19/12/2025
Caption: School holidays = fun for kids… and sometimes a juggling act for adults 😅
If you’re running out of ideas, we’ve got you.
These quick, evidence-backed activity ideas help your kids play, explore, reset — and give you a breather, too.
Save this for later! 💛👇
🌿 Nature-Based Play: Lowers stress, boosts mood, improves focus.
• Nature treasure hunt (smooth, rough, shiny, soft)
• Build a fairy house or bug hotel
• Beach or creek walk → create a nature collage
🎨Creative Expression: Supports emotional processing + resilience.
• Watercolours, pastels, clay, chalk murals
• Build-your-own comic strip
• Craft tubs with open-ended “loose parts”
🤝Co-Regulation & Connection Strengthens attachment + lowers behavioural stress.
• Cooking together
• Family board game night
🏃♂️Gross Motor Play Improves mood, sleep, and emotional regulation.
• Bike Rides
• Backyard obstacle course
🧠Sensory Play Builds neural pathways + reduces anxiety.
• Ice excavation activity
• Backyard water play
Calm-Down & Mindfulness Activities Lowers anxiety + supports emotional control.
• Kids yoga
• Gratitude jar (1 good thing a day)
🌟BONUS: Low-Cost or Free Fun
• Library events
• Backyard camping
• Community activity days
• Fire station or garden visits