5 Educational Activities to Explore With Your Child During the School Holidays

Now that your children are taking a break from school for a few weeks, it’s now time to instill what they’ve learnt in the past year through fun and memorable activities. These can allow your child to progress their skills and learn how to be effective for when they return to school.

We’ve teamed up with the best London sixth form college, to share five great activities you can try with your child this summer.

1 Sand play

Using sand as a way of playing is a fantastic way of teaching your child about how sand is made and its texture and consistency. Children can scoop, grab and hold onto sand and fill cups, buckets and make shapes. Sand toys can also give children time to practice their fine motor skills and coordination.

2 Blocks or Jigsaws

Using building or wooden blocks or jigsaws targets your child’s brain activity and allows them to use their problem-solving and decision-making skills. It’s also a fun way of creating something by themselves in their own time that can be done with siblings, their parents or friends.

3 Sensory play

This involves allowing children to use their senses through play. Ways to do this include letting children play with rice, jelly, different kinds of fruit and vegetables and beads, to name a few. Sensory toys will target your child’s investigation skills and curiosity.
 

4 Board Games

There are many board games out there for each level of difficulty and recommended age bracket. Not only is this good for your child’s learning ability and allowing them to think critically, but it’s also always fun to do with the family together. Prisma Arena is a really good one for older kids and more simple ones like BrainBox Peppa Pig Memory Game are ideal for younger kids.

5 Baking or Cooking Meals

Cooking recipes together is always a new and inviting experience for children. Prepare a meal for the family together by going to the shop together to buy the ingredients, reading the recipe and working as a team with your child to help them make something of their own.

What activities do you have planned?

*This is a collaborative post.