Minti - Recent Comments on Question "Activities in School holidays" http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays/ Minti - Recent Comments on Question "Activities in School holidays" Copyright 2009 Minti en-uk Re: Activities in School holidays MummaBear I'm running a vacation care program.  We have 10 days of holidays to fill in, and we've been to the movies one day, the fun factory one day, we've got 3 days to spend at parks, we had a "slumber party" where the kids wore their pjs for the day and watched 2 movies while eating pop-corn and chips.  We're ... I'm running a vacation care program.  We have 10 days of holidays to fill in, and we've been to the movies one day, the fun factory one day, we've got 3 days to spend at parks, we had a "slumber party" where the kids wore their pjs for the day and watched 2 movies while eating pop-corn and chips.  We're going to mini-golf, 10 pin bowling, and the museum.  We're also having an end of holidays party where we have lots of sweet and savoury finger foods and the kids can bring their favourite CD (no course language or adult themes of course) and we dance and eat food and play games like musical chairs.  We're all having a great time and the parks and museum are free activities.  The slumber party was cheap too as the kids provided the DVDs and we just bought some pop-corn and chips. I hope this helps.

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#430216 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#430216 Sat, 30 Jun 2007 18:11:06 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays TiggerGirl Bowling sounds like a great idea also. Thankyou for that. http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429103 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429103 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 02:15:02 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays Deborahsc2203 putt putt golf im taking my two year old to this ,, we have also taken him to bowleing they have child friendly little ramps for your childs ball to roll down  cause they cant throw the ball ,,, she also might enjoy going to the movies http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429097 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429097 Fri, 29 Jun 2007 01:57:40 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays cheleinkal hehe, thats what Minti friends are for darl.  I hope you guys will have the best holidays ever.....you make me smile. ]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429037 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429037 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 23:07:08 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays TiggerGirl thankyou so much for doing this for me. Wow. You got alot of experience in this area then, and it shows. Seems to me you really love children also which is a great thing. Thanks again for all the links.Have so many great ideas now and different things to do for my child now. She definately won't get bored now. http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429032 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429032 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:56:33 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays cheleinkal No worries, a pleasure...that's what I used to do for a living...entertain pre-school aged kids and I did a Holiday Happenings program for several years with school aged kids as well in the Hol's. here's some advice activities I wrote a milion years ago LOL. Treasure Hunt. Party Game or Just for Fun - http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1000/Treasure-Hunt-Party-Game-or-Just-for-Fun/ Fairy Feast - http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/999/Fairy-Feast/ Tin Can Telephones - http://www.minti.com/parenting-advice/1015/Tin-Can-Telephones/ The ... No worries, a pleasure...that's what I used to do for a living...entertain pre-school aged kids and I did a Holiday Happenings program for several years with school aged kids as well in the Hol's.

here's some advice activities I wrote a milion years ago LOL.

Treasure Hunt. Party Game or Just for Fun

Fairy Feast

Tin Can Telephones

The Wishing Well Game

Fairy Crystals Sparkle Puffs

Simple Paper fairy Wings

Cooking with kids 2 yrs plus

Home Made Indoor Cubbies

Craft Activity 4yrs +.......Snow Globes

 

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429031 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429031 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:52:52 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays TiggerGirl   Alot of great ideas here. Thankyou. She already helps with housework like sweeping and mopping, cleaning the walls etc, but they're great ideas, the treasure hunt sounds awesome. I'll do that with her. totally rocks your answers. Thankyou.  

Alot of great ideas here. Thankyou. She already helps with housework like sweeping and mopping, cleaning the walls etc, but they're great ideas,

the treasure hunt sounds awesome. I'll do that with her. totally rocks your answers. Thankyou.

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429027 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429027 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:44:46 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays TiggerGirl   Thankyou so much for this angieh. I really appreciate the link you have given me. It's helped me out alot. Thankyou again.  

Thankyou so much for this angieh. I really appreciate the link you have given me. It's helped me out alot. Thankyou again.

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429026 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429026 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:42:38 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays cheleinkal Cooking is great fun with a four plus year old....playing dress ups and acting out her fave story bokos...you can make some props and dress ups and put on a show for dad when he gets home from work haha. Involve her in some house work...fill up a bucket with warm soapy water and get her a car washing sponge and ... Cooking is great fun with a four plus year old....playing dress ups and acting out her fave story bokos...you can make some props and dress ups and put on a show for dad when he gets home from work haha.

Involve her in some house work...fill up a bucket with warm soapy water and get her a car washing sponge and she can mop walls, floor herself etc..(also great fun to try and skate on in bare feet....broken bones and or bruises may occur haha LOL)  she can dust and help sort out her wardrobe  and toys...take her to the charity bins or op shop with her contributions a nice thng to teach her and helpful to boot.

Go to the movies, they always have kids movies on in the holidays...maybe offer to take a little friend as well.  Putting food colour in water with washing liquid you blow bubbles with a straw until they start to pour over the dish and lay a piece of paper over the top and you get great circle bubble patterns..repeat with different colours on the same paper....make birthday cards for those who are coming up...get the video out and make a movie staring her.

have a treasure hunt..have a party for no reason and invite a couple of friends over, have fairy bread and play musical chairs etc.

go into the garden and find worms and snails etc........keep them in an icecream container (until they mysteriously escape after she's gone to bed)

play pretend school and get her to practice some writing and spelling simple words or learn the alphabet etc.

Funny hair day (if she's blond-ish or fair you can dye with food colouring which washes right out)...crimp it or do lots of plats, or stack lots of terry type hair bands on one another on a high pony tail and it looks like an antenae...then both walk around the shops with funny hair and laugh at the people laughing at you (great for self confidence for you too)

tons of things to do that cost little or nothing.  Have a ball these holidays.

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429014 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429014 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 22:21:46 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays angieh There are several articles here - http://www.minti.com/search/?query=holiday+activity&item_type=advice&x=0&y=0 for which you can find some hints on what to do during the school holidays with the kids. several articles here for which you can find some hints on what to do during the school holidays with the kids. ]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429004 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#429004 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 21:44:45 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays TiggerGirl   Thanks for the great ideas. Will definately be doing these aswell. thankyou again.  

Thanks for the great ideas. Will definately be doing these aswell. thankyou again.

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428959 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428959 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:33:43 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays TiggerGirl   Hi, thanks for all these. Totally forgot about all these. Thanks heaps. For sure i'll be doing alot of these in the holidays. You're a life saver. thankyou.  

Hi, thanks for all these. Totally forgot about all these. Thanks heaps. For sure i'll be doing alot of these in the holidays. You're a life saver. thankyou.

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428958 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428958 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:32:57 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays jaxsycam make some play dough  have a teddy bear picnic with her or invite mates over, maybe get some plaster of paris and do hand prints? get a sheet and make a cubby over chairs or clothes airers , bubbles make some with dish washing liquid make some play dough  have a teddy bear picnic with her or invite mates over,

maybe get some plaster of paris and do hand prints? get a sheet and make a cubby over chairs or clothes airers , bubbles make some with dish washing liquid

]]> http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428957 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428957 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:23:40 -0700 Re: Activities in School holidays yummiemummie73 if you want free activites, your local library should offer these. otherwise, in adelaide there is carclew arts centre which offers activites for children of all ages, cirkidz also offer school holiday workshops. there's the zoo, monarto, rollerskating at st clairs recreation centre, woodville. there's also popeye rides, walks along the river torrens linear park, beach house play cafe at ... http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428955 http://www.minti.com/questions-and-answers/discussion/428947/activities-in-school-holidays//#428955 Thu, 28 Jun 2007 19:13:09 -0700