🤝 Activities to do as a couple with a child: special moments to share
Why prioritize activities done in pairs?
Spending one-on-one time with your child is essential for strengthening the emotional bond, creating a climate of trust, and fostering their development. These moments of connection, away from external distractions, allow the child to feel valued, listened to, and understood.
Here are 6 simple activities to do as a couple to create real memories, without screens and without stress.
🧠 1. Create an animated cartoon together with BlinkBook
Materials: BlinkBook notebook, markers, BlinkBook app
Duration: 30 to 45 minutes
Each person colors in a scene from the notebook, then scan them together to see the drawings come to life. An immersive experience that blends art and technology, while encouraging interaction.
👉 Parent tip: invent a story together: each person adds a part to each coloured page.
🍪 2. Cook a homemade snack
Equipment: simple ingredients, cookie cutters, aprons
Duration: 45 minutes to 1 hour
Making cookies, shortbread, or a yogurt cake is a great activity to share. It allows children to feel useful and independent while developing their fine motor skills and vocabulary.
👉 Parenting tip: Let them crack the eggs, stir, weigh… even if it's not perfect. It's the experience that counts!
🖌️ 3. Create a collaborative artwork
Materials: large sheet of paper, paint or collage, found objects
Duration: 30 minutes to 1 hour
Create a collaborative artwork: you start a drawing, the child completes it. Or vice versa. This allows you to express your emotions while having fun.
👉 Parent tip: Hang the artwork in their room. This boosts their self-esteem and fosters a sense of community.
📖 4. Read an interactive story
Materials: picture book, cushions, soft toys
Duration: 20 to 30 minutes
Choose a book where you can do the voices, ask questions, or even act out the scenes with stuffed animals.
👉 Parent tip: turn reading into a drama game. The child can play a character or invent a different ending.
🧩 5. Do a puzzle together
Materials: puzzle suitable for their age (12 to 100 pieces)
Duration: 20 to 45 minutes
It's a calm activity that promotes cooperation, observation, and perseverance. And doing a puzzle together helps prevent the child from getting discouraged.
👉 Parent tip: encourage them to think aloud. And celebrate together when the last piece is in place!
🎭 6. Invent a story and act it out
Materials: costumes, accessories, puppets… or nothing at all
Duration: 30 minutes or more
Create a story together and act it out in the living room. This role-playing game develops language, confidence, and creativity.
👉 Parenting tip: improvise, follow their imagination, even if it makes no sense. The important thing is to experience the story with them.
Conclusion :
Activities done together are powerful tools for building a close bond, far more impactful than long conversations. Even a few minutes spent together on a meaningful activity can have a lasting effect on your child's emotional well-being.
