This week I had my son sick all week without being able to leave home. On Tuesday they called us from school to tell us that Lucas was at a fever of 39 and had a lot of cough.
He spent the whole week almost without leaving home (except at some point when I saw him less well and encouraged to take the air) and that made me wonder and invent ideas of things to do with my son when he is sick at home.
The vast majority of you are sure that you work and you have to leave your child in the care of another person when, surely they will appreciate that you also give them the ideas that I am going to write to you next.
Activities to do with sick children at home
First of all it is to see in what state the child is, logically we are not going to force him to do something he does not feel like, when they are sick there are even times when they do not feel like doing anything, just being stuck to you, in Arms or even sitting.In my house we have nothing against television, in fact I think it is a fantastic weapon against a child's boredom when he is decayed and has no desire to do anything, fever is what he has, leaves you completely dejected and see Television with drawings can be a distraction for children (always with some measure, of course).
But well, for the moments in which the fever yields a little and the child can and wants to do more things I propose these activities:
1. Paint and color
It is time to make a small gift to our son, some new plastidecor and a coloring book They will make your day. It is a perfect activity for sick children because they can paint while lying in bed without needing to strain too much.If that day there was a special outing in the school or there was an outstanding activity, you can ask him to imagine and draw it, so you can be a little participant in it even if he has not gone.
2. Crafts for children
You already know to me this crafts with children I am passionate about. As I said before, if the child is in the mood to make crafts, go ahead. You can make some faces with cardboard plates, crafts with rolls of toilet paper, customize pens and cases, take advantage of old shirts to make bags, etc ...3. Games
I advise you to play things that require more intellectual energy than physical, such as the game of memory, Scrabble, the hanged man, play hide objects to be guessed, etc.4. Tell stories
Many times, when children are sick, they need moments of calm and peace, with little noise, warm atmosphere ... A cup of warm consommé, a blanket, you and your son lying on the sofa and telling him a story as you know, with passion and feeling to what you read.5. Play the puppets
It is a good time to set up a function. If your son is not encouraged to do so, it may be you who do a work while they are lying on the bed or on the couch.If you have no stage for puppets, you can make one yourself, here are some ideas.
