Summer essentials to keep your kids happy at home
I’m sure all parents out there are as glad as I am that home schooling has now finished and the summer holidays have officially begun! But as many of us are still not leaving Dubai this summer what can we do to keep the kids occupied and out of our hair?
Let’s face it, we all know that screen time is the easiest option but what can keep your kids occupied off screen? Here we look at some key summer essentials to help you keep your sanity and the kids busy.
Reading
Exercise
Brain development
Now we all remember from when we were kids ourselves the fact that your brain seems to switch off during the summer holidays! You would arrive back at school in September having pretty much done nothing all summer except for run around and play with friends. Keep your little ones’ motor skills development going with the help of Grimms Toys. These help ignite their imagination without having to rely on screen time or battery powered flashing toys that drive us all mad! Favourites in our house include the rainbow and the pyramid with my kids playing with them near enough every day. And what’s amazing is that most of the time they’re inventing new ways to build or stack the blocks.
If your house is anything like mine your older kids will have many of their games ruined by their younger siblings! I’ve created a little nook upstairs using a ByAlex playmat so that my eldest two can build with their Grimms toys in peace without little Rosie stumbling over to ruin their creations!
Creativity
Our Olli Ella Play N Pack bags keep little ones occupied for hours with endless colouring. But to go one step further with creativity we always turn to ideas we find on Instagram or Pinterest. Our favourite Instagram pages to follow and try to recreate are @Katiejane_Dubai, @Funcraftskids and @Artbarblog.
We also love to bake and cook as a family, so try out new recipes whenever we get the chance. Our go-to place for family-friendly recipes is BBC Good Food and My Kids Lick The Bowl.
What are your plans over the summer? We would love to hear any ideas you have about keeping your kids entertained at home! Share them with us in the comments below.
