Empty afternoons are where imagination does its best work. How to protect them.
Words by
Sofía Marín
Early Years Lead
Field notes
written by a WONDERKID educator ↘
Boredom feels uncomfortable — for kids and for parents. But unstructured time is where children practise inventing their own entertainment.
Start small
Ten minutes without a plan is plenty at first. Leave out paper, tape and a few odd objects and see what happens.
Don't rescue too fast
The complaint 'I'm bored' is usually the start of something, not the end.
About the author
Early Years Lead
Twenty years with three-to-fives. Calm voice, quick hands and an endless supply of good questions.
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