School Holiday Activities Guaranteed to Beat Boredom

It’s amazing, isn’t it? When school’s out for a few weeks, you would think the kids would be busy all day long, getting up to mischief, creating new games. But children need guidance and they adore attention so if it’s your job to come up with a list of school holiday activities, you’ve found the right place! We have so many ideas for places to go, things to see and fun things to do, that we defy any self-respecting child to cry “boredom”.

During Christmas and January breaks, it’s a great idea to scout around for school holiday activities and make a big list so you can pull it out on a regular basis and get things happening. Or you can simply come back to this website and continue cruising around. There’s always something new to see! The important thing is that you aim for variety and aim to choose age-appropriate activities and cater to the children’s varied interests.

Animals

Zoos are always a favourite with children. In fact, a trip to the zoo is one of the most popular school holiday activities of all. Being able to get up close and personal with interesting animals creates fascination and a learning experience all in one outing. Same goes for bushwalking where it’s often possible to meet wildlife in their natural habitat. Or try a bird sanctuary, the petting zoo that visits the shopping centres or go out to a farm that welcomes visitors.

High energy

Kids don’t sit still for very long! With energy to burn, there needs to be a selection of school holiday activities that will enable them to run, jump, swim and more. Try skating – ice or roller – or hiring rollerblades and zooming along in a park or along a river. Bike riding, bodyboarding, skateboarding and mountain biking are cool, and if you have outdoorsy kids, then they’ll love flying a kite, hiking or horse riding. Or how about fishing? How about your local public pool?
Educational and stimulating

A visit to a museum or even an art gallery can be exciting for kids looking for interesting school holiday activities. At low or zero cost, even Mum and Dad can be happy, but what’s important is that the children will learn, discover and perhaps even get to try their hand at some interactive exercises. Council libraries also put on school holiday activities such as craft classes, reading afternoons, story writing competitions and book festivals.

Pure entertainment

No fun-loving child can resist the lure of a theme park! Of all the school holiday activities you might try to tempt them with, a theme park will be high on their list of priorities. Keep an eye out for discount offers and special deals to take advantage of savings. The cinema is also hugely popular of course but consider live theatre, musical performances, concerts, puppet shows, fashion parades and other exciting possibilities.

Learn a skill

There are lots and lots of school holiday activities that can teach kids new skills. From children’s cooking classes to learn to sail school, gardening lessons to kids’ hardware store craft classes. Look up circus schools, acting classes, dance lessons and painting or cartooning workshops.
Frankly, with so many creative people, large and small businesses, and enterprising folks offering such a massive range of school holiday activities all over the country, there is no excuse for boredom. Time to make up that list and be armed and ready for the war cry: “I’m bored!!”