Exciting Summer Holiday Activities

Jakia Khanom
Exciting Summer Holiday Activities

With the summer holidays right around the corner we have lots of fun ideas to keep the children busy and make the most of summer! 

Activity Books & Puzzles

What better way to keep the children busy and entertained than with puzzles and fun activity books. See full selection here.

Jr Grab n Go Puzzles 6+ 8 Set Collection in Bag

Our previous Jr Grab 'n Go Puzzles collection was hugely popular and now you can get another eight books from the range for an incredible price. These travel-sized activity pads will provide hours of entertainment on long journeys and children will have so much fun completing the word games, mazes and number challenges in them. Featuring bright artwork and appealing animal characters, each pad contains 40 activities and the answers are featured at the back. This collection is perfect for those aged 6 and over who love puzzles. Each pad also comes with its own pencil ? they're perfect for sharing out in party bags.

Where's Wally? The Super Six! by Martin Handford 6 Classic Books, Poster & Jigsaw Puzzle Collection Box Set

Titles in this set:
Where's Wally?
Where's Wally Now?
Where's Wally? The Fantastic Journey
Where's Wally? In Hollywood
Where's Wally? The Wonder Book
Where's Wally? The Great Picture Hunt
Description
Where's Wally?
An activity book that features Wally, along with his friends, who are fiendishly hidden in every scene.

Bond Puzzle Brain Training For Kids 3 Books Collection Set Word, Number, Logic

Number Puzzles:
Bond Brain Training: Number Puzzles has been designed by Bond, the market leader in 11+ test preparation, to develop children's ability with numbers through problem-solving. The book is packed with number-based puzzles that are broken into Warm-up, Intermediate and Tricky levels, so that children can take on the challenge they feel best suits them. However, whilst the book looks and feels like fun, it is underpinned by Bond's usual attention to the school curriculum and core SATs and 11+ exam skills, meaning that your child will be building essential number and arithmetic knowledge and reasoning skills without even realising.
 
Logic Puzzles:
Bond Brain Training: Logic Puzzles has been designed by Bond, the market leader in 11+ test preparation, to develop children's ability with logic and reasoning through problem-solving. The book is packed with logic-based puzzles that are broken into Warm-up, Intermediate and Tricky levels, so that children can take on the challenge they feel best suits them.
 
Word Puzzles:
Bond Brain Training: Word Puzzles has been designed by Bond, the market leader in 11+ test preparation, to develop children's ability with words through problem-solving. The book is packed with word-based puzzles that are broken into Warm-up, Intermediate and Tricky levels, so that children can take on the challenge they feel best suits them.

Usborne Book and Jigsaw in the Jungle By Kirsteen Robson

A brilliantly colourful 100-piece jigsaw showing a busy jungle scene, plus a 24-page picture puzzle book presented together in a sturdy box. The jigsaw measures 59 x 40cm and both the jigsaw and book are packed with things to spot. Can you spot a sloth wearing slippers, crocodiles hiding in the water, toucans with identical beaks and lots more?

Make an origami bookmark

Practise the Japanese art of paper folding and have fun making animals and much more. We have a tutorial on our Instagram showing you how to make a butterfly bookmark. Check out the tutorial.

 

Bake some goodies

Spend time baking some summer cupcakes and cookies or even making your own ice cream and ice lollies. 

Day trip

Visit the local zoo or theme park for a fun adventurous day out with the children. Have them make a scrapbook of drawings and photos from the day. 

Learn a new skill

Use the summer holidays to learn a new skill or creative craft, something that can be just for fun or used in their everyday life. 

Get gardening 

Plant some flowers or seeds and watch them grow.  A fun activity for all the family to get involved in.