Activities for children cared for at home
With you in mind, we have created a website, which features a great many things to do for children at home. These are proposals from our own staff to you and they are easy to do at home.
Activity tips in Finnish for the home on Google Site (external link, opens in a new window)
We hope you have many inspiring and fun moments with your children!
Reading
- reading to the child: picture books, long stories, telling about and discussing reading
- storycrafting (external link, opens in a new window): Storycrafting is about listening to the child. Storycrafting creates a sense of intimacy and safety here and now. Storycrafting works even in a moment of crisis – it is good to listen to what the other person wants to say. Storycrafting promotes discussion and encounters.
Gaming and digital environments
- memory games, board games, card games
- Pikkuli’s games (external link, opens in a new window) offer joy, playing and learning in a safe and beautiful environment.
- Pikku Kakkosen Eskari (external link, opens in a new window) is an app that complements the interactive digital playing services of Pikku Kakkonen intended for children under school age.
- Grocery shopping can be practised in Papunet’s Papumarket (external link, opens in a new window).
Outdoor activities
- yard games, forest excursions, cycling, jogging
- The Finnish Nature League’s Kevätseuranta (external link, opens in a new window) is all about observing spring phenomena.
- Colournauts’ summer bucket list (external link, opens in a new window)and other activities in English.(external link, opens in a new window)
Other fun things to do
The Concert Centre Finland has brought live music to children and young people at schools and day-care centres for almost 60 years. The Concert Centre Finland’s remote concerts (external link, opens in a new window) offer music experiences in these exceptional times. A remote concert can be viewed live when it is broadcast or as recorded content at a time suitable for your own activities. One concert lasts approximately 40 minutes.