Contstructive Tire Your Kids Out Activites

Updated on April 22, 2011
L.A. asks from Kew Gardens, NY
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My co-worker just complained how his kids are tearing the house apart during their spring break. I jokingly said, why don't you have them chop wood (not a good choice since his kids are 6 and 4), but maybe they could be given a shovel each, and asked to turn the soil and ready the planting beds. Do you mamas have any go to ideas for activities that are

1.guarranteed to tire your kids out AND
2. stuff they'd actually look forward to doing AND
3. might be helpful OR at least not destructive.

I live in queens, NY, my co-worker in an NJ suburb.

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D.K.

answers from Sioux City on

Well, we just got done seeding the bare spots in my lawn. They helped rake and spread the seeds with little cups. We had a ball doing the shiver shake. We have dirty cloth contests while dusting the rooms. We hide buttons in dirty rooms and find them as we clean. They vacuum their rooms and scrub the sinks. We have folding parties with the clean laundry while I talk about when I was a little girl just as my mother did with me. They have helped pick up shingles while we shingled the house. They hauled out old drywall and they have helped carry new 2/4s. I just try to include them in all we do. They help load and unload the dishwasher and they help gather laundry and sort it. I always loved working with my parents and my kids love working with me.

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M.O.

answers from Chicago on

My husband and I joke that we need to "burn the energy" out of our kids in order to have civil children.

Anything outdoors - fresh air does wonders
Swimming lessons
Soccer
Riding bikes
Water - sprinklers, pool, etc.
Digging for worms/planting flowers/building concoctions with mud (my kids serve me "lunch" with their creations put into little cookware)

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T.K.

answers from Dallas on

We have our kids race each other on foot. Down the street, across the yard, around the track at the local school. We jump on family bikes and ride to the park and then have the kids race each other. My son especially likes to run. All we have to say is ready set go and he's off. They sleep so good on those days!
We also go to the local Y and let the kids play in the daycare and sign them up for basketball, softball, and soccer.

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J.R.

answers from Miami on

parks, anything outside. fresh air and sun.

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R.K.

answers from Appleton on

It's still cold here in Wisconsin. So outdoor activities are limited. But she can play ball with them, jump rope, ride bikes, go for a walk.
Yes they can learn to weed the garden and pick up sticks and stones out of the lawn so the mower doesn't get them. Take the dog for a walk.

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