Personal Social and Emotional *Get your children to wash up, sweep after meals *Learn a new language on YouTube *Based on the food available for the day, get the children to plan the menu including snacks *Learn about/to use the washing machine *Get your children to make their bed and hoover their room *Declutter toys *Look at old photos together *Wash the car together *Make invitations to tea parties/ movie nights for the rest of the family *Have a slumber party in the living room *Isolating with children of 17 or over and a license of over 3 years? Teach them to drive! (Make sure this is only with people in your household and you have L plates) Expressive art and design (being creative) * Play come dine with me - take turns to make snacks and give them a score *Build a tent/den (use sheets, pegs clothes horses, chairs etc) *Draw the curtains and play with torches *Dressing up (find clothes for everyone that are the same colour) *Have a dance party using spotify/ YouTube *Have a fashion show (decluttering clothes that no longer fit) |
Science *Learn about animals/ the solar system/ volcanoes/ dinosaurs - draw pictures, make a presentation to show the rest of the family *Go mini beast hunting in the garden *Make a windowsill garden *Grow fruit and vegetables Physical Development *Go for walks/ bike rides/ trips to the park whenever possible (please remember to wash your hands before and after) *Spend time in the garden if possible (planting, drawing, chalking, weeding) *Dance with Milkshake bopbox or just dance kids on YouTube *Try a yoga session on YouTube Literacy *Get your children to record themselves telling stories on a tablet or phone *Write stories/Comics *Keep a diary *Get your children to act perform a play - film it and send it to family and friends! *Have debates/discussions *Listen to audiobooks on YouTube Maths *Practise times tables using lego *Get your children to make a timetable for the day *Baking/cooking - measuring out the ingredients *Origami *Play board games *Play along with countdown/ create your own version *Practise telling the time with analogue and 24 hour clocks |
Magic Growing Tree
I remember having this when I was little! Simply add the solution provided and in about 6 hours you will go from a bare tree to a tree that is in full bloom all through saturation and crystallisation. |
Grow your Own Magic Crystal Science Kit
I can't wait to try this next experiment! Crystals form by a process called nucleation and you can watch the process over about 10 days Adult supervision required |