My blogs Things to do While You Wait in Line and 10 Things to do with Grandkids While Waiting at Restaurants have been my most popular by far. I have received many requests for more ideas of things to do while you wait with kids in line, in restaurants, in doctor’s offices, etc. So here are more ideas! This list consist of topics, themes, items that you can make “lists” of with your grandkids. Keep a small notebook and pen in your purse and you will be ready for any unoccupied waiting time. The list starts with easier themes that will work for toddlers and preschoolers and then progresses to more complex topics for schoolagers and preteens.
Let’s make a list of:
- Colors
- Numbers
- Shapes
- Disney characters
- Dolls
- Animals
- Fruits and vegetables
- Weather
- Storms
- Restaurants
- Deserts
- Candy bars
- Cars
- Trucks
- TV shows
- Relatives
- Friends
- Magazines
- Video games
- Professions
- Super heroes
- Sports
- Teams
- Sports equipment
- Makeup
- Clothing items
- First aid supplies
- Diseases
- Chemicals
- Gross food
- Trees
- Monsters
- States
- Cities
- Countries
- Oceans
- Lakes
- Rivers
- Movies
- Movies that start with a particular letter
- Cartoon characters
The sky is the limit! In a hurry or with limited space, you can just say or write the list. For longer waits, have each child make their own list with the little ones drawing the items instead of writing them. Have an older child act as the scribe for younger children. You can make it into a competition between individual kid, teams or a group challenge to see how many you can come up with all together. Try to make each list longer than the last one. Making longer and longer lists each time encourages creative thinking skills and gets imagination flowing!
This is a great idea! Get those grandkids to stretch their brains! (Grandma and Grandpa will have to do some thinking as well!)