101 School Holiday ideas by Kidz B Kool, keep the kids entertained these school holidays with this huge 101 ideas

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1. Take the kids to the grandparents and run... JK But it is always nice to
visit
2. Visit a friend’s home- can be one of yours or a child’s friends
3. Go camping- You don’t even need to travel and leave all the luxuries that
you have at home because you can pitch the tent in the backyard. Those of
you without a tent you can still set up a camp out in your lounge room
4. Moving on from the lounge room camp out, why not make it into a movie
night- cook up some popcorn and play those family favourites or you can
have a family movie day
5. Want to get out the house- go to the Cinema to see the latest kids
release
6. Visit the local library, borrow some books, DVDs, CDs and don’t forget
the check to see what activities they have for the school holidays, many of
these are free!
7. Start a veggie garden, this will keep the kids busy and it’s educational.
My kids love watching their plants and veggies grow. You can get the kids
paint their own pots to add that personal touch and make the fun last
longer
8. Visit a park that isn’t in your area, most council websites will have a list
with facilities and pictures of parks
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9. Our school holiday favourite activity is to visit the beach; it doesn’t need to
be a day for swimming. The kids will enjoy collecting shells, rocks and other
cool things. A bonus is that they can use their treasures to create great art
projects
10. Go for a picnic- this also can be done at home, grab some teddies and set
up a teddy bear picnic in your own backyard.
11. Visit the Museum- also call or check out their website to see if there is any
School holiday activities for the kids, these normally cost but still worth a look
in to
12. Visit the art gallery
13. Go swimming- the beach, the river, at home, the local aquatic centre and
the bonus is the kids will go to sleep amazingly after a day of swimming
14. Have a baking day- not only will the kids have a blast but you will be
making yummy, healthy snack for the school holidays
15. Pizza night- don’t order but make it yourselves! Yes that means the dough
to, the kids will love rolling the dough, putting on the topping and most
importantly the taste test!
16. The Sunday Markets- we love our local Sunday Farmers Market- an idea is
to give each child their own shopping list to explore and find
17. Go for a train, bus, tram ride- doesn’t matter where, make it an adventure
18. Visit the airport- you don’t need to go to the airport just to catch a plane,
my kids really enjoy watching the planes come and go.
19. IKEA- Drop the young ones off at the play area and pick up some much
needed items or just go for a browse. Cheap lunch too
20. Its summer here in Australia so with the warm weather its perfect for the
kids to get outside and play with water- water guns, kids pool, water balloons
ect. But I like to get the girls doll clothes out and set up a washing area so
they can wash their dolls clothes and hang them to dry
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21. Ok I have to admit most of our boardgames are missing parts, but if you’re
lucky you could have a family games night. Or do what we do and get out our
iPads and play Minecraft PE all together
22. Sock puppets are a easy fun thing to make, if you don’t have googly eyes
you can use card and we all have socks
23. Makeafort- get out the blankets, pillows, sheets and create a huge cubby
fort out of your dining table and chairs
24. Playdates- Invite your kid’s friends over or have them go to a friend’s- no
planning needed since kids are great at making their own fun with friends
25. Turn up the Music and have a danceparty- the kids can even get dressed
up
26. Dressups- yes I used this one from the last one but come on 101 here we
come
27. One thing I really enjoyed as a kid was making my own obstaclecourse,
not being able to touch the ground because it was lava or having to run
around to certain points in the backyard- get creative by using pillows,
cushions, hula hoops, the Playset
28. Buy some plain biscuits like arrowroot by Arnotts, use some of that
already to go icing and let the kids decorate their own cookies with lollies and
sprinkles
29. Make your own YouTubeChanneland make fun videos to share with the
world or just family and friends
30- Start your own family blog! It will be a great time capsule to look back
over in years to come
31. Sensoryboxes- have trays/ boxes filled with rice, lentils, sand ect and place
things like mini toy dinosaurs, cars, odds and ends in them. This is a fun
activity my children love.
32. Let the kids go crazy with the camera- it’s always great to see what
pictures they take, you can also make a photo collage
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33. Paint, draw pictures and start your own Kid art gallery
34. Head to Kmart and buy some items to revamp your child’s room- they will
love helping and picking out items they want. Ok this purely is an excuse to
go to Kmart
35. Fruit Salad yummy yummy- turn on the wiggles and get making fruit
Kebabs! Well we call them fruit skewers here at the Monster House but they
are always a great fun treat to eat and make.
36. Pen pals- Find a pen pal for your child, it can be a friend or family member
37. Have a game of outdoor cricket, losing team does the dishes
38. Go bowling- we do this every school holidays
39. Go outside and blow bubbles! You can even make your own bubble
mixture
40. Easter we hide eggs and let the kids go on an egg hunt- why not make
your own with items you already own, make a list and get the kids to find
them- perfect if you have lost the remote
41. Go for a family walk around the neighbourhood, maybe collect flowers on
the way that you can place inside of books to dry press
42. Superhero day, get the kids to dress up as their favourite superhero, make
special snacks and play superhero movies
43. Side walk chalk drawings- best thing is it washes away
44. Colour-in books keeps the kids quiet and busy
45. Make-up- do you have some old make up the kids can play with? Let them
do clown faces, these will make great photo opportunities or face paint could
be used.
46. Paint the kids nails, I let them do mine once and I had pink toes not just
pink nails, the kids had a great time and thankfully I had nail polish remover
47. Magazine collages- find some old magazines and let the kids cut out
pictures to cut to paste to make their own pictures
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48. Card board box fun- make a house, make robot costumes- the ideas are
endless
49. Make homemade play dough
50. Crafty boats- Milk containers, straws and paper make great homemade
boats
51. Cafe outing- bring colouring in books for the kids and enjoy a cuppa
52. Kite flying- doing this at the beach is the best
53. Go fruit picking- we have a place that you go and pick strawberries, check
to see if you have something like that in your area
54. Visit the zoo or animal farm
55. Go for a bush walk at a national park
56. Visit a theme park
57. Feed ducks- in the city there is a great park we go to feed ducks, the kids
really enjoy doing this
58. Go fishing
59. Do you live near where you grew up? My hometown is about an hour and a
half away, this is something I’ve wanted to do for ages, show them my old
house and all the fun things to do and see
60. Go for a family bike ride
61. Play hide and seek
62. Cloud watching- get the kids to see if they can find shapes, pictures in the
clouds. You can also do star gazing at night
63. Let the kids wash the car or have them wash their bikes
64. Family soccer match
65. Make paper planes, get them to paint or draw on them
66. Create a marble race with toilet rolls and whatever else you wish to use
67. Have a tea party
68. Make a car track with masking tape around the house
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69. Make a huge bubble bath for the kids
70. Make your own band- you can make shakers with rice in bottles, drums
with pots and pans
71. Look at old photos together
72. Indoor bowling at home- use empty bottles and a ball down the hall93.
73. I like to avoid food shopping with the kids but I think it still should be
added to this list or you could let the kids create their own supermarket at
home
74. Make a pet rock- let the kids find a rock to paint and decorate
75. Play card games like snap, go fish and pairs
76. Visit Bunnings- our local has a great play area and cafe- they also hold
activities for the kids during school holidays
77. I’m a huge Yoga fan and the kids love doing it with me
78. Try some Science Experiments for kids
79. Visit the botanical gardens
80. Pasta art- My girls enjoy pasting pasta on paper and making pictures or
81. putting pasta on string to make necklaces
82. Do jigsaw puzzles
83. Go mini golfing or ice skating
84. Get the kids to help organise their toys and decide on what ones they want
to donate to charity
85. Tour a country town or the big city- make a full day of it
86. Go watch a sporting event- this could be the local footy, cricket team
87. Plaster Fun House
88. Visit the Maritime Museum
89. Take the kids to time zone or laser tag
90. Visit a play cafe
91. Paper plate masks- cut out eyes and let the kids get crafty
92. Go to the pet store
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93. Make LEGO creations
94. Go back to school shopping
95. If you own a sand pit- you could hide items in it for the kids to find
96. Flea market or op shops
97. Clean windows- yes us adults hate doing this chore but if you give a kid a
bucket of soapy water or a spray bottle they will have a blast washing the
windows
98. For the older kids- go Karting
99. Paper Mache a balloon
100. Get a pedicure with your little ones
101. Make letter boxes your kids can post pictures and letters to each other
EXTRA- Create a play kitchen area or a reading nook
Hope these ideas keep your kids entertained these school holidays!
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