I have a printed & laminated version of this in a Google Document to help with parenting.
I have ADHD and part of that is not knowing what to do next, so this is a kind of menu.
Low Key
☐ Watch Mr. Rogers and play in the sand
☐ Play with water kinetic art sculpture or pin sculpture
☐ Spend time on patio listening to outside
☐ Imagine with stuffies under the bed
Art
☐ Create with LEGO
☐ Produce on synth (Deluge)
☐ Produce on iPad (Quantiloop)
☐ Play on piano (Pianoteq)
☐ Draw on iPad (Procreate, Vectornator)
☐ Animate on iPad (Flipaclip)
☐ Color with crayons and Epic Book of Awesome
☐ Color with Pencils and Secrets of the Sea
☐ Make paper airplanes
☐ Play Lite-Brite
☐ Play Clip Connect
Physical, Outside & Social
☐ Play outside
☐ Play in the therapy sand
☐ Play in the hammock
☐ Call a friend
Intellectual
☐ Study or play Chess (lessons, puzzles, versus other kids)
☐ Read a chapter book on iPad
☐ Finish Homework
Hygiene
☐ Take a bath
☐ Clean up LEGO
Parent Activities
Low Key
☐ Watch child appropriate movie (Popcorn, etc.)
☐ Talk to each other (Get fidgets)
Art
☐ Jam session with synths, guitars, etc.
☐ Do spirograph
☐ Make a Viridian Art Activity a parent activity
Family
☐ Play Nintendo game (Splatoon2, etc.)
☐ Play board game (Fluxx, Jenga, Fireball Island, Clue, etc.)
☐ Make tea (Ceremonial, Simple, etc.)
☐ Make meal together
Intellectual
☐ Play Chess
☐ Learn STEM (Electronics, Arduino, etc.)
Physical & Outside
☐ Play in therapy sand
☐ Visit the park (Local Park, Aerobie, etc.)
☐ Go swimming
☐ Ride electric vehicles
☐ Make performance art (Poi, Fiber Whips, etc.)
☐ Make sidewalk chalk art
Excursions
☐ Planetarium, Museum, Trampoline Park, etc.
redirect: sitwithariadne.com/adhd-friendly-kid-activities-menu
v1.1 - Last edit 8-July-2024
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