12 ways to play with your child from the comfort of your couch

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

If you can no longer run and jump with your kids, lie down and play these passive couch games that both you and your little ones will love.

In children, such an amount of energy is concentrated that adults can only dream of. As we try to be good parents, we struggle to keep up with the restless toddlers, but sometimes the urge to lie down and not get up becomes overwhelming. Especially for such cases, there are games that allow you to entertain your child while lying on your favorite couch.

Level "Beginner"

It takes very little effort and a minimum of imagination.

Let's read

This is the most obvious, but almost always a win-win solution.

Silent

Who will sit in silence the longest? Of course you are, but in order not to discourage the desire to play this wonderful game, you can give in.

Walk my back

An excellent way out of the situation if the children are still young. They learn to balance, and you get a free back massage.

Letters on the back

One of you draws letters on the back with your finger, and the other tries to guess them. At the same time, learn the alphabet.

Experienced parent level

You will have to strain your imagination a little, but the opportunity to lie down a little longer is worth it.

Hike

The only difference from the previous games is that a tent is set up in the middle of the room. And in it you can already read, walk on the back, guess the letters - of course, lying down.

Hospital / restaurant / nursery game

Take on the role of a patient, restaurant goer, or toddler and have your child treat, serve, or entertain you.

Hairdresser / beauty salon

For the sake of precious minutes of peace, you can give your offspring nail polish, combs, hairpins and rubber bands and give yourself to the young master to be torn apart. The main thing is not to give your child real scissors.

Expert level

These games are aerobatics.

Sofa monster

This game is best played with two or more children. Move the sofa away from the wall, lie on it, and let the children run in circles around the sofa. Growl from time to time, grab one of the children and tickle him.

Bring me …

This is a brilliant two-part game. Sit on the sofa and ask your child to bring you something, such as something blue, something triangular, or something that looks like a cow cake. Be sure that no matter what you guess, they will definitely bring you something. But that is not all. After the child brings you some unexpected objects, give him the task to put them in the same places where he took them from.

Ninja training

Lie down, close your eyes, and have the children sneak past you without a sound. Whoever makes at least some noise returns to the starting position and starts over.

Legs-roads

Have the children roll small cars on your feet. This, by the way, is pretty nice.

What's on my bottom?

Lie on your stomach, and have the child put various objects on your fifth point, which you must guess. Children are very amused by the word "priest", so it will take longer to lie on the couch than if it were about the back.