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Late Summer Activities for Families – Fun Ideas to Embrace the Season

Could Do List, Seasonal, Summer, Summer, summer activities / By Jen Walshaw

Late summer is a magical time—hedgerows are heavy with fruit, the sun hangs low in the sky, and nature begins preparing for autumn. It’s a wonderful season to slow down, explore outdoors, and engage in nature-based activities that encourage learning, creativity, and connection as a family. Here are our favourite late summer activity ideas, perfect […]

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Could Do List for July – Fun, Family-Friendly Ideas to Celebrate Summer

Could Do List, Summer, Summer, summer activities / By Jen Walshaw

July brings longer days, school holidays, and plenty of opportunities to slow down and enjoy time together. Whether you’re planning big adventures or looking for small moments of joy, this Could Do List is filled with simple, fun, and meaningful things you could do as a family — no pressure, just inspiration. From quirky celebration

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Frozen Flowers Sensory Ice Play – Cool Play for hot days

Outdoor, Sensory, Summer, Summer, summer activities / By Jen Walshaw

Are you looking for a fun and interactive activity for kids? Try making frozen flower ice cubes! Not only is it a great sensory play idea, but it also helps teach children about nature and plants. Learn how to make these beautiful ice cubes with this easy tutorial. We also share some of the science

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How to Make Summer Learning Fun

learning, Summer, summer activities / By Jen Walshaw

School’s nearly out for the summer, but that doesn’t mean that learning has to stop! As the end of term approaches, most kids are ready for a break from formal lessons. But did you know that time away from the classroom can affect their attainment in the long run? Research shows that achievement levels often

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Summer Bored Jar Activities

28 Comments / Activities, Bored Jar Activities, Summer, Summer, summer activities / By Jen Walshaw

Summer holidays is nearly upon us, which means updating our summer bored jar activities. We have had a bored jar for the last four years and it has become something of a tradition in the Mad House, but the boys are getting bigger, so in addition to a bored jar, I have got a fab printable too

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Free Summer Holiday Planner

3 Comments / Free Printables, Summer, Summer, summer activities / By Jen Walshaw

Free Summer Holiday Planner is a paid collaborative post with Very designed to showcase their range of printers. Summer holidays, you either love them or hate them. Over the years I have veered from one camp to the other and the longer my children have spent in school the more I have come to love

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Free Summer Planner – Keep Kids Entertained All Summer

46 Comments / Summer, Summer, summer activities / By Jen Walshaw

Download your free summer planner and keep the kids entertained over the summer. We love summer, have you guessed yet. I adore spending the six weeks of the summer with my boys. I am lucky in that I can juggle my work and spend a lot of time with them. I also feel the strain

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5 Ways to Keep Your Children’s Minds Active Over the Summer

16 Comments / parenting, Seasonal, Summer / By Jen Walshaw

There’s no denying that over the long summer holidays children lose the momentum they’ve had for learning over the previous year at school. Key concepts might be forgotten and they could simply get out of the habit of applying their brain on a regular basis. It is beneficial to your children to keep their brains

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Go, Make, Do, and Read Summer Planner Printable – Fun & Organized Activities

39 Comments / Summer, Summer / By Jen Walshaw

It certainly feels like we are on the home stretch of school before the summer holidays now. My boys only have five weeks of school left and I am excited about planning for the summer. Earlier in the week I share with you how we customised a recipe book so that we can keep a

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