Need ideas to keep kids entertained tisha bav

amother

OP ↓

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 7:19 am

Boys ages from 3-7. Not magnatiles, lego or clics. Those aren't special for them. Something that will keep them busy with minimal fighting and supervision. They don't really like to color or do puzzles.

mushkamothers

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 7:22 am

Do you have playmobil? The easiest tishav bav was when we played with a new vehicle all day

amother

↑ OP

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 7:27 am

Yes to playmobil but that won't last more than an hour...and doesn't interest the younger one

amother

Maroon

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 7:37 am

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Make a scavenger hunt or treasure hunt with pictures

Light sticks

These have all kept mine quite busy different years

amother

Calendula ↓

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 8:07 am

we bought cheap kids digital cameras for each child.

https://www.target.com/p/thing.....56617

https://www.target.com/p/space.....56642

https://www.target.com/p/shapi.....40465

My kids also love sticker by number/letter and perler beads.

And biggest is find a friend for the oldest one or two

amother

Razzmatazz ↓

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 8:17 am

I always bought a variety of arts n crafts projects for them with paints, stickers, etc also slime kits and play dough with lots of accessories
Then we would rent a tisha B’Av video after chatzos/lunch
Jump ropes- contests
Sidewalk chalk and making colorful sand with chalk and salt- buy 2 boxes of salt- it can really keep them busy.
Go to amazing savings and see what they have.

It got to the point that my kids told me they actually look forward to tisha B’Av because I buy so many fun things! Now they’re getting older so I don’t think I’ll buy anything this year. Maybe slime? And they’ll watch lots of Tisha B’Av videos. They can watch the adult ones now.

Seashell

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 9:42 am

If u have an easy way to control the mess, kinetic sand with accessories can be amazing. Get an off brand to get much bigger quantity for cheaper. Put disposable tablecloth on table and give each kid disposable pan to play in.

Or similar set up but variery of play dough with cute themed sets -I.e. bakery or construction.

Or ready made sensory bins. Amazon has cute ones.

For non messy activities any toy you don't yet have:
Playstix
Marble run
Train set
Farm set
Cash registers, fake food, fake money
Lincoln logs

The paint with water books are great too and mess free.

And when all else fails -a Toveedo subscription if u don't have already...

peachmommy

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 9:48 am

As kids we used to do big family projects every Tisha baav, one year we made a massive mural collage of yerushalayim altogether, one year we made the kielim of the beis hamikdash with drying clay. took it very seriously and spray painted them after - was always meaningful and worked with mom involved

Brit in Israel

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 9:48 am

Cornflour and water to make oblex.
It keeps them entertain and very easy to clean if a mess is made.

flowerpower

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 9:49 am

I bought a few arts n crafts from Mondo Ilama from Target. That should keep them busy for a little bit

Beautiful

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 9:54 am

I'm not a fan of parking kids in front of screens, but on Tisha bAv we watch the virtual Tisha bav camp. It's produced by Chabad affiliated people but fairly parve

Hamayvin Yavin

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 10:03 am

Cupcake decorating.

Start the day by having them help bake the cupcakes and make the frostings. Buy assorted sprinkles. Let them decorate a whole bunch of cupcakes (freeze the extras afterwards but let them decorate as many as they want)

amother

Daylily

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 10:10 am

Cut out pieces of brown paper and every time one of the kids do a mitzvah we write it on the paper and hang it on the wall so we can build the bais hamikdash! Gets the kids to behave better

mom!

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 11:27 am

Beautiful wrote:

I'm not a fan of parking kids in front of screens, but on Tisha bAv we watch the virtual Tisha bav camp. It's produced by Chabad affiliated people but fairly parve

Do you have a link?

amother

Blushpink ↓

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 11:38 am

flowerpower wrote:

I bought a few arts n crafts from Mondo Ilama from Target. That should keep them busy for a little bit

Are they for girls and boys?
What ages?

amother

↑ Blushpink

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 11:49 am

amother Topaz wrote:

Modular kids play couch. Not cheap though

What is this?

amother

Nasturtium ↓

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 12:00 pm

There’s a free 9 av camp.
Online.
When I find the link, I’ll post it if you want.

amother

Whitesmoke ↓

Tue, Aug 06 2024, 12:11 pm

Make a schedule with pictures

Wake up
Negel vasser
Read a book
Eat breakfast
Clean up the breakfast
Get dressed
Daven
Say tehillim
Play with magnatiles
Cook lunch
Eat lunch
Clean up lunch
Craft time
Fort time
Screen time in the forts
Snack time
Outside time
Dinner time
Clean up
Pajamas
Brush teeth
Shema
Story CD in bed