Build some memories

With School holidays just around the corner here are some simple and cheap ideas on how to keep the troops entertained.

TREAT THE LOCAL TOWNS AS IF YOU WERE A TOURIST.

Check out the smaller places in-between the main centres. Each town usually has a museum, park, town decorations, visitor centre and other gems which you would normally have driven straight past. Add a picnic or lunch out to the trip and you may find you all get more out of it than you thought.

HAVE A MOVIE MARATHON

There no longer seems to be a one off movie, each one has at least one spin off, if not several. A whole day of movies takes a certain type of commitment! Set up the living room with popcorn, blankets and pillows to make the whole experience more memorable.

CHALLENGE THEM TO BE CREATIVE

Provide your child with some challenges and a range of materials, cardboard boxes, tape and scissors and let them go.

Get out the Lego and give everyone 10 minutes to make their own special form of transport.

If you have a trampoline then see what happens when you add some washing up liquid and water!

“Mess equals memories, equals emotions, equals learning”

What do you have planned these holidays?