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Little kid help needed - respite kids with us first time over the weekend
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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 611520" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Well something I have some experience with since I raised 3 boys and now have 3 granddaughters!</p><p></p><p>Can you pick up some used bikes anywhere? Around here you can get them pretty cheap at second hand stores. </p><p></p><p>Also boys mostly like to play with trucks and such. Also Lego's are good but for his age I would get Duplo because they are bigger. Playing with the trucks outside in the dirt can be fun. </p><p></p><p>For the 8 year old girl I bet she would love making bracelets and necklaces from stringing beads. You can get a big bag of colored beads in pretty big sizes and buy some elastic thread and a curved needle if you can find one. If you cant find the curved needle any yarn needle should work. Normally they are plastic. Just be sure the hole in the middle of the beads is big enough for the needle to go through. You can also find kits for girls to make hair bows. </p><p></p><p>I also pick up some cheap projects that come in kits. We have painted magnets that have wooden fronts for the painting and the magnet is already attached. Our kit came with flowers and butterflies. I also got a kit for Monkey to paint some plaster of parris figurines. And coloring books are always fun. If you can find something called Auqadoodle it would be great for the little boy. The pad lays down flat on the floor and he colors with a pen filled with water and it shows up in different colors. Also at their ages they would probably love to read books that are age appropriate. There also some great websites that are kid friendly.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 611520, member: 1514"] Well something I have some experience with since I raised 3 boys and now have 3 granddaughters! Can you pick up some used bikes anywhere? Around here you can get them pretty cheap at second hand stores. Also boys mostly like to play with trucks and such. Also Lego's are good but for his age I would get Duplo because they are bigger. Playing with the trucks outside in the dirt can be fun. For the 8 year old girl I bet she would love making bracelets and necklaces from stringing beads. You can get a big bag of colored beads in pretty big sizes and buy some elastic thread and a curved needle if you can find one. If you cant find the curved needle any yarn needle should work. Normally they are plastic. Just be sure the hole in the middle of the beads is big enough for the needle to go through. You can also find kits for girls to make hair bows. I also pick up some cheap projects that come in kits. We have painted magnets that have wooden fronts for the painting and the magnet is already attached. Our kit came with flowers and butterflies. I also got a kit for Monkey to paint some plaster of parris figurines. And coloring books are always fun. If you can find something called Auqadoodle it would be great for the little boy. The pad lays down flat on the floor and he colors with a pen filled with water and it shows up in different colors. Also at their ages they would probably love to read books that are age appropriate. There also some great websites that are kid friendly. [/QUOTE]
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