{"id":1016,"date":"2018-08-22T14:40:34","date_gmt":"2018-08-22T14:40:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/?p=1016"},"modified":"2018-08-06T14:41:50","modified_gmt":"2018-08-06T14:41:50","slug":"ideas-for-kids-summer-holidays","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2018\/08\/ideas-for-kids-summer-holidays\/","title":{"rendered":"Ideas for Kids Summer holidays"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Visit a theme park<br \/>\nThe summer holidays is the perfect time to plan a visit to one of the best theme parks in the UK.<\/p>\n<p>Go to a safari park<br \/>\nSee wild animals roaming from the comfort of your own car, thanks to our safari parks UK guide.<\/p>\n<p>Find your local beach<br \/>\nFeel the sand between your toes, build a sandcastle or paddle in the sea at one of the best beaches in England.<\/p>\n<p>Play in the park<br \/>\nThere\u2019s loads to explore at your local park, from climbing frames to minibeast hunting. Don\u2019t miss our tips for encouraging your kids to explore more.<\/p>\n<p>Visit an ice cream farm<br \/>\nDays out don\u2019t come much tastier! Find an ice cream farm near you now.<\/p>\n<p>Complete a maize maze<br \/>\nSee if you can find your way to the middle (and back out again!) at a maize maze near you.<\/p>\n<p>Have a BBQ at home (probably in the rain!)<br \/>\nSummer and BBQs go hand in hand and we\u2019d never let a little rain ruin our chance to cook al fresco! It\u2019s one of our favourite things to do in the summer holidays.<\/p>\n<p>Get crafty<br \/>\nWith just a few supplies, you can make lots of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/category\/arts-crafts\/297\">kid-friendly arts and crafts<\/a> this summer, without needing Pinterest-worthy skills. We\u2019ve got loads of arts and crafts for kids on the blog, including toddler crafts, pom pom crafts, pottery painting and more.<\/p>\n<p>Learn a new skill<br \/>\nThink about how much you could learn in six weeks! Pick up the basics of a new language, learn how to read a map, try a bushcraft survival skills workshop or even learn how to ski at an indoor slope!<\/p>\n<p>Go on a family bike ride<br \/>\nExplore on two wheels this summer (don\u2019t forget stabilisers for younger riders!) with our list of 5 traffic-free family bike rides.<\/p>\n<p>Join the painted rocks craze<br \/>\nBrighten up your local walking route, by creating and hiding some painted rocks. Start by reading our ultimate guide to painted rocks!<\/p>\n<p>Go to the cinema<br \/>\nThe Incredibles 2 is top of our must-see list this summer, see our full list of new kids\u2019 films you have to watch in 2018.<\/p>\n<p>Go swimming<br \/>\nPack your goggles and your cossies and make a splash this summer. For sunny days, find an outdoor swimming pool near you.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Visit a theme park The summer holidays is the perfect time to plan a visit to one of the best theme parks in the UK. Go to a safari park See wild animals roaming from the comfort of your own car, thanks to our safari parks UK guide. Find your local beach Feel the sand &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2018\/08\/ideas-for-kids-summer-holidays\/\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<span class=\"screen-reader-text\"> &#8220;Ideas for Kids Summer holidays&#8221;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19,56,59],"tags":[62,64,61],"class_list":["post-1016","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-arts-crafts","category-children","category-entertainment","tag-fun","tag-ideas","tag-kids"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1016"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1017,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1016\/revisions\/1017"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1016"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1016"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1016"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}