Mummy idea: another game

 Here's another 'game' for keeping them occupied indoors without screens.

(Have a look for my previous measuring 'game' or indeed my quiz, playlist etc

if you missed it)

I know these aren't the most exciting games in the world but let's face it things that

are good for us are quite often not that exciting!

However (and arguably most importantly) you can have a cup of tea/coffee in peace

whilst they are busy!!

Essential v Luxury items

We have so many 'things' so this will hopefully help them see the things they can live

without and what they think they need.

What they need:

Print out my sheet from the photo or make your own

clipboard/heavy duty book to lean on

Pencil

This could start lots of interesting conversations (below are suggested talking points but

it's completely up to you and what your child puts down):

- The science - what do we biologically ‘need’

- Is there a difference between things we want and things we need? why do we recycle things

we don't want anymore, could we recycle more, the problem with plastic - I will probably

show them a related documentary (I think David Attenborough did something )

- Look at the need list- think about how simple we can make life - they could think of

Lockdown - what did we actually need? You could talk to them about appreciating nature,

appreciating your amazing body (focusing on, if it applies, how lucky you are to be well)

and being kind (I would talk here about using their eyes and having ‘open’ ears)

Having a simple life isn't really something you fully appreciate until you get ill or a worldwide

pandemic makes you re-evaluate things.