What if we told you that letting your kids be bored is not only OK, but actually beneficial to their creative minds? Well, that's our opinion anyway. Leave room for boredom, because that is where some of the most amazing ideas come to fruition.
Many parents fill every waking moment of their child's life with activity, and most kids would happily spend every waking hour playing games on the iPad or watching Netflix. In the absence of spoon-fed technology solutions or structured activity, what would your child choose to do? They will probably complain that there's nothing to do - but wait it out.
The most mundane of items can transform into a game when a child is left to their own devices. Business cards become a house of cards, which soon becomes a city. Paper menus from a local restaurant are now paper airplanes, and shoe boxes are their hangars. Large appliance boxes are absolutely priceless when it comes to making projects - they're a car, an animal, a house, a rocket - you name it!
Technology isn't the enemy, either. Many toys create pathways towards learning how to code or build robotics. How can you maximize your child's experience with technology to enhance their creativity, rather than simply consuming ready made content?
Leave some gaps, and watch as creativity starts to develop.
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