Another great activity is for you to read a book and have the child try to pretend to act out the scene. If there is only oine child act out the scene with him or her. For example if they are cleaning in the book, pretend to clean the room. If the characters in the book involve running laps, pretend to run in place. Children love pretending and this gives them a great opportunity.
Cooking offers children a chance to get a little dirty and have a great time.
Make spaghetti or pizza. Children love it and will do all they can to help out. For desert cook a cake. Finally, children love to make forts out of pillows and sheets. Making forts is easy for them and gives them a little hiding place.