School holiday activities for kids
The school holidays can come with a certain amount of dread. How will
you keep the kids entertained for two weeks (or seven!!)? Here are some
tips ...
Photo Baubles for the Christmas Tree
Great personalised decorations for the Christmas tree.
Little Girls Jewellery Party
Little girls love playing with beads and they can proudly create something to keep that they made themselves.
Making a compass
This experiment is really easy to do - the compass moves like magic and it's very impressive!
Make your hair stand on end
Kids always love this wacky experiment that, literally, makes their hair stand on end!
Does it float?
This is an easy experiment for little children that teaches them about floating and sinking and can be played in the bath!
How much air is in your lungs?
This is an easy experiment that even little children can do. It shows
how all bodies are different - even two children who are about the same
size might have very different lung capacities.
White Christmas Coconut Bites
Christmas treats that would make great gifts too.
Gingerbread shapes
Kids can help roll out and decorate these tasty treats - great for Christmas too.
Muesli Bubble Bars
Great for lunchboxes and picnics
Sushi Ham Balls
Let the kids help with making these tasty sushi balls
Sausage Rolls
Yummy sausage rolls that are great for picnics or lunchboxes.
Pizza Faces
Kids love pizza and these fun pizza faces encourage them to learn about cooking.
Little Gardeners
Fun to make pretend gardens and flower pots.
Obstacle course
A fun outdoor activity for kids
Wall murals
Our kids love this activity and we have had huge colourful wall murals of the beach, luna park, the mountains!
Animalates Exercise with the Family
Get fit and have fun these holidays as a family. Pretend you are an animal, and REALLY get into character.
Branch Weaving
Make colourful decorations from nature.
Alphabet Fun
This is fun, but not always easy!
A Bear Hunt in the Park!
Children love to pretend, and this song will give them an opportunity to move around and explore the park or backyard.
String Magic
Make interesting art with string and paints.
Make your own Jigsaw Puzzle
Make a simple jigsaw puzzle for your child using a photo of a favourite person or place or a picture from a magazine.
Making instruments
Posted in: general ideas,
2 - 4 years old
Kids love making noise - so why not make some of your own instruments using household objects.
Walk and Stop
Walk and Stop is a great game for practicing listening skills!
Cubby House Hiding Place
Big places to hide are often popular with toddlers. If you or someone you know has a large cardboard box after having
something delivered, turn it into a cubby house for you toddler to play
and hide in.
Stacking and nesting
Stacking and nesting is great for teaching about sizes and shapes whilst using developing some fine motor skills.
What's that smell?
A great game that also teaches about smell and different senses.
Sand Play
Posted in: outdoor,
0 - 2 years old
Sand play allows young toddlers to experience different textures, different temperature and experiment with pouring and digging.
Tissue Box Slippers
Great for dress-ups!
Puff Paint Pictures
The kids love this 'magic' puff paint!
Marble Slide
Create a slide for your marbles or cars!
Adventure Bracelets
A great idea for creating a fun keepsake of a trip out.
Christmas Button Bracelets
Colourful, noisy Christmas bracelets!
Bubble Blower Painting
This is suitable from the age of 2 onwards and its so much fun and very easy to clean up afterwards
Pop up Santa
Make a chimney and pop-up Santa to delight young children!
Christmas Crackers
Make your own Christmas Crackers - complete with jokes and gifts!
Moshie Monsters
Put old socks to good use and create your very own Moshie Monsters!
Cardboard Box Easel
Make a simple, cheap easel for the children to enjoy!
Foamy Paintings
Paint pictures with coloured shaving foam
Make your own Finger Paints
Edible, cheap and easy to make. The kids will love making the paint colours and then painting with them.
Pipe Cleaner Creatures
This is so fun and we can make so many strange and wonderful things. Its
great when the weather is bad and the boredom is sinking in.
Tissue Box Guitar
Fun, musical instrument for the kids to make.
Christmas Tree & Santa Hat Decorations
Simple, easy decorations for the kids to make for the Christmas Tree.
Paddle Pop Reindeer
Super easy Christmas Reindeer decorations.
Mother's Day & Father's Day Cards
Let your children make their own Father's Day and Mother's Day Card: This is a lovely sentiment and a great keep sake to celebrate this special occasion
Quiet Books
Felt books are easy to make with the kids and your child can use the pictures to make their own story each time they read the book.
Pear Dessert
Honeycomb mousse
A recipe for older kids to help you with for those special occasions.
Scrumptious Chicken Drumsticks
Tasty, easy chicken dish
Annabel Chicken
Easy to make and healthier and tastier than the Colonel's offerings!
Berry muffins
Really easy to make, healthier than regular cakes, and great for lunchboxes!
French Toast
French Toast! Super easy to make with little ones and so much fun!
Impossible Pie Mini-quiches
Yummy and perfect for lunchboxes.
Simple Tuna Salad
Yummy salad that's easy for the kids to help you with!
Chickpea Salad
A quick, healthy salad that the kids can help you make.
Half an hour stretch
Take half an hour to stretch each muscle in your body together with the family. Make it a game and family bonding time.
Spring Clean the Toys
I have found doing a spring clean out of the kitchen, bedroom and linen
cupboards to be a huge source of new fun toy ideas for the kids...
Rediscover the magic of bubbles
Making bubbles is such an easy way to keep the kids entertained this summer!
Pine Cone Christmas Tree Ornaments
Make your own Christmas Tree decorations from pine cones. This activity has a exercise component and a craft component so you can
burn off a little energy before getting the kids to settle down!
Make an alphabet scrapbook
Making an alphabet scrapbook is a great learning activity for young children who are learning their letters and alphabet.
Instead of a photo - make a picture
We always take photos to remind us of places, but how about involving the kids in making a picture instead! Fun, cheap and easy to do
Make your own wrapping paper
Making your own wrapping paper is great fun and adds a personal touch to any gift. As a bonus, it's much cheaper than buying paper too!
Cereal Christmas garlands
A fun way to make Christmas garlands.
Minature herb garden
Create a minature herb garden that not only teaches kids how things grow, but they can then use the results in a cooking activity too!
Grass Boogie Boarding
Too far from the beach? Find a way to 'surf' even when there's no water around.
Spotto
There are a few different versions of Spotto doing the rounds among Bub
Hub members. But they all have the same aim ... everyone looks for the
same item and whoever sees it first yells "Spotto". You can keep a tally
to determine the winner at the end of the drive.
The Mintie Wrapper Game
An excellent game to keep kids quiet for a long while!
Car Bingo
Fun car game based on normal bingo, but with instead of selecting numbers, players win when the right colour cars pass by.
Car Cricket
This less boring version of 'cricket' is perfect for long trips on
country roads. Each 'player' takes turns being 'up to bat'. Runs are
scored each time a car passes on the opposite side of the road.
Playdough Recipe
A simple recipe for playdough that's easy to make at home.
Car games for children - a hubbers guide
Remember family road trips? Listening to dad's music and playing Punch Buggy? Here are some less violent games to teach your little ones before a long drive.
Games to play with toddlers to preschoolers - activities for 1-5 year olds
Stuck for ideas for games and activities to play with your toddler or preschooler? Here's a list of free or low-cost activities and games to stimulate 1-5 year olds.
Games to play with babies - activity ideas for newborns to 1-year-olds
Stuck for ideas for games and activities to play with your baby? Here's our list of free or low-cost activities and games to stimulate newborns to 1 year olds.
