{"id":5374,"date":"2016-04-19T07:00:08","date_gmt":"2016-04-19T06:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/?p=5374"},"modified":"2018-05-17T09:06:39","modified_gmt":"2018-05-17T08:06:39","slug":"play-date-activities-jelly-play-dough","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/craftykidsathome.com\/play-date-activities-jelly-play-dough\/","title":{"rendered":"The Ultimate Play Date Activities Guide"},"content":{"rendered":"

The kids have been getting along great on their play date, but then they start to run out of playtime ideas, tiredness starts to creep in or worst case scenario they fall out and somebody wants to go home early! What do you do then to get things back on track until collection time? I like\u00a0to have a list of Play Date Activities to hand, so that I\u00a0can\u00a0step in with a suggestion to distract them. And to ensure the other mum gets their well deserved break (and my\u00a0kids get a return invite).<\/p>\n

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Play Date Activities<\/h2>\n

With 3 kids in the house we are hosting play dates most weeks now.\u00a0 While in the main\u00a0my boys are happy to play with Lego or go outdoors for a soccer match with their friends, sometimes things don’t go to plan.<\/p>\n

Their soccer mad friend comes over and it’s pouring with rain (a common occurrence over here in Ireland unfortunately) so boredom starts to set in and things either go very quiet or they start to go a bit wild jumping around indoors.<\/em><\/p>\n

This is the time you need to be able to step in with a play date activity suggestion. Something that they can all do together and something that you can quickly and easily set up for them.<\/p>\n

My daughter is only 3 so when she has friends over to play it works much better if we have a few structured activities planned.<\/p>\n

Read our full \u00a0Play Date Survival Guide<\/a><\/em><\/p>\n

Play Date Activity Suggestions<\/h2>\n

Here are a few ideas to get you started with your own list:<\/p>\n