 School
holidays
Dreading that well-worn complaint? Babyworld mums share their
ideas on how to keep the kids occupied during the summer break.
There's always something to do at home
"We will go out or have people round every other day. There's nothing
wrong with staying in one day and going out the next. It gives them something
to look forward too on the days they stay in. On those days, weather permitting,
we can play in the garden, or if it's raining have fun indoors. There's
always things to be done at home. The days out will be visiting friends,
walking to the park, picnics, swimming, play warehouses, etc." Nicci
The pet shop and library are great places
We'll probably still meet up with friends from the groups we go to but
instead of meeting in the usual venue we will take it in turns to have
each other over to our houses so the children can still play together.
If the weather is nice we'll be out in the garden. I'm also planning on
taking my kids to the airport to look at the aeroplanes as my son is fascinated
by them at the moment. A nice cheap day out I've found is to take the
kids into the local pet shop to see the animals. The library is also good
especially on a rainy day." Carol
All us mums are doing a rota
"Me and some of the mums at my daughter's school are doing a rota so
that my daughter and her classmates will be able to stay with each other
during the school holidays for a few hours during the week. The playground,
library, doing BBQs for some other mums with kids of a similar age to
my own, helping to wash the car, baking, planting her own little herb
pot is also something she's looking forward to. We're also visiting a
friend of mine who lives in Hertfordshire who has an allotment and some
chickens in her garden!"
Sand pits, paints and bike rides
"Things to do include: going swimming, to the park, for a walk round
the shops (The Early Learning Centre does a play session every Tuesday),
get a paddling pool or a sandpit, buy some paints or go for a bike ride."
Sandra
I'll have five kids one day and none the next
"We'll go to the cinema, go shopping, go to the park, visit friends,
have picnics, play in the garden, buy a paddling pool, paint, ride bikes,
feed the ducks, sleep (I wish!!) swap with friends for the day every so
often so although I may end up with five kids one day, I'll have no kids
and a nice rest the next day! We won't be doing theme parks this year,
but there is a place called Dinosaur Land or something I want to visit!!
I have a full loft conversion to decorate too, might have to see what
help the kids are at that!"
Look at your local council's website
"Here, they run play schemes in the holidays for about £5 a day. They
also do craft sessions, puppet making etc at a low cost, and the libraries
run story sessions. The local sports centre do cheap holiday sessions
with swimming, time in the kids' gym etc. We also have lots of country
parks and farms nearby. I didn't know half of this until I searched online,
and last summer we did so many fun things. The local country park is free
and the kids can pet the animals and have picnics there. We tend to take
them on lots of picnics when my husband is here too, take a ball and just
go out and find a nice spot." Kelly
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