Another pissing kid.
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Question by Shamrock5: How do I keep kids entertained while babysitting?
I’m volunteering @ a camp, & when camp is over, I baby sit until the parents get off from work. The kids find TV & internet boring after awhile, & sometimes, they want to go somewhere, like the park or something but we can’t because of too many kids to fit in the car. How do I keep them entertained?
& every 2 hours, they’re hungry. I feed them meals & give them snacks, & 2 hours later, they’re whining about hunger.
I understand they get bored by doing the same thing all the time, but how can I make some variety? They don’t even like to read. The ages range from 3-17, & sadly the kids 10 & under have better behavior than the kids over 10. & the teenagers are setting a bad example for them.
They get so bored that they become angry & then take their anger out on each other & start fighting, & I have to punish them. I try to do things with them, & they whine, saying “We don’t like that. That’s lame.”
Best answer:
Answer by Maggie N
wow. . . it sounds like you are babysitting a lot of kids at once and that is really hard i know. i found that the best way to keep them entertained is to be playing with them like you are one of the kids. i know that sounds corny but it works because then they don’t really like to you and expect you to plan out their day. figure out what they do like to do and turn it into an obstacle course or game or something. . . . add points so it is like a competition. where food is involved they probably want to eat because they are bored but if they really want food ( at least for the little kids) give them something that has to be made and let them do it so it takes longer! it will entertain them and it will solve the hunger issue longer!
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Adventures of Tintin says:
is that allowed?
May 3, 2011, 5:29 pmcmrowell says:
They should have big litter boxes spread around the city.
May 3, 2011, 6:14 pmPeggy Archer says:
Eeeewww.
May 3, 2011, 6:36 pmbfd995 S.W.A.K says:
That rocks. We have too much urinary restrictions in this country. I think anybody can whiz wherever they are, if somebody holds them.
May 3, 2011, 7:04 pmbfd995 S.W.A.K says:
I was in a band called "Another Pissing Kid". We covered Foghat.
May 3, 2011, 7:33 pmsilvergrl1909 says:
When I used to babysit, I used to have this giant boot box that I would carry fun stuff to do it, such as: tons of stickers, crayons, books, construction paper, origami supplies (for the older kids), coloring books, some of my favorite movies from childhood, etc. One activity that I used to do with kids of all ages was to make tshirts. I’d buy a pack of plain white shirts, a variety of colors in paint for fabric (now there are even fabric markers), and some throw away stencils. All in all, it’d cost me about 20 bucks. I’d break down some old cardboard boxes and stretch the shirts over the top (to give a flat work area) and let the kids go to town on them. Clean up is a snap if you spread an old sheet on the ground and do it outside in the backyard. It was always fun. When babysitting at night, I used to bring my dad’s old 3 person camping tent and set it up in the living room all of us would pretend we were camping. We’d make a construction paper campfire, eat raw marshmallows and popcorn, and tell stories.
May 3, 2011, 7:54 pmJust be creative and excited about the activities that you are doing and the kids and you will have a great time.
teknokev05 says:
Ok, Thats normal with teens especially with us guys our hormornes are raging so we do act cooky, but what you could do is give em a game console if you have one or something fun take em swimming or do something.
May 3, 2011, 8:11 pm