The first thing we advise is to take these days of confinement with lots of relaxation, It is not advisable to want to do many things If not to participate jointly in each of the activities that the day requires, taking advantage of those moments that we often do not have for involve our children in all household chores This will allow us to do our homework while teaching our children simple tasks such as get dressed, make the bed, set the table, cook, take a good nap, undress, put on a washing machine... We believe that all These activities can make up almost 80 % of the day's time. So we don't have to overcrowd activities, because we believe it can be more stressful than relaxing, and we aim for stability, relaxation, and tranquility to be part of our daily routine with our children.
Here are some ideas for activities, some of which are integrated into our daily routines, and others that we can enrich for our children with disabilities:
1. Take a good bath: integrate a moment into the day with water apart from offering the daily hygiene that a child needs, it is a relaxing activity and generally motivates and entertains our children with autism. Water activities can be enriched by including objects from the kitchen, clay, even flour to enrich the sensory experience and extend this enjoyable activity for our children. Don't forget to make foam While we fill the bathroom, it can also be a good time to integrate scents into the bathroom or to mess with them and share that water game.
2. Read stories: On many occasions we have shared with you the great wealth of sharing a moment of tranquility in a specific space with adequate materials and being able to establish that communication and that moment of interaction through the stories, photos or anything that your child finds attractive.
3. Make puppets: to be able to make puppets of their own favorite characters They can enrich and increase their attention. We emphasize again the fact that activities should not be complicated. We can play hide and seek with the puppets, make them fly, cover them with a blanket, make them choose one... or simply let the children show us what they would do with them and establish imitation of what they do as a mirror. This can be a good tool to connect with them. without having very pretentious goals that later frustrate us.
4. Make home videos or funny photos: : the digital tool is a unique tool in motivating children and can be a great way to share various moments with our children, and they will also remain as memories of this experience and they will surely capture the attention of our children, we can introduce costumes, hats, I dress up as something the child likes...
5. Music: We believe it is essential to integrate music into all the dynamics of the day, such as daily thread and driver of a calm, stimulating, and fun dynamic during all these days of confinement. We can think of several interesting dynamics: The first of them is simply Play their favorite music and share listening and expressiveness with themWe can also use music as a dance activity, choreography movementWe can even use music as a Relaxation moments, in the bathroom, before going to sleep to lower activity levels and help reduce anxiety levels from not being able to leave the house.
6. Introducing objects into the environment: balloons, soap bubbles, paper airplanes They are objects that can give us very fun dynamics and a bit of movement in these somewhat more stagnant days that we have ahead of us.
7. Pillow fights and tickling are a must in most family dynamics.
8. We can also surprise our children with a change of furniture, makeshift cabins with sheets which can be very stimulating and can create an attractive and entertaining space.
9. Watch Old Family Videos: Photos can be a good time to share with the family and sometimes it is even more attractive than other people's videos and so we change the digital dynamics for something that enriches the moment more and gives it variety.
10. Massage: It's a good time to physically relax the body, take a good cream or oil and do a sensory massage measuring the pressure of each child so that it is to their liking, We recommend that this massage be done close to bedtime, ideally after bathing, to help you relax before going to bed.
It is very important throughout the day too balance all these activities, with the leisure always supervised but it is also important that they have the time to do what they they like it and it regulates their sensorial and emotional well-being. Use all the rooms in the house because spatial change is also rich and it helps that it is very important throughout the day to also balance all these activities to have a more dynamic feeling of all these activities, including Changes in space, such as sitting on the floor or standing up, can add great variety to these activities.