Socializing at a distance is definitely difficult and not much fun. If your children are now attending school, staying six feet away from the other children and talking to them through a mask is not the way children are accustomed to interacting with each other at school. However, these children are the lucky ones because they can at least see and play with their classmates even if it is in a limited way.
On the other hand, if children are in online school, parents and caregivers need to be creative in finding ways for their children to socialize with others. Here are some suggestions for different age groups:
Preschoolers and Kindergarteners:
- Using legos or other building toys, they can build and talk to each other as they are constructing the same or different objects.
- By sharing a screen, children can enjoy watching the same cartoon or movie together.
- Families can practice safe distancing and share a picnic together.
Elementary School Children:
- They can enjoy online scavenger hunts in their homes looking for the same objects and see who can find them the fastest.
- There are a wealth of board games that older children can play online like Fornite or Minecraft.
- They can also have fun using group chat tools.
- Another option is to form a band and play together.
Tweens and Teens:
- They can stream and chat together using the plug-in Netflix Party.
- They can also teach friends dances and songs online.
- And of course, play online games together.
Tweens and Teens