In spring, walking with children can be amazing, useful, educational and very fun. It is extremely important to organize everything correctly so that in every walk there are only pluses. You will have to take care of choosing a place, come up with games and entertainment that are oriented at a given time of the year. Of course, special attention must be paid to the choice of shoes and clothes, since spring is a rather dangerous time of the year, if we talk about various diseases, colds. Now we will consider everything in detail.
Choose a place
Think in advance where exactly it will be more convenient for you, more useful to play with the baby in the spring. We will now dwell on the key parameters, according to which you will need to look for the right "place in the sun."
- Safety
Look for a safe place. If you intend to give your child some freedom, let him go close to you, let him run, play, then it is important to ensure his safety. There should not be roads, cliffs or ravines, any abandoned buildings, or dangerous objects nearby. It is advisable to find an open space that is clearly visible. The child will be very happy if he gets even the illusion of independence, will be able not only to walk with your hand, but also to run a little further.
- Climate
Think about air temperature, humidity, wind, lighting level. The spring sun, warming already in summer, is very useful for children. Choose a place well lit and warmed by the sun.
Make sure that the baby does not overheat, does not sweat, does not suffer from a headache due to excessive heat. The best option is to move from a sunny place to a shadow, and then return again under warm rays.
If you have chosen a place near a body of water, be sure to consider that there may be excessive drafts, wind, and too high a level of humidity. Although many people advise walking near a lake or a river, you should not be there with children for more than 20 minutes. It is the increased humidity that badly affects the health of children, negatively affects the lungs, bronchi.
- Route
Think over your route. Well, if you reach the place of walk you will reach on foot. First of all, calculate how much time and effort should go on the road in both directions. Do not overwork your child! He does not need to strain, get tired due to a walk. The maximum time is two hours. During this period, you will have to fit all the way, games and entertainment.
It’s a good idea to carry your baby in a stroller. You can also take folding chairs with you and arrange some kind of gatherings right in the open. But there is another important point: you can’t sit on the street in the spring for a long time. Two hours is still the maximum time spent outdoors in the spring. Otherwise, the baby can freeze the kidneys, pelvic organs.
- The world
Pay attention to what will surround the child during the walk. Try to find beautiful places where the baby will be able to appreciate the beauty of nature, the versatility of the world.
Clothes, shoes. Choosing the right outfit for a walk
Now, another important task that you have to solve. Take your clothing selection very seriously. It should be comfortable, reliable, create the optimal microclimate for the baby.
Remember that in the spring, the body is most often weakened, it already begins to suffer due to a prolonged lack of sunlight, vitamins. Children get sick more often, various infections begin to spread. It is more difficult to choose the right clothes, since the temperature and humidity level are unstable, and on the street literally a distance of a couple of meters can separate a very hot place, warmed by the sun, from a cold blown area. Take care of the health of your beloved child - choose an outfit for a walk carefully!
Here are some points to pay attention to:
- In warmer times, clothes will need light, but impervious to moisture and wind. Be sure to wear a hat! Dress the baby so that he does not suffer from heat, does not sweat (if the child is in the stroller all the time, wear one layer of clothing on him more than yourself. If the child is actively moving, one layer less than yourself).
- Since you are going to walk, play, the outfit should leave the crumb free, not hamper his movements. When choosing an outfit, ask the child to sit down, shrug, raise hands, jump on the spot. This way you can check how comfortable your baby is in clothes.
- Is it a little colder? You can still walk. But take a blanket with you, a blanket. If the need arises, you will just wrap up the child.
- Shoes look for warm, waterproof. It may be a little loose - give your baby socks thicker. If shoes or boots are slightly tight, the crumbs in them will freeze. Remember this!
- Will the baby lie in a stroller? Then he definitely won’t blow it, since the box of the stroller protects from the wind. At the same time, it is necessary to put on the child one more layer of clothing, since he is lying in a stroller without movement.
- Dress the baby sitting in the stroller warmer, tie a scarf and cover your ears with a hat. If the temperature drops below +5, you need to use lightweight options for winter clothing, warm shoes.
- Is the child already running? Then you need to choose clothes so that he does not sweat. In this case, the shoes should be comfortable, non-slip. Look for models with reliable corrugated soles.
It is important to think about how to protect your baby from moisture. You will need waterproof pants, overalls. Some parents also stock up on moisture-proof mittens.- Bright shades of the outfit themselves will cheer up the child. Do not be afraid if spring clothes seem to be a brand. Just once again send your jackets and pants to the laundry. It's not a problem. Children grow quickly, so things do not have time to wear out. In addition, even a small child already needs to develop taste, a sense of style and beauty.
Have you chosen an outfit for a walk? Are you sure that it is reliable, safe and comfortable? Then it's time to think about fun, cognitive games!
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We play, develop, learn!
Any walk, even a short one, can become a very responsible, important event. Turn it into an unforgettable game, an exciting journey, an educational process! You can independently come up with some kind of fun, entertainment aimed at developing perception, creative skills, intelligence. We will offer several options.
- Observation. This must be taught from an early age. A child should be able to watch and see interesting things, evaluate the world around him, enjoy its beauty. Of course, you need to find the right place for this. For example, it is interesting to walk through a forest, a park or a simple alley, observe animals and birds.An interesting idea is to observe certain flowers, branches for several days in a row. You can mark a special tree by tying a bright scarf on it, a ribbon. This will be your friend, to whom you will begin to visit "on a visit", to watch how the tree grows, the leaves bloom.
- Participation in the life of the world. A good option is to feed the birds. In the spring they need support, and your baby will be only happy with such a game. He will be able to better consider bluebirds, pigeons and sparrows. In addition, feeding birds strengthens the baby's good attitude to the world, the ability to protect and appreciate it.
Physical development. It is worth letting boats in streams when everything is already melting. The child will develop motor skills, coordination of movements.- We look and remember. Play words with your baby. Spring is a great time to remember names, definitions. The impressions are vivid, so it will be much easier to remember new information in connection with them. Describe the crumb surrounding. Try to speak beautifully, variedly, use all kinds of epithets, synonyms. Explain everything incomprehensible immediately. So you will be able to develop in the kid and communication skills, and a sense of language, and increase its vocabulary.
- Aesthetic development. For such games, the time will be especially good when the flowers have already begun to blossom. A small man can be explained that cute bouquets are collected from plants. They can be given to mom. A girl should be taught how to make wreaths of flowers, jewelry, and beautiful bouquets. They decorate themselves, dolls. Children will learn to learn beauty, develop fine motor skills of hands.
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Now you know a lot about spring walks! Have a nice trip with your baby to the beautiful world! Play, teach, develop and love your children, take care of them.
Walk with dad 🙂
I am for the fact that you need to walk with the child in any weather, and the more the better. Modern manufacturers of children's clothing and shoes take great care of children in their designs, and waterproof suits that are not so well-designed that are worn on top of basic clothes give the child the opportunity to run through the puddles with pleasure, and the parents can rest that their child will be dry. I myself am delighted with such a suit - just for a dirty and damp spring.
For me, the big problem was to pick up waterproof shoes for the child. Shoes, even expensive and with the inscription waterproof, still turned out to be wet after a walk. The child did not miss a single puddle, stood in the middle)) There really can’t stand any shoes. Had to walk in rubber boots. But calmly let the foam boats in the streams)
Spring is a time when nature is being updated and it is incredibly interesting for a child to watch this, children ask a lot of questions, butterflies start to fly. My child and I recently made a smart birdhouse with my father’s help and hung it in the courtyard of the house — the child was delighted, now he walks every day and feeds the birds that have already settled there.