Fun DIY Activity Kits for Kids

Sick-at-Home Kit

These comforting activities and objects will help keep your patient in good spirits.

 

• Color Change Wavy Straws. These serpentine straws change color when a cool liquid is sipped through them. (And they sure make flat soda a lot more fun to drink.) Four to a set.
  
  To buy: $2.25, theraproducts.com.
  
  
• Yes & Know books. The magic pen reveals invisibly printed answers to quizzes, games, and puzzles. They’re one of the happiest, most mindless ways to pass a few hours.
  
  To buy: $2.35 each, leemagicpen.com.
  
  
• Mesh receipt pouch. Use this small zippered bag (or any resealable one) to hold the Yes & Know pens, plus sick-day staples like tissues and a toy thermometer.
  
  To buy: $4, containerstore.com.
  
  
• Make-a-Plate Kit. Serve her saltines on a special plate personalized with get-well wishes. Inscribe the dishwasher-safe dish, then mail it back to the company to set the design.
  
  To buy: $17, makitonline.com.
  
  
• Magnetic Mosaics. She can arrange the magnetic tiles into a chicken pox–covered self-portrait—and move her masterpiece from bed to floor and back again without spillage.
  
  To buy: $25, amazon.com.