Going on vacation is exciting for all family members, it means getting out of the routine, discovering new things, not thinking about work and having fun all together. Lvacations also help strengthen and strengthen the emotional bond between parents and children. Doing new activities is always fun and is an opportunity to strengthen family ties.
Although it is not always beautiful on vacation, and when the waiting time comes it can be a problem for children. Children are impatient and waiting at airports, on a long trip, or in any other circumstance that means you have to keep waiting can be exhausting for them and too stressful for you.
That is why today I want to give you some ideas so you can entertain the little ones during the wait and that it does not become too tedious for them. Waiting can be fun and an opportunity to connect emotionally with yourself and with others.
Riddles
Riddles are a good idea for children to entertain themselves and also to think. Riddles help them to enhance concentration, thinking and also, they will entertain and have fun.
If you are not very given to riddles, You should not worry because you will only have to think about how old your children are and look for riddles that are according to their evolutionary age. You can buy books to have them on hand when you are waiting or search for them online, make a small compilation and print them to carry them in a small folder.
Songs
Songs are a great resource for children to spend time entertaining and have fun with you singing different melodies. Find songs that your children like and learn the songs before the day of the trip, so you can sing them all together.
You can also have the songs written down on a piece of paper and sing them together until you learn them. It's a fun way to boost concentration, rhythm, and memory while you wait. Children will have a great time and can even learn new songs.
Classic or made-up rhymes
Rhymes have always been fun and they are fun for all ages. Rhymes have a rhythm and are often liked by all children and also by adults. One idea is to search (as with riddles) for age-appropriate rhyme books or do an Internet search for a good selection of rhymes that children can recite while waiting to make them more enjoyable.
But if your children are old enoughe, an excellent idea is to create made-up rhymes according to the situation they are experiencing. They can create fun rhymes that explain their emotions and feelings about the wait. The ideal is to have a notepad or a notebook so that they can write them and thus, they do not forget later.
Read funny or interesting books
Reading is a great way to make time fly by so kids don't even notice they're waiting too long. If you have instilled in your children from a very young age the importance of reading and also, for them it has become a time of leisure and pleasure, it will not be difficult for them to choose a book according to their age to be able to read it while they wait.
It is important to bear in mind that the book that children choose should be according to their evolutionary age and also that it is of interest to them. If they have a book that they don't like to read, they will surely get bored and wait even slower and may even become irritable. Make sure that the book they are holding is a book that matches their tastes and interests.
Smartphone or Tablet games
There are parents who think that playing with the Smartphone or Tablet is not a good idea, but it is not only if the activity of the children is not supervised or if the games they are playing are not appropriate for the age of the children. little ones. But If you choose the games well to be entertained on the Tablet or with the Smartphone, it can be great entertainment that in addition to helping them have fun you can learn new things if it is educational games.
It is necessary that before the day of the trip arrives you have a moment to download the games and applications that you consider to be good options for your children. Try to download games that do not need an Internet connection because maybe where your children have to wait there is no connection, so you make sure they have fun anyway.
Videos or drawings on Smartphone or Tablet
As with games on Smartphone or Tablet, there are parents who think that putting videos or drawings to their children while waiting may not be appropriate. It is not appropriate if the children are waiting 3 hours watching pictures ... but you can combine the video activity with any other that I have mentioned in this article.
So children can see pictures they like and feel distracted. Because think about one thing: when we adults travel by train or bus, they also show us movies to make the trip more enjoyable, what difference does it make?
You will only have to take some time before the trip to be able to prepare the videos well on the Tablet or Smartphone and that everything is ready for the trip. The videos must be appropriate for their age and also be novel, so they will not get bored if they have seen it before.
These are some ideas that you can take into account to entertain your children while waiting for the trips on your vacations, so they will not feel tired or bored, something that can increase their irritable behavior. If they have a game console or you can have an aperitif together, it is also a good way to make time go by faster. Take into account the time they will have to wait and then plan the activities that you see as most appropriate.