The summer holiday can be exciting for children, however, for parents it can be a daunting nightmare. The summer holiday means that parents will have to start planning activities and events that’ll keep the children busy and entertained. There are some amazing attractions, activities and events that you can visit of even create yourself without breaking the bank. The aim of this post is to present parents and care givers with realistic suggestions and ideas for a summer holiday with children.
Activities
There are going to be countless activities in your local neighbourhood available to you and your children during the summer holidays. Here are some ideas if you want to organise something privately;
- Picking Strawberries–You can take them out to a farm to pick fruits and berries or flowers.
- Camping– If you have a big enough garden or have a park near your house you can take the kids camping. Make it feel as original as you can, make fires using silver birch logs or oak logs, roast marshmallows, tell scary stories, etc.
- Build a fort– Building a fort indoors can be a fun experience for your children, they can build a pirate fort or play cops and robbers. The only catch is that you’ll have a lot of clearing up to do after, but you could turn cleaning up into a fun task as well.
- Redecorate– If you are in the process of redecorating your house you can take advantage of this and turn it into a fun task for the children. You can get them to paint their rooms or anywhere you feel comfortable with. You should remember to use a facemask to protect them from fumes.
- Summer Reading Challenge–Your local library likely runs its own summer reading challenge to keep your kids engaged with literature when they’re away from school. Let them read what they want but also encourage them to read one or two more challenging books such as the Lord of the Rings. They can even find more here on the LOTR wiki if they really love the trilogy. If you can find books with film adaptations it’s even better because it’ll make them more likely to want to read the book, but don’t neglect other books just because they haven’t made it to the big screen yet.
Events
No matter where you live in the UK during the summer holidays there will always be an abundance of events occurring for children and adults alike.
- Latitude– If you live in the Suffolk area or you plan to visit you can attend latitude festival targeted at families where children are entertained with fireworks, pizza-making lessons, arts and crafts and more.
- The Big Festival– If you are a fan of cooking or want to encourage it in your children then you should take them to The Big Festival in Cotsworld farm. As well as learning to cook parents will also be rubbing shoulders with the likes of TinieTempah, Mark Ronson and Jamie Oliver.
- The Good Life Experience Festival – This festival in Flintshire is a welcome break from the city life, it’ll teach your children ancient skills like mosaic-making, knot tying and blacksmithery.
Attractions
There are also a variety of attractions for children and families all around the UK starting from London all the way to Loch Ness, the Yorkshire Dales and the Welsh Mountains.
London– If you live in the London area or you plan of visiting then you can visit the Natural History Museum, this museum is fitted with a variety of mind-boggling exhibits from meteors to dinosaur eggs to Neanderthal skulls all coming together to form one of the country’s most magical destinations. If the museum is not for you then you should consider the Warner Bros. Studio Tour in London, the tour is a chance for Harry Potter fans to gain backstage passes to where all eight Harry Potter movies were made.
Yorkshire–Those visiting for the first time might get charmed by the picturesque landscapes of Yorkshire. There is also much to see because of its Viking and Roman heritage, medieval abbeys, Norman castles, world-class museums, and city centres. Such people may get captivated by these attractions to the point that they may want to visit this location time and again. However, finding accommodation may be an issue during the peak seasons — also, think in terms of the costs of holiday rentals (not a feasible option perhaps). Owing to these reasons, holiday lodges for sale Yorkshire may interest frequent travelers. This could save a lot of money down the road.
Essex– Another place to be in if you are a fan of history is the Essex area. When you visit, you’ll probably want to visit Colchester, it is the oldest recorded town in the country and has a castle from the 11th century. If history in not your thing then South End is probably more your style, with its beaches, funfair, carnivals and much more there is something for everyone.
Blackpool– If you are in the Blackpool area there is an abundance of things to do in Blackpool, from the Pleasure Beach to The Blackpool Tower there is something for everyone. Blackpool is great to show your kids some traditional seaside fun, have a picnic on the beach, let the kids fun wild at the sand parks or let them go crazy in the ultimate play area at The Blackpool Tower.