By BERN MORLEY
The school holidays are looooong, especially the ones that fall over the Christmas period. Coming up with new ideas to keep the kids entertained is insanely difficult not to mention bank breaking. Trying to come up with new things to do each day that won’t send you hurtling towards a 2nd mortgage are few and far between.
So here are some relatively inexpensive school holiday activities to keep the kids entertained:
Just as an FYI, you should know that this post is sponsored by NSW National Parks and Wildlife Services. But all opinions expressed by the author are 100% authentic and written in their own words.
1. Head to a Museum
I’m yet to meet a kid that doesn’t dig a museum. I’m yet to meet a parent that also doesn’t get swept up in some component of it all. As far as school holiday activities go, it’s a win-win. Whether it’s a contemporary, science or art museum, we are lucky enough to be in possession of some of the most amazing spaces in the world and every school holidays, there are programs being run to showcase these. Even if there are no special events on at the time, to see your child’s face when they catch their first (or seventh) glimpse of a prehistoric shark tooth or to see how lightning actually works is simply magic.
2. A Day out at the local pool
EVEN if you have your own pool at home, nothing quite beats the icy poles you buy at the pool canteen. Or that feeling you get as a kid when you make a friend who likes to dive down to the bottom as much as you do. These are all magical memories we as adults hold so why not try and turn them into your children’s too. Often the council run pools are reasonably priced and you can take a packed lunch to make a reasonable day out for all.
Top Comments
School holidays are going to be a bit easier this year as my son has a part time job. Yay!!!! He is more than happy to trade in some days of doing nothing and earning some bucks and actually plan some time with mates. Win/win I'd say!
Free labour :D.
Oh, and some camping/going away type stuff.