indoor activities for dads and children?
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well you can play board games, basket ball if in a gym, tag, hide and seek, make different crafts- such as calenders, picture frames witha poloroid picture of the child(ren) with their dad.
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Hi, I have some suggestions. You can go fishing. That is always a winner for everyone. When it gets warmer out the kids, and you can swim, if it's permitted. You can go bowling. Or skating. And at home, you can cook out, and invite friends over. there's the library. there are other things, I'm sure, but there are a few suggestion. I hope you all agree on something, and have a great time, whatever it will be.
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go swimming, or watch a movie, or play a game.  it just depends on the day.  heck, just glue a quarter to ground and see who tries to pick it up
1176925
Under your daddys mattress. Where else?
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bring your girlfriend over then scream "DAD!!" at the top of your lungs.. then give her a huge smooch ... he'll figure it out
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How about some beanbag chairs and a small couch.  We also added a story time theatre with teired steps to maximize space for many students.  Plus if the children are young include some toy characters from the books and even artifacts from different countries.  Plus posters of famous faces promoting reading is a great addition.
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that's a hard one to answer...how involved is dad with the kids, big big love or so so...what are dads interests...\nkids love to play with clay...it's gooey flexible and fun...make a dish to go on the counter for his keys, coins, wallet the 5 year old can mash and shape it...bake it till it's hard and  use paint to put a hand print from baby and the 5 year old in it somewhere.\ne-mail me or send a message if you want more ideas
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Watch, mp3, cd, or spend some time with him, ( movie, dinner, etc.)
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Take him out doing something he likes to do. Go bowling, play pool. If your old enough go to a bar.
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How about a board game, like Scrabble or Monopoly?\n\nOr are you looking for OUTDOOR things to do?  If so, then how about hide-n-go seek, or playground (swings, carousel, monkey bars, slides)?
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Every now and then ask him what he wants to do. It might be getting on the floor and playing blocks or going to the beach, cooking ANYTHING! As long as you are doing it together and you show interest in what he is doing then THAT is quality time.\n(you sound like a great Dad, he is lucky to have you)
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scavenger hunt at the park....a friend did that once...parents and children all had fun!!!
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Read to him, talk to him (no baby talk). Go on walks together and examine plants, flowers and animals you see along the way. Play simple board games with him. Make learning fun and he will respond by wanting to learn. We did this with our grand daughter and she is in 1st Grade an A Honor roll student, and loves to learn, it's an adventure for her. Don't put any pressure on your son though, make everything a game. We bought things like a plastic table mat with clocks on one side where she could draw in the hands of the clock to tell the time she went to school, came home, had lunch etc. On the reverse of the mat is the same thing but in written sentences with spaces for her to fill in the missing word. Another table mat we bought for her is a map of the world (simplified), on the reverse is a map of the USA with all the states outlined and named. We bought jig saw puzzles for her from the time she could hold something and place it where she wanted it to go (rather than just wildly throw it). Start with 10 or 12 piece puzzles and build up to the bigger ones.\nKids learn an amazing amount of stuff very quickly, they like to poke about in dirt-make that a learning thing, is the dirt wet or dry, what kind of stones are in the dirt, are there any bugs in the dirt, how many bugs are there? After finishing with the dirt we go wash our hands and feel and see the soap wash all the dirt and germs off, look at the colors on the soap bubbles on our hands. The possibilities are endless with young children, just make it fun!
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There are some on line games also that are great.  Here is one I play with my kids...\n\nhttp://www.fisher-price.com/fp.aspx?st=10&e=gamesLanding&mcat=game_infant,game_toddler,game_preschool&site=us
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I am a speech therapist and I work with kids around those same ages.  Don't brake the ice, cootie, candy land, chutes and ladders, memory, eye spy, and go fish are some favorites with the kids I work with.  Also as far as active inside games they love throwing a ball, i have a plastic bowling set.  We also play "search party" where we turn off the lights and look for items with a flashlight.  Any arts and craft type games are good and they always like to color.
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build block towers and let them ruin them.\nget those markers that only mark on special paper, it is a little expensive to keep buying the paper but it is worth it.\nsit in the bathroom and get some fun bath toys, kids love water.\nmaybe get one of those little ball tents, babies love balls.\nmy daughter and I always liked watching barney together and lamb chop, sing a long videos so we would sing and dance together\n\ncheck and see if you have a neighbor with a 10,11, or 12 yr old you could pay alittle money to play outside with you. teeny boppers love to earn a little extra cash and with you there you wouldnt have to pay too much. if you find a good one they will get used to your kids and you could let them babysit when they got a little older.
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Grab... there are games, forums, cartoons, and more. \nGood when you are bored.