CRAFTY ideas to keep the kids occupied
Spending time indoors during the holidays or stuck in the car during a motorway traffic jam is never fun for kids.
One study found more than a third of the nation’s parents had been left stressed by their children complaining of boredom.
But beating the tedium doesn’t have to come at a price.
Try these free activity packs to keep kids busy . . .
READ ALL ABOUT IT: Head over to activityvillage.co.uk/printables where you can pick from loads of packs.
They include ones grouped by season as well as varying individual pages.
I like the book and character reports, which avid readers will love. There are also poem tasks and “complete the picture” games.
MAGIC MOMENTS: Any budding Disney prince or princess will love the selection of downloadable colouring-in pages at disneymagicmoments.co.uk.
Not only are their favourite characters featured but there are plenty of Pixar-themed sheets, including Toy Story, as well as detailed Mickey Mouse Friendship colouring patterns.
SEARCH THE WORDS: Head over to penguin.co.uk for activity packs grouped by age — under-five, five to nine and nine to 12.
The kits feature puzzles, word searches and colouring-in games with the likes of Mr. Men, as well as art tasks such as learning how to draw Ninetendo’s Mario.
DRAW IT OUT: Get the crayons ready because Crayola has a brilliant selection of colouring pages.
Pick from animals, plants, birthday templates, Star Wars designs and even Baby Shark. Head to crayola.com/free-coloring-pages to choose.
PIN IT UP: Want even more choice?
Hit Pinterest for plenty of road-trip bingo pages and easy in-car crafts. Simply search for “printables” and you will find a wide selection from which to choose.
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Deal of the day
FILL the kids’ sandpit with coloured sand. It’s normally £4 for a 5kg bag at Tesco, but just £3 with a Clubcard.
SAVE: £1
Cheap treat
PLAY it smooth with a tub of Superdrug’s vitamin E all-over body cream, 475ml, down from £4.99 to £3.32.
SAVE: £1.67
Top swap
ROSE-gold kitchen accessories are bang on trend. You could go to Lidl for the £14.99 dish rack.
But I’d get the two-tiered one from studio.co.uk, at £11.99.
SAVE: £3
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