Creative projects

• Learn the use of various garden and kitchen tools around the home.

• Care for garden and common areas other than personal rooms.

• Building a fence or creating a fish pond.

• Find opportunities for children to connect with neighbors who have building skills.

• Create art projects for children to independently work on. 

• Learn a sport or learn to dance.

• Learn to sing or play an instrument.

• Learn to take pictures and create videos.

• Cook with family.

• Baking lessons.

• Babysit younger children.

• Visit new places whenever possible.

• Volunteer opportunities along with grandparents, parents, or caregivers.

Language/ Literature / Math

• Regular visits to the library. 

• Create a resource list of museums to visit and have children plan a day out to visit the museum of their choice.

• Regularly visit a bookstore to learn about new books.

• Create opportunities for children to learn about science and the news around them.

• Model storytelling with children. Encourage storytelling.

• Read books together as a family. Read aloud time during the same.

• Play board games.

• Encourage writing a review after a movie or a storybook.

• Encourage self-editing skills after their writing.

• Measure things in the house.

• Include children when planning the monthly budget.

• Encourage children to have their own individual budgets.

• Allow handling of payments when shopping at stores.

• Talk about financial planning.

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