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15-09-2023 07:31 PM - edited 15-09-2023 07:31 PM
15-09-2023 07:31 PM - edited 15-09-2023 07:31 PM
Hey there families, parents and caregivers,
As the school holidays have begun and soon-to-begin for thousands of young people around Australia, let's open this space for holiday ideas!
Let's get sharing! It doesn't have to be expensive!
1) sleeping in whenever you can!
2) going for walks and playing mindfulness games e.g. eye-spy, naming colours/sounds
3) going to the park
4) go bush
5) train ride from the beginning to end of a train line
6) picnics
7) gaming tournaments
😎 trip to the beach
9) cooking day
10) pool
What I find best about holidays is that you don't fill it up with back-to-back activities. Too much planning takes away the 'holiday' element!
15-09-2023 09:53 PM - edited 15-09-2023 09:54 PM
15-09-2023 09:53 PM - edited 15-09-2023 09:54 PM
Oh. I don’t venture to “this side” often @tyme but it came on the front page.
The library!!!
We have discovered our local library as such a great resource. Our bigger kid will spend time picking out books while our middle kid plays with the toys on offer. There is also scheduled group activities for big and little kids. We have spent upwards of an hour there just hanging out playing with the toys and pottering about.
To be honest a lot of the games, blocks, etc we already have at home like the Lego table but leaving and going somewhere different to play with
them is refreshing.
15-09-2023 10:01 PM - edited 15-09-2023 10:01 PM
15-09-2023 10:01 PM - edited 15-09-2023 10:01 PM
Also: two tips my wife gave me for when I am alone with the kids…
1. There is no such thing as poor weather, just poor clothing choice. Rug them up and go outside. Everyone will instantly feel better.
2. Water. Same as above. If everyone is having a bad day, take them to your nearest water, or put them in the bath, it might be at 11am but does it matter?
Water = instant calm.
16-09-2023 03:03 PM
16-09-2023 03:03 PM
Great points there @ArraDreaming
Another holiday idea is for carers to look after themselves!
Having kids home 24/7 might not be as easy at it sounds... let alone those who have more than one child!
So please remember to take care, chill, take time out, tell your kids gently about how you are feeling, and bottom line, look after yourself!
16-09-2023 04:08 PM
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16-09-2023 04:14 PM
16-09-2023 04:14 PM
Sounds great @ArraDreaming . I'm glad your partner will have someone to help out.
It'll be warmer the next few days, so maybe you can do something with them in the arvo?
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I'm going have some offline time now, but I hope to chat tomorrow? @ArraDreaming
16-09-2023 04:33 PM
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16-09-2023 04:34 PM
16-09-2023 04:34 PM
Hey @tyme Great post. My kids are all grown up now but when they were school age I made a plan of doing something different every third day to break up the time they spent at home and making things a little special for them for the holidays. Money was and probably is for a lot of people, an issue so planning things at home or close by was a must as is a change of scenery for all concerned.
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