Businesses to Keep Kids Busy are Booming

It’s always been a challenge to keep your kids busy while at home, but during the recent pandemic and the accompanying school closures, keeping children entertained has become a full time job for already exhausted parents. Fortunately, rather than set them in front of the TV to play video game after video game or watch mind numbing programs, there are a number of ways to keep the kids happy, healthy, and engaged.

There are lots of new and relatively new business startups that cater only to kids. These range from science expeditions, to cooking classes, to subscription box services that deliver a different assortment of exciting clothing and fun accessories on a regular basis via a smartphone app. These businesses not only give kids something fun to do and to look forward to after they finish their schoolwork, but they are engineered to help them develop skills that will be beneficial in the future. Some companies even help the kids become more creative and/or improve their physical fitness.

Here’s just a sampling of some businesses that have been designed to keep your kids happy and busy in the 2020s.

Indoor Trampolines

If your kids love acrobatics, they might thrive at an indoor trampoline arena. Rebounderz is one such trampoline arena company that is offering franchise ownership across the U.S. The indoor trampoline company is said to not only offer opportunities to have fun, but it also promotes kid (and adult kid) fitness.

Young Cooks and Chefs

If your children love food and show interest in how dinner is prepared, they might be a shoe-in for the Young Chef’s Academy (YCA). This company provides cooking classes that cater strictly to kids, so they can learn their way safely and creatively around a kitchen. At YCA, kids are said to learn everything from making different dishes to menu planning to kitchen safety. They even learn table setting etiquette.

Kids “Pik” their Own Stuff with kidpik

kidpik was developed as a way to get your kids involved not only in choosing their own clothing and accessories, but more importantly, developing their own unique style. How does the subscription box service work? Use the company website to select the styles that reflects your child’s, choose the frequency, shipping, and preferred payment method. When the box arrives, you have 7 days for your kids to try things on and choose what they want. If you keep everything, you get 30 percent off. You only pay for what you keep. After a while, your child will have built their own wardrobe that not only makes them look good, but helps build their confidence.

Cartoons and Hair Cuts

Designed for kids who dread getting their hair cut, Cartoon Cuts offers kids the opportunity to have a little fun while waiting for their appointment. The waiting room is stocked with art tables, toys, video games, books, and lots more. Even the hair washing station is said to be shaped like an elephant. Children can select whatever cartoon they want to watch while they get their hair cut.

Off Broadway for Kids

If your child shows an aptitude for acting, Drama Kids International is a company that helps kids “pursue the art of stage work.” At the same time, the program is intended to help children construct valuable skills and inner qualities such as confidence, public speaking, teamwork, creative thinking/memorization, and of course, leadership. Drama Kids offers acting programs for kids 3 all the way up to 18. A truly international organization, they have programs located throughout the U.S., Europe, Southeast Asia, South Africa, and elsewhere.

Learn Art in Your Own Home

Designed as a mobile art program, Abrakadoodle provides art parties at your home or school. They also teach art at summer camps and community centers. Abrakadoodle isn’t just limited to making art however. They also teach art history including traditional and modern art while experimenting with different art techniques and forms.

A Gymnasium on Wheels

Converted from a school bus, the Tumblebus company is a literally a gym on wheels. The mobile gym is stocked with all sorts of fun gym equipment like money bars, zip-lines, trampolines, balls, and other kid friendly sports equipment. The bus will come to your home for a party, or to schools and day care centers for special events. People looking to start their own Tumblebus company must undergo special physical fitness training for children coursework.

Space and Science Exploration

Maybe your child wants to be an astronaut when he or she grows up. Or perhaps they see themselves as a daring archaeologist like Indiana Jones. Whatever type of explorer your kid wishes to be, Science Explorers is a new business that helps kids delve deep into the scientific world and have a heck of a lot of fun while doing it. The company provides after-school programs, organized field trips, summer camps, assemblies, and other options for the child who is either back to school or being home-schooled. Billed as a totally hands-on experience, kids will make rockets, dissect bugs, and engineer “glowing slime.”

Keeping the kids busy and away from the television isn’t always easy. Especially these days in the time of COVID-19 when kids are spending more time at home. But as things begin to normalize, your children will still require opportunities to keep themselves busy and engaged physically and creatively. New companies that cater to kids interests, be it building their own unique wardrobe that reflects their individual style or creating the next Mona Lisa, are offering terrific, creative opportunities and outlets. Exhausted parents couldn’t be happier.