Half – Term things to do !

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I’ve been asked by BBC Radio Hereford and Worcester this week to comment on some ideas to make the half term more fun and enjoyable and it got me pondering about the language we use to describe holiday time.

If you think it will be looooong, full of whining about “being bored” and stressful …… guess what … it will be . Just as if you think it will be fun, exciting and an opportunity to create lasting, long term happy memories for your children to grow up with ….. it will be too! It’s a choice!

Just take a moment to ponder their wedding day one day and the memories you have built, nurtured and created for them throughout their childhood – how do you want them to describe growing up with you and the summer holidays?

It’s all about your mindset as your children take their cue from you.

This time can be an opportunity, not something to be endured, and if you take yourself back to the vision of why you wanted to have children in the first place it will make you connect to the bigger picture again and get you focusing on the love you have for them.

But while you are pondering that bigger picture here are some practical ideas to make life more fun in the mean time!

Enjoy!

Have your very own Pizza Party at home – buy or make the bases, explore a whole range of your favourite toppings, invite round a few of your friends and pop a picnic rug in your sitting room to make it fun to sit on and pop on your favourite music or Singstar !

Have a car picnic when you are out and about that you pack yourself to save money and pop the radio on to liven things up a bit!

Play Around the Table Games to get you all chatting, laughing and learning new things about each other

Make cards, paint mugs, plates or oil and vinegar jars with special paints that you can buy from your local craft shop or online from http://countryloveceramics.com/

Get your older kids volunteering in your local charity shop, or clearing an old person’s garden or garage – teaching the value of serving others is a really valuable and fun lesson to pass on.

This is a fun game I used to play with the kids when I was teacher. Throw all your shoes into the middle of the room into a Shoe Minefield and then blindfold one person to walk across the minefield while the other person has to guide them across using only their words to get them across! Great fun, but also a brilliant way to improve your child’s language skills.

Get your digital camera out, or borrow a friend’s video camera for a day, and have fun making your own video or musical and load the results via your computer onto your own CD. You can even make and design the labels then send them to Grandma and the video will be a valuable treasure trove of memories to keep for the future.

There are hundreds of different things you could do – lighten up, get away from the telly and build some happy, funny and memorable memories!

Here’s another of my articles on What to do in the holidays

Have a look at What’s On 4 which is a site packed ith ideas.

http://www.whatson4littleones.co.uk/

http://www.whatson4schoolkids.co.uk/

Here are some more sites to inspire !

http://www.lovemoney.com/news/money-saving-tips-bargains-and-freebies/money-saving-tips/2428/10-cheap-things-to-do-this-half-term

50 free things to do this half term

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