With summertime upon us, we are looking for fun things to keep our children occupied. Summer breaks are full of exciting things to do. Sometimes we just need some ideas to get those creative juices flowing to keep our kids engaged because long breaks may result in boredom among young ones.

There is fun in literally every direction that is why we have pulled together these cheerful activities to keep your children entertained over the holidays.

Redecorate their room

Children spend most of their time in their rooms so why not personalize it the way they want it? You don’t need to spend a lot to do this. Here are a few pointers to help:

Take printouts of their favorite movie characters, superheroes, and cartoons and paste them like a collage on the walls

Buy stickers of wall decals to cover empty spaces

Create a picture wall with old and new photographs

Give your children paints and a canvas. Let them design something for their room

Reorganize the room. Arrange books and toys

Read new books every day

Spending an hour every day reading books helps improve knowledge, vocabulary, and reading skills.   Engage your children in reading interesting picture books and stories. Reading can enhance listening, speaking, and writing skills. So in every aspect, reading is a wonderful activity. Reading is also beneficial for older students as it augments their language on the go.

Explore nature

Take advantage of the long sunny days by observing the natural world, exercising, and bird watching. Being outside in fresh air is important for all children. You can also do some fun activities around the area of your house like:

Grow your own plants: use old milk jugs, plastic containers, mason jars, or anything else you have around the house. Put seeds and water and watch the plants grow on a windowsill or a patio.

Look for birds and clouds: put a tent and a blanket in the grass and stare up at the sky with binoculars. Watch birds and clouds and talk about what you see.

Camp in: have a family slumber party out in the garden.

 Learn something new

There’s no better time to learn new skills when kids have free time available. They can invest their summer vacation time, learning and mastering new skills such as cooking and baking.

Learning how to cook is very essential for children as it can be useful in the future. Listening to instructions will help them to improve their listening skills and expand memory. Give them chances to come up with experiments too. Cooking will help them explore their senses and stay organized. Ask them to measure ingredients, stir, and arrange the final result. Older kids can cook on the stove, or use the oven. Contributing to the family meal is a very rewarding experience for kids of all ages. And the more they learn how to do, the more they can help out regularly.

 Explore new places

Vacations mean children have plenty of spare time on their hands to do whatever they want to, however a particularly productive way to spend time would be to explore new spots. You could both explore your city and visit locations which you have never visited.

However, besides this, you could also go ahead and explore other cities which have always interested your children but they never actually got down to visit before.

Hire a tutor nanny

Hiring a tutor nanny from Busykiddies.co.uk is a great way to keep your children engaged during the summer holidays.  Our competent nannies deliver sessions in a fun and unique way so your child is always safe and engaged whilst learning new skills during their break and playing.