With Kids in India

February 4, 2009 11:12 PM

Four kids moving to Delhi and needing two weeks entertainment there. Kids are 2, 4, 8 & 10. The 4yo is a boy, other 3 girls. How to entertain them (as non-parent traveling companion) for two weeks in India while kids' parents are getting jobs etc. sorted out? What to bring from London? There won't be much travel except the Heathrow-Delhi flight. Ideas appreciated please!
posted by anadem to Travel & Transportation around New Delhi, India (1 answer total)

- ideas for arts and crafts - maybe pick up some DIY instruction books beforehand, or print out directions from online places. Bring a few materials and pick up others there. You could definitely take the 8 and 10 year old to a market, and maybe with some extra hands you could take all four kids to pick up supplies.
- games to learn a language, if necessary? (is it?)
- write letters to friends/relatives back in London
- digital camera to document their new surroundings each day, and write a little story about their photos or what they learned
- procure dress up costumes and playthings once there - saris, dresses, beads, etc.
- favourite books from back home
- children's encyclopedias that focus on the area - learn about the history, legends, flora and fauna
- maybe buy some children's books in English about India, moving, new places, etc. and save some of them until you get there
- DVDs!!
- computer games if they're allowed
- cooking - almost all kids love to get involved - you could learn the names for some ingredients, go out and get them, cook a simple meal

What do the kids like to do now? What can you bring? How familiar are they with Delhi?
posted by barnone at 2:11 AM on February 5, 2009