You stay at home with your children - we bring the forest to you!

March 24, 2020

No school, no kindergarten, no meeting friends, not even outdoors or in the forest. Keeping children occupied during this time proves to be a real challenge. At NIKIN, we have an alternative for all children and parents who have stayed at home: We bring the forest to your home.

While some parents currently have the whole day to spend with their children, others are faced with the challenge of continuing to work from home and looking after their children at the same time. And without losing their nerve. It's not uncommon for one family or another to find their everyday life turned upside down. Especially now that children have to do without meeting up with friends outside, a wealth of ideas is required in the occupation program. We have put together some alternatives for all parents and children that can also be done at home and are fun.

Competition: Show us your most beautiful forest

Coloring pages

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One of the best things about being a child is discovering the world with friends, going into the forest and searching for little treasures. So that your children don't have to miss out on the forest completely during this time, we are simply bringing the forest to your home. We have pre-drawn three tree templates so that your children can color and decorate them to their heart's content - including animals, flowers and even tree planters. The best thing about it: We're looking for the most beautiful forest and are giving away 3 x a Treeanie Kids of your choice and a 50 euro voucher among all entries.

And this is how it works:

Print out the desired template and let your children color in the drawing
Take a photo of the drawing
Post the photo of the drawing on Instagram or make an Instagram Story
Tag @nikinclothing on the post
If you don't have Instagram, simply send the photos of the colored drawings to: sven@nikin.ch
All participants between the ages of 1 and 10 can take part
The closing date for entries is April 29, 2020
The three winners will each receive a Treeanie Kids of their choice and a 50 euro voucher

Ladder game

Download ladder game A4 or Download ladder ladder game A3

Is there anything better than organizing cosy game evenings together? If you are isolated as a whole family, you can try your hand at our fun forest ladder game, for example. All you need is our printed template, a dice, game pieces (you can also use stones, buttons or colorful M&Ms) and you're ready to go. Whoever wins can then decide what to do next on the list of ideas.

Organizes a fashion show and sorts out

Getting rid of old things has never been better than in spring. Just in time for the first warm days, the annual urge to spring clean comes to the fore for many. This also includes clearing out the closet. Use this time to combine sorting out with a fashion show - the crazier the combination of clothes, the better. In the end, saying goodbye to that old sweater or those torn jeans will certainly go better.

And if you find it difficult to part with clothes that you love but have already worn out, sorting boxes can help. Set up three large boxes and separate clothes that you want to keep, clothes that belong in the bin and clothes that will be donated.

Make presents and draw for the grandparents

Just as for children and parents, grandparents are also facing major challenges: Because they are not allowed to have any contact with their grandchildren until further notice. However, they would certainly be delighted to receive a gift from the family. Let the children make or draw something for them - for example with one of our coloring pages. These can easily be sent by post and are a small reminder for all those elderly people who feel lonely at the moment due to their restricted mobility and miss their families.

Grandparents who have smartphones that can play videos are sure to enjoy a rehearsed play that their grandchildren perform and film for them. This way, grandparents can also join in the family fun - even if only digitally at the moment.

Cooking and baking together

Structure is particularly important - and not just for parents who work from home and have to organize their busy schedules. Children also benefit from knowing that there are things that need to be organized even without school or kindergarten. To ensure that at least the cooking goes smoothly and there are no disagreements about what to have for lunch, you can make a weekly cooking plan with your children. Write down who is responsible for what and when. While younger children can, for example, take over the serving of the cutlery, older children can take over entire menus. This way, everyone knows what their task is, which ultimately makes the whole cooking process quicker.

Another way to use the kitchen together as a family is to bake cookies or other treats. After all, it's not just fun at Christmas time. Try out new delicious recipes together and then eat them together at a movie night.

Building huts and adventure corners

Who said that you have to go outside to camp? There are no limits to creativity, because with a few cloths, blankets, cardboard boxes, umbrellas and a lot of imagination, the children's room can be transformed in no time at all into a lovely hut landscape that invites children to play, a campsite at home or a hideaway that is only accessible to the youngest members of the family. What is taken into the hideaway is up to the children: Books, games, dolls, soft toys or even homemade cookies.

Sowing seeds and watching the plants grow

If you have a garden or balcony, you can use the sunny spring days to remove the winter's dirt and plant the first seeds in pots. These can also be decorated with colors and labeled so that you can keep track of the plants. In any case, gardening is much easier and quicker to do as a family than alone. Removing weeds, cleaning garden furniture, mowing the lawn, collecting beautiful stones, arranging pots and sprucing everything up - by working together as a family, there is more time afterwards to enjoy the spring sunshine.