Sunday 24 March 2013

Mum I'm Bored.....Activities for the Easter Break

Easter is almost upon us, as is the Term Break. School holidays, love them or hate them, they can present a real challenge for lots of parents to keep those young minds stimulated and busy.
So here is a really simple way to come up with loads of ideas to keep the kids occupied and give you some time to breathe.

Call it what you want...Jar of Fun, Boredom Box, The Rescue Squad...get the kids to come up with a great name for it and they will take ownership of it.
Buckets of Fun Learning Educational Games
Find yourself some sort of container, anything will do. We've got a selection of examples here, a vase, gift box, bucket, coffee jar, biscuit tin even a humble tupperware container.

Make Educational Games DIY
Download and print the list of activities by clicking on the image below. Cut them out. These ones all have an educational twist to them, like watching a film with subtitles or making play money from household items. If you or the kids aren't keen on the ones printed for you, you can use small note paper to make up your own.

The rest is quite simple. Fold them up and put them in the container. Decorate it as you like.


Then whenever you hear the kids complaining that they are bored, or you need a five minute break to get the work done send them to the jar. As my Mum always told me..."Boredom is a state of mind." There is always something to do, you just haven't thought of it yet, or it's not what you want to do.


For an Easter treat you could put your activities into plastic eggs and use them as a count down to the Easter Bunny or a daily learning activity to do together as a family.

P.S. Don't tell them it's educational and they'll love it!
Have a great holiday and Happy Learning!
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2 comments:

  1. What a sensational idea :) Love it Louise.

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