Ask the Expert: Ideas to keep your kids engage this May holidays

Hello there! This appears to be the question of the hour! Lol. How old are your children? Younger children like concrete things, so unfortunately we can expect them to independently come up with ideas, however we can help their ideation process. So think of it as a puzzle for them to put together. Create a game out of the activities. Give them only some information and let them know where to get the rest of the information from. Time the activity and give them rules during it like you can't ask me questions about this for this long and get them excited about completing it themselves. There are many factors here like their attention span, focus and so on, if these have to be extended, it can't be increased over night, so gradually build their resilience towards boredom and most importantly, as parents we shouldn't give into it. :) I have written an article on enhancing focus, you can read about it here: https://funnel.klaykit.com/new-opt-in

Hi there! I have had many parents say that digital videos paired with a sensorial element can effectively keep children working for an hour or so. You can try out our digital lessons paired with our KlayKit product at www.klaykit.com. You however do have to be mindful of the age of your child. So how old is your child? The independently being engaged idea can be cultivated for children from 5 years old onwards. With something highly sensorial like the KlayKit, this can work from 4 years old onwards.

Hi there! Thanks for your question. If you look at our KlayKit YouTube channel, there are many clay creation ideas as free content. The link is this: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC6358-ifprfshfV_OSOUEGA You can also join the group KlayKit Digital Learning Enthusiasts in Facebook. We do regular Facebook Live sessions there for clay creations. I usually host this with my 6 year old boy. :) Common things can be keychains, paperweights, pinch pots, etc. Hope this helps! :)

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It has various permutations of clay, tools, paints, guides, videos and so on in the box for an engaging and meaningful session of learning. You can find out more here: www.klaykit.com

Hi there! You can get the KlayKit at www.klaykit.com. The vast majority of products on the site are applicable for children between 4 years and 12 years old. With parental supervision and involvement, children from 18 months to 3 years old can also have fun. :)

Hello there! This has a lot to do with the activity you choose to do together. Make sure that your suggestion of activity is fun for you as well and that it challenges you in some way like learning something new or physically challenging. These sorts of activities help you as an adult be engaged and when your child sees you liking this, they are motivated to enjoy it too. Creating an obstacle course in your house is one idea, having a drawing competition is another, or if visual arts is your thing, you can create something with clay as well - you can pick up something at www.klaykit.com. :)

Hello! Firstly, how old is your child? Age has impact on length of attention and concentration. If you can alternate between 15 mins of activity time and 5 mins of rest time to begin with, you can build on attention span. Try working on building attention span over 3 weeks to see any improvements by a few mins. Slow and steady wins the race. :) I've written an article on this and you can download it for free here: https://funnel.klaykit.com/new-opt-in Hope this helps!

Hi there! Thanks for your question. So I would start by extending his attention span to begin with. So i will start with something he is very interested in and every time he comes back claiming he is bored, I will add another dimension to it. For e.g. if he really likes lego, ill give him an exercise to draw something out first that he can build. The key is to build on his attention span, so work for where he is at, say 15 mins, and then try to extend it by 5 mins every few days. You want to always break down a big task into smaller bite-size steps. Also of interest is how old is he? This may work for children from 4 years old onwards (still a bit of a stretch) but not younger than that. Hope this was helpful!