{"id":170,"date":"2016-06-29T11:49:03","date_gmt":"2016-06-29T11:49:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/?p=170"},"modified":"2016-06-08T12:09:53","modified_gmt":"2016-06-08T12:09:53","slug":"make-summer-holidays-educational","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/2016\/06\/make-summer-holidays-educational\/","title":{"rendered":"Make summer holidays educational"},"content":{"rendered":"

School Holidays has there ever been a more magical combination of words to a child\u2019s ears? A time to play, a time to explore and a time to learn?<\/span><\/p>\n

Most children will balk at the idea of studying during the half term. With friends outside beckoning in the park and plenty of cartoons on the television, school work may be the last thing on your little one\u2019s mind. That said, there are plenty of ways to incorporate education into a fun and exciting day out for children<\/a> or afternoon at home.<\/span><\/p>\n

Take it outside\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Summer is here, and there are plenty of learning opportunities in the back garden, in the park or by any body of water. Going for a splash in the creek can yield the magic of frog spawn, and an excellent time to revise biology. Inspecting new buds and fresh grass are great times to explain photosynthesis, and a visit to the petting area yields a perfect opportunity to talk genus and species. No matter what science or nature topic is being covered in class, chances are the great outdoors is your ultimate study buddy.\u00a0\u00a0<\/span><\/span><\/span><\/p>\n

Inside learning fun.<\/span><\/p>\n

All child friendly attractions and museums<\/a> offer special half term programmes for children of all ages, usually at no charge. Keen to explore history? A museum may be for you and your brood. Perhaps a jaunt into the belly of whale? Definitely the Natural History Museum Arts and culture? How about the Tate? Even niche topics such as human pathology and zoology are covered in the UK\u2019s fascinating museums. What your child learns in a museum will complement and contextualise their studies \u2013 and provide for a good family day out.<\/span><\/p>\n

Make a Game of it\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Turning an otherwise dry or dull subject into a fun game is the perfect way to bring schoolwork alive. Family living room quiz shows with fun prizes, board games and even small skits and plays can all turn a topic they are bored of into a fun and exciting play activity. Before you know it, they\u2019ll be begging for their Shakespeare lessons.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Get Crafty\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n

Fancy snuggling up indoors during half term instead of venturing outside? A fun way to encourage revision is to provide a table filled with exciting craft supplies \u2013 pipe cleaners, sparkly stickers, crepe paper and more \u2013 and help your kids to create wondrous masterpieces related to their studies. It\u2019s easy to sneak in some stories and facts while colouring a Georgian mansion or building a model ship. They\u2019ll be learning and they won\u2019t even know it.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

School Holidays has there ever been a more magical combination of words to a child\u2019s ears? A time to play, a time to explore and a time to learn? Most children will balk at the idea of studying during the half term. With friends outside beckoning in the park and plenty of cartoons on the … Continue reading “Make summer holidays educational”<\/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":[60,40,56,78,42],"tags":[54,97,53,61,99],"class_list":["post-170","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-attractions-museums","category-children","category-ideas","category-outdoor-play","tag-activities","tag-education","tag-entertainment","tag-kids","tag-planning"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170"}],"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=170"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":171,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/170\/revisions\/171"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=170"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=170"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.kiddyzone.co.uk\/news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=170"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}