoor activities

The weekends are a great time to bond with family. There are several cost efficient things you can do with the kids for fun like make popcorn at home and watch a movie, have conversations over a meal, or even play board games. You might be surprised how much you enjoy each other’s company.

Outdoor activities

In this era of technology it can be so hard to unplug from all the gadgets and just be that is why we strongly recommend it. A great place to unwind is in parks i.e

• Karura,
• Arboretum,
• Uhuru park,
• Nairobi National Park
• City Park

You can decide to have a picnic. You can carry skipping ropes, hoola hoops and balls as there is ample space to play. Renting bikes and racing as a family is also a fun way to bond and teach your kids about healthy competition.

Malls have different activities that excite kids like

• Two rivers has a ride that allows you to have an aerial view of Nairobi.
• Village market has a bowling alley and the trampoline park.

When the gloomy weather clears up you can take them out for swimming. If not the zoo will equally bring them joy. You can visit

• Stedmak gardens in Karen
• Nairobi National Park
• Nairobi Animal Orphanage
• Snake park
• Nairobi museum

Home visits

Visiting family is always a good idea. Spare one of the weekends to take the kids upcountry to see their grandparents. They always have something to teach the kids and are usually so happy to spend time with them. If this is not possible host relatives for lunch. It is a good pass time and a good excuse for the kids to form lasting relationships with the extended family.

Chores

They say charity starts at home and what better way to teach your kids how to be responsible human beings than to have them participate in house chores regardless of whether you have help or not. Depending on their age you can allocate specific chores that they will be responsible for like clearing the table after dinner, cleaning shoes, clearing their play area by keeping away the toys or even taking out the trash. If they need some encouragement tie a chore to a reward.

Cooking

Teaching the kids how to prepare certain dishes is a good start to breeding a self-sufficient person. You can start as small as boiling an egg and making tea then gradually progress to more complex dishes like ugali and meat stew. For the younger kids involving them in kitchen activities like baking can be a good way to bond like greasing the baking trays, adding ingredients into the batter etc. make sure you proceed with caution because the kitchen can be a very dangerous place for a child.