Activities for kids in the holidays
Paper-mache – appeals to all ages. Mix up strips of torn newspaper with flour, water and sugar, apply to clingfilm-covered bowls, cups etc. Paint when dry.
Gardening – plant seeds, especially sunflowers!
Make CD hovercrafts using an old CD, a sports drink cap and a balloon, attach an inflated balloon to the sports cap that is itself taped to the CD in the centre, as it deflates it hovers over a smooth centre.
Egg painting – hard boil some eggs then paint with food colouring. Allow to dry.
Water painting – paint with a clean paintbrush and a pot of water outside on walls, slabs and fences. (Rory loves doing that!!)
Go for a picnic or if it’s raining put the blanket on the living room floor and pretend.
Iced Digestives – Mix icing sugar and water in a bowl to make runny icing. Put sprinkles / smarties etc in bowls and let the kids decorate the biscuits (you could use bought biscuits or make your own)
Pasta Jewellery – Thread dry pasta tubes onto coloured cotton and then paint
Home Cinema – Close the curtains; rearrange the furniture, make tickets, prepare snacks, put on the favourite DVD. (We sell popcorn kernels)
Explore some castles –
Bird Spotting – Get them to draw or write down each bird that they see, for a guide:
Go train spotting – maybe you have a steam railway station near you: