School Holidays: 1000 activities for teens and parents!

[Jess1-RO]

Hello Parents Community!

School Holidays are fast approaching across Australia, with some schools already on holidays as of this week!

School holidays bring up a mix of emotions for parents and teens...there can be a mixture of excitement and stress with lots and lots of time to fill! 

As a community, let's make a masterlist of activities teens and parents can do during the school holidays. This list will become a resource we will continue to use for school holiday periods for parents looking for ideas!

Let's make a big list, and number our ideas to see how many we can collate! Can we make it to 1000 ideas?

Here's the first two; what can you add to this list?: 

1. Board game nights

2. Bike rides

[PapaBill]

3.   Cooking

4.   Plaster decorating

5.   Camping

6.   Walking the dog

7.   Flying a kite

8.   Go Fishing

9.   Wood work

10. Gardening (Grow something)

[Jess1-RO]

Fantastic ideas for activities @PapaBill! Plaster decorating brings back so many memories for me- one of my favourite activities when I was younger!

11. Having a movie day out
12. Picnic lunch
13. Kick a soccer ball/football

[Dad4good]

14. Play online games (e.g., fortnight) with your child (although expect to lose!)

15. Go to the zoo

16. Karaoke (did this a couple of days ago, kids loved it)

17. Bowling (let them bring a friend - more the merrier)

18. Clean the house . . . . sorry, not the point of the discussion, but let's face it, their input helps!

[Jess1-RO]

Fortnight is a really popular game for teens, great suggestion @Dad4good! I like the suggestion of cleaning the house too, good balance of fun and responsibility

19. Go to the local pool
20. Friend sleepover
21. Drawing

[PapaBill]

22.  Chase the dog around the yard

23.  Build a fort under the dinner room table

24.  Use Cardboard Boxes to make a castle

25.  Do a treasure hunt

26.  Play Hide and seek

27.  Have an family athletics competition..
       Handicapped.. i.e. young kids have less distance to run. Throw from a different line etc.

28.  Make Lemonade

[JAKGR8]

[Jess1-RO]

Incredible list there @JAKGR8 - I've counted that is an additional 50 ideas!!  Which brings our number up to 78!

79. Go to a pet store to look at the animals

80. Visit the RSPCA to volunteer

81. Go to a trampoline fun park or bounce playground (just as fun for adults as kids!)

82. Visit relatives 

83. Bush art- what can you make from the landscape around you?

84. Toast marshmallows over a campfire

85. Star gazing on a clear night

86. Check out the activities happening in your local council areas. There may be school holiday activities that are free for families!

[Jess1-RO]

School Holidays are in full swing for most states in Australia! Any thoughts about how you will be keep your teens entertained these school holidays?

87. Go for a bike ride

88. Make a family photo book with your  favourite memories

89. Swap a skill! Teach your teen a new skill, and get them to teach you a new skill! 

90. Start watching a TV series as a family

91. DIY handcraft- here are some suggestions from our youth forums!