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How to Entertain Your Kids Advice from a First Grader Written by Jamie Johnson
In the spirit of the Kids Takeover issue, Jamie's son, Henry, decided to write her article. We are loving his ideas of how to entertain your kids! Jamie - we think you have a future writer on your hands!
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i, I’m Henry Johnson. Today we have kids take over, so my mom is writing
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Or maybe you could go outside
with your kid and have a hike. ››
Or maybe you can teach your kid
this, and I am saying the words.
how to ride a bike without training
Shoutout to Sutton Elementary
wheels. Or maybe you can teach
because that is my school! Let’s get
your kid how to drive a car. Haha.
to it and also, I have eight cousins.
›› Or maybe you can have a snowball
My dog Newman has floppy ears,
fight in the winter and go in the
one white spot on his chest, and he
outdoors more.
is the best. That’s all about me!
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I am going to be writing about
a punching bag.
helping entertain your kids. ››
could buy your kid
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Besides playing video games
Also, you could bring your kid to
the Super Bowl. Woohoo!!
all day. If you have a fireplace in
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your house, you can light it up and
Or maybe you could teach your
kid how to read the funnies in the
tell stories. They can be funny or
use your imagination.
spooky.
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holiday. Also, I recommend none
son thing or a mom/daughter
of these being inside because if
thing or a dad/son thing or a dad/
your kid plays football inside, they
daughter thing. That was a lot of
would tackle a pillow and rip it
words.
open.
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can sign them up for a sport.
I recommend football or soccer because that takes a lot of strength and energy to do. By the time they are finished with their hobby, they will be done! ››
Your kids could start a lemonade
stand. ››
Your
kids
could
start
a
marshmallow stand. Yum yum!
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Or maybe you could go on a
Maybe you can get them a bird
newspaper. ››
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Or maybe you could do a mom/
out to the movies. Sing 2!
Or maybe you could do a game
watching book and watch for birds.
called the rhyming game. It’s when
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you say rhyming words. Do it when
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could go visit a zoo.
Or maybe you could start a
you are bored. It’s a family game.
holiday that other people don’t
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the time, you can get them a pet. It
have to celebrate.
job like a mail kid.
can be a cheap pet. It can be a dog
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or a cat or an inchworm.
card games. Fun fun!
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Maybe if your kids are bored all
You can play more games with
your kid. You could play pirates and
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Or maybe you could buy some Make sure your pet is treated
well.
Or maybe your kid could have a If your kid doesn’t want to do
any of those activities, make sure you ban all screens and electricity, except light. And that’s it!
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JAMIE JOHNSON is a full-time working mom to two little boys, wife to Logan, and part-time writer. Her pieces have been featured in HuffPost Parents, Motherly, Today Parents and PopSugar Moms. You can follow her blog at HashtagMomFail.com!
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