If you've ever spent any time with children, let's say roughly around the age group of 3-6, you'd know that they are easily distracted and they need constant entertainment. Coming up with different ways and techniques for the same can get tough even for the seasoned player, which in this case is a person who spends a lot of time with children. Parents who have kids of this age are often baffled about how to keep their kids busy through entertainment and how to keep inventing newer methods in children's entertainment all the time. That is where this article will help, cause it gives you some forms of entertainment that you can use and keep the kids engaged. Continue reading for some tips and ideas. Entertaining children can be looked at in two ways, if you ask me. There's entertainment for pure entertainment sake and then there's entertainment that helps in child development by teaching them different concepts of life while entertaining them. Arts and Crafts Different forms of kid's crafts make for some of the best entertainers for kids. This range offers so many choices that it can literally get confusing when it comes to making a choice. Different forms of crafts provide for a lot of color and activities, and that is what the kids enjoy. Playing with dough and clay, or making things out of colored paper is what the kids love most. Even a simple activity like beading a necklace can keep the kids engaged for a long time. Just make sure that the material provided to them is safe. Activity Books Activity books include coloring books, maze books, finding words, finding hidden objects, and a whole other set of options. Sit with them and take them through a couple of things, then when they get the hang of it, leave them to it. Puppet Shows Puppet shows provide for a lot of entertainment in one medium. There's colors and objects of different shapes and sizes, there's music, and most importantly―there are stories! Kids love stories and the different voices that are put on by the puppeteers. Cartoons This one has got to be the most common choice that is used as entertainment for children. There is wide range in this one and it is the easiest thing to get hooked on to. Many parents try and limit the watching hours for their kids as it can get quite addictive. There have been several shows that have been developed with the aim of teaching kids through entertainment, like 'Sesame Street', and these are both fun and provide knowledge. Kids Stories Kids and stories. Stories and kids. There is an innate connection there. Everyone loves a good story and kids are no different. There are several new forms of storytelling that have been developed over the years. There are the fairy tale books with their short stories for kids, audio CDs, interactive children's books, and more. Music and Dance This is one option that is not heavily used, but can be easily taken in as one of the factors of providing entertainment at a party as well as everyday. Put on a kids' music CD and dance around with the kids. They'll love it. Kids' Games Party games or even the everyday indoor and outdoor childhood games like hop scotch, tag, finding the leader, hula hoops, and others, make for some of the best forms of entertainment for them. This is where they just give in to their instincts and have a good time without caring about a thing in the world. All these games are not just great sources of entertainment, they are also as much fun when they double up as party entertainment for kids. They teach, as well as entertain, and that's one of their best features. So the next time there's any confusion about the choices to make when it comes to providing entertainment for children, peruse through this article and you'll have your choices ready for the picking.