PARENT-CHILD

RELATIONSHIP
BUILDING
ACTIVITIES

Produced By:
Amelia Chin . Ang Yu Bin. Charis Chua
Finjie Koh . Jaserina Leong . Kimberlin Ho
Kristin Lim . Rebekah Chiam . Yeo Hui Ru

Dear Parents,
We understand that you might currently be
going through a difficult time and are feeling unsure
about what you can do to make the experience less
stressful for your child.
The stress caused by divorce has been
found to weaken the quality of parent-child
relationships. Research has proven that there is a
direct connection between the amount of time spent
and the quality of parent-child relationships. Sufficient
routine time supports the development and
sustainability of high quality parent-child relationships,
therefore it is essential for parents to go the extra
mile to make time for their child.
We believe that you may be feeling a little
worried or lost. Hence, we came up with this book to
provide you with a comprehensive list of engaging
activities you can engage your child in while
enhancing the quality of your time together.
Now get ready to have lots of fun!
With Love,
The Production Team

Spending quality time with

your child is fundamental to
building a high quality,
strong and happy parent
child relationship.
The following relationship
building activities are
designed to enhance the
relationships between
parents and children; it also
serves as a guideline and a
source of inspiration for
parents.

Letter Writing
Write and send letters that convey
your thoughts for the other party.
Some children feel more
comfortable expressing
themselves through writing. The
exploration of an alternative
form of expression may provide
you with more information about
your childs thoughts and feeling.

Personalised Book
Work together to create personalised
books a recipe book, storybook, or
any book of your choice!
These books can be created and
decorated with the use of common
craft materials such as coloured
paper, crayons, pens and collages.
This activity can be continued over a
period of time, where stories can be
built on or recreated. Children may
find this activity exciting due to the
eagerness they have for working
with their parent to complete the
book. This allows you and your child
to bond while spending time
together.

Camping
Build a makeshift tent at home using
a large piece of cloth or bed sheets,
chairs and some pillows.
Spend quality time with your child in
the tent by reading to them, having
a picnic or telling them stories, or
even have them do the talking!
This provides both of you with
opportunities to spend time together
and maybe even learn more about
each other during this bonding time.

Tattle Monster
Make a tattle monster out of an
empty tissue box! Decorate it in any
way you both want, with materials
such as egg cartons, googly eyes and
paint.
Younger children can tell the tattle
monster their woes while older
children can write it down and feed it
to the tattle monster.
This encourages your child to share
his/her feelings and thoughts in a
manner they feel comfortable with.

Scrapbooking
Start a scrapbook to document not
just special moments but everyday
moments that are worth remembering.
For example, document your shared
experiences of working on these
activities with your child.
These happy and precious memories
can always be revisited and it also
reminds children that they are
constantly being loved and valued.

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simple activities
with instructions,
that you can do
with your child

The Family Garden

An activity filled with adventure,
experimentation, and learning, one where
you can work together with your child to
create your own family garden at home.
o 1 x rinsed out empty eggshell
(with just the top gently cut off)
o 2 x googly eyes
o Cotton wool
o Watercress seeds

What do I need
to plant my
own garden?

o Crayons
o An egg cup to stand your egghead in

Directions:
o Put cotton wool inside the empty
eggshell and dampen it with
some water
o Sprinkle a generous amount of
watercress seeds onto the cotton
wool
o Place your egghead on a sunny
windowsill and give him some
water each day
o After about a week he should
have a full head of grassy hair.

I am a Masterchef
Let your creativity run wild and be a
masterchef for a day!
Work together to whip up a delicious
meal that can be brought to a picnic.

Pancake Animals

Fruit Kebabs

Cute Lunchboxes

Frozen Banana
Animal Pops

Outdoor Adventure
Together with your child, step away
from the hustle and bustle of the city
and soak in the beauty of nature at
these different locations in Singapore!

MacRitchie Nature
Trail

Bukit Timah
Nature Reserve

Sungei Buloh
Wetland Reserve

Bukit Batok
Nature Park

Game time!
Now, its time for you to
have some fun with your
child through the board
game we have specially
designed to help you
understand your childs
feelings in a relaxed
setting.

Instructions

Each player to choose any object as his/her token

Place all tokens on the Start square
Player 1 to roll the die and move his/her token accordingly

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When any player lands on

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card
When any player lands on
, take a
card
Players are to follow the respective instructions or
answer the respective questions

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Start!

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What are 3 things

you enjoy doing
together?

What made you

sad today?

What are 3 things

you love about

each other?

What made you

happy today?

memory you have

with each other?

you want to do

with each other?

the happiest?

go with each

other?

What makes you

place you want to

What is the one

What is the best

What is one thing

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really sad?

What is your
favourite

song?

What is your

favourite

place?

know?

you want the

What makes you

What is one thing

Move 1 space
forward

Move 1 space
back

Move 2 spaces

forward

Move 2 spaces

back

dance

song

face

go again

Do a

funny

die and

Sing a

Make a

Roll the

Give
someone
a hug

Write a
small note

to each
other.

Do 5

star

jumps

Say one

nice thing

to each

other

Lets play a game with

daddy or mummy!

Game time!

play my favourite sport

draw, paint or colour

read my favourite book

play with my favourite toy

spend time with someone

I like

give someone a hug

(and feed it to tattle monster)

write about it

do my favourite thing

talk to someone about it

watch my favourite TV show

or worried,
I can

angry,

When I am
feeling sad,

When I am

What wishes do you have for

you and your family?

Write it in the speech

bubble above and show it
to your parents or
someone you are
comfortable sharing with.

At times, we show and share how we

feel. But sometimes, we try to hide
our feelings. It is perfectly fine to
feel upset.
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Happy

Its okay to feel sad, lonely,

angry or confused. You can
talk to your friends and
family about your feelings,
or do something that
makes you happy such as
reading or drawing.

Talk
some to
one

Parents have to think about a lot of

things when they spilt up, such as
where will you live and when can they
see you.
Changes may be difficult, but most
children find that things do get better
over time.
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You might feel a little lost and

confused when your parents are
splitting up. It is good to talk to
somebody about it. For example,
your parent, teacher or anyone that
you are comfortable with.
Do they still
love me?
Which is my
home?

There are many reasons

why some parents split
up, and often it is
because one or both of
them are unhappy.

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fault for
divorce!

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Produced By:
Amelia Chin . Ang Yu Bin. Charis Chua
Finjie Koh . Jaserina Leong . Kimberlin Ho
Kristin Lim . Rebekah Chiam . Yeo Hui Ru

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