Summer Activities

[cherina99]

Hi,
This is going to be the first time i've worked through the 6 weeks summer holidays!!
So i was just wondering what sort of activities you all get up to with you LOs through
the summer?

Thanks

[AliceK]

For years now I have done a nature hunt. Depending on the age of the children I either write them a list of items to find or I print pictures on A4 sheet and laminate it. They all have bags and we go off to the woods / lake to find the items. Some of the older ones have to use their imagination to find an "interesting" item too and explain when we get back why they think it is interesting. We then have an award / certificate ceremony when we get back. All the children love it and ask to do it again each year.

xxxx

[Kiddleywinks]

Some ideas off a similar post in facebook:
Basil growing (herbs)
Beach hunt
Beach party (paddling pool)
Butterflys
Candle making (older children only)
Car wash
Chalking on the drive
Cleaning toys
Cloud dough
Cookies ice cream cookies - crush up biscuits and mix with melted butter and use a mould or jam tart rings to shape them and chill them and put ice cream inbewteen once they have set
Crabbing
Cress growing
Flower perfume
Flower pressing
Frozen day (hands, water balloons)
Fruit kebabs
Geocaching
Grass heads
Gruffalo day at nearest forest (check website)
Ice cream
Ice cream cone cupcakes
Jelly wobble play (hide things in it )
Kite making and flying
Library
Lining paper draw round people and paint
Loom bands
Making pattern rubbing out side ( paper crayons)
Massive cardboard box & paint for a den
Minibeast hunt
Museum
Nature collage
Obstacle course
Outdoor painting
Paint bomb art
Painting stones (bugs flowers)
Paper mache masks, hot air balloons
Park
Picnic
Pirate day
Playdough making
Puppet theatre
Rag rugs (google)
Rain catcher measuring
Snail race?
Sports day: egg n spoon bean bags sack races
T shirts and fabric paints
Talent show
Tie dying
Treasure hunt
Water beads
Water painting
Water wall

[loocyloo]

Some ideas off a similar post in facebook:
Basil growing (herbs)
Beach hunt
Beach party (paddling pool)
Butterflys
Candle making (older children only)
Car wash
Chalking on the drive
Cleaning toys
Cloud dough
Cookies ice cream cookies - crush up biscuits and mix with melted butter and use a mould or jam tart rings to shape them and chill them and put ice cream inbewteen once they have set
Crabbing
Cress growing
Flower perfume
Flower pressing
Frozen day (hands, water balloons)
Fruit kebabs
Geocaching
Grass heads
Gruffalo day at nearest forest (check website)
Ice cream
Ice cream cone cupcakes
Jelly wobble play (hide things in it )
Kite making and flying
Library
Lining paper draw round people and paint
Loom bands
Making pattern rubbing out side ( paper crayons)
Massive cardboard box & paint for a den
Minibeast hunt
Museum
Nature collage
Obstacle course
Outdoor painting
Paint bomb art
Painting stones (bugs flowers)
Paper mache masks, hot air balloons
Park
Picnic
Pirate day
Playdough making
Puppet theatre
Rag rugs (google)
Rain catcher measuring
Snail race?
Sports day: egg n spoon bean bags sack races
T shirts and fabric paints
Talent show
Tie dying
Treasure hunt
Water beads
Water painting
Water wall

Just a few ideas there then ;-)

And a few more...

We visit local castles pretending to be kings and queen's.
fossil hunting.
Exploring / den making in the woods.
Playing in local streams making dams/boat races/pondlife hunting.
Geocaching ... This summer we are going to place one of our own :-)

The older ones love to empty my craft boxes out and write an inventory and tell me what needs renewing! ... usually do this at the end of the holidays :-)
Xx

[Maza]

Check your local library - they often do a reading challenge or activity sessions. Also, see if your local LEA or surestart centres have any fun days planned. These are nice because for once you don't have to do the thinking - you just turn up and have fun! Also, don't feel bad about having a dvd session - the little ones are on holiday too and need to switch off and just chill sometimes. How old are the kids? x

[cherina99]

Thanks for all the ideas, will definitely be doing some of them.

Check your local library - they often do a reading challenge or activity sessions. Also, see if your local LEA or surestart centres have any fun days planned. These are nice because for once you don't have to do the thinking - you just turn up and have fun! Also, don't feel bad about having a dvd session - the little ones are on holiday too and need to switch off and just chill sometimes. How old are the kids? x

They are 2, 3 ,4 and 5.
Trying to find some fun days out sounds like a good idea, i'll definitely look at that. Its going to be strange for me working the whole 6 weeks, i've always been lucky enough to have it off before this year