COVID 19 – HOW TO AMUSE THE KIDS

Be mindful, be creative and try to stay calm

Whilst at home protecting your kids from COVID-19’s harm

Teach them how to cook

And follow the instructions of a recipe book

Encourage their creative play

By giving them a bag of clay

Outside is best for this sort of fun

Also increases their Vitamin D when in the sun

Teaching them how to start a vegetable plot

Or plant some flower seeds in a pot

They’ll enjoy watching what they have sown

And reaping the nutritional benefits of the fresh veges grown

Painting is always an activity that kids enjoy

Regardless of whether they’re a girl or boy

It brings out their creativity

And is a calming and peaceful activity

Be mindful, be creative and try to stay calm

Whilst at home protecting your kids from COVID-19’s harm

Lego is educational with constructing through play

They’ll be proud of the scene they’ve built during their day

Colouring-in can be an effective calming tool

To ease their anxiety whilst this cursed pandemic rules

Origami and paper mache can further develop their skills

Or being crafty and starting their own papermaking mill

Teach them to be creative and do some beading

Or to become a bookworm enjoying a variety of reading

Blowing bubbles is always fun play

Or making bath bombs for a relaxing bath at the end of their day

Playing a board game is an enjoyable family activity to do

Rummikub, Monopoly and Blokus to name a few

Teaching them to crochet, knit or sew

Or playing fetch with the family dog in tow

Be mindful, be creative and try to stay calm

Whilst at home protecting your kids from COVID-19’s harm

Take the kids to kick the footy, or fly a kite at an uncrowded park

Or go camping out bush to enjoy toasting marshmallows after dark

Maybe arrange to have some animal petting time on a farm

Whilst social distancing to avoid COVID-19’s harm

Take the kids for a scenic bike ride

Or teach them to catch a fish on the change of tide

Instruct them on learning how to surf

Or create your own game of mini-golf on your backyard turf

Having a game of table tennis or badminton can pass the time

Or a game of charades testing their creativity through mime

Making their own drum to bash out a song

Or building a billy cart for towing along

Stamp, coin or stone collecting can be a lifetime interest to pursue

And now distract their attention from the media COVID-19 blues

Help them to make a cubby, treehouse or in-ground fort

And then get them to make their own video clip on what COVID-19 distancing has taught

In being mindful, creative and trying to stay calm

They have been protected by you at home from COVID-19’s harm