This semestral break is a perfect time for many activities for the kids! Aside from ensuring they are fun, the activities that will keep your kids busy should have long-term benefits for their personal and cognitive development. In this article, we're listing down 10 fun activities you can do and encourage to stimulate your kids' minds and talents! Read on!
#1: Learn a new language
Merci beaucoup! Hola como estas? How wonderful is it when you hear your kids speak in a totally new language? This semestral break, why not make it an opportunity to enroll them in a foreign language class? It can be in a formal classroom setting or just downloaded videos and worksheets you can easily find from the internet! Make their semestral break a fun, engaging and interesting one by encouraging them to learn a new language. This skill can come in handy when they travel one of these days or if they decide to pursue studies in a different country.
#2: Enter the world of calligraphy
With the holiday season upon us, making your kids learn how to create the strokes, loops and curves of calligraphy will come in handy as you create personalized Christmas cards and labels! Just like in learning a new language, you can enroll your kids in calligraphy workshops or simply browse the internet for instructional videos and worksheets. Calligraphy is a skill worth learning as they can also turn this into an income-generating business in the near future.
#3: Discover a new sport
Instead of letting your kids spend time playing games on their phones or computer tablets, encourage them to step outside, breath the fresh air and learn a new sport! Basketball, soccer, volleyball, badminton, tennis -- the options are endless when it comes to being athletic and familiar with sports. You can also encourage your kids to explore the benefits of running and swimming, which are quite popular these days. Who knows? They might find it interesting enough to join a duathlon or triathlon competitions.
#4: Play educational boardgames
The semestral break is not only an opportune time for reflection, but also a time to disconnect from the online world. And what better to do to kill time when going offline? Play educational boardgames with your kids of course! Bring out the Scrabble, Pictionary, Boggle, Sock Monkey and Chess board gathering dust in your storage room and have a ball playing them with your kids! It's a fantastic way to bond with your kids and flex those thinking muscles!
#5: Join a charitable cause
As the semestral break is the perfect time for self-reflection, why not introduce your kids to charitable causes where they can lend their talents and blessings to? From cooking and preparing packed lunches to give to street kids or joining a charitable foundation needing people to build houses, there are plenty of ways you can make this semestral break meaningful and heartfelt for your children.
#6: Explore a new place
With the absence of school and work, why not check a place from your must-see bucket list? This semestral break is the perfect time for the family to go on a much-needed vacation or excursion to recharge and bond with one another! It doesn't have to be grand either! It can be an interesting spot in the province or a new restaurant you've been eyeing to try.
#7: Make something in the kitchen
Bake a cake, decorate sugar cookies or teach your kids a recipe that's been with the family for years -- there are so many wonderful things you can do with your kids in the kitchen! More often than not, the kitchen isn't recognized as a fun place for activity and bonding time with the family. So this semestral break, spend some time in the kitchen. Research for a recipe and buy the ingredients from the store. The best part? You can have your cake and eat it too!
#8: Do some advanced reading for school
While the semestral break is an intended break from school work, it is also a great time for your kids to do some advanced reading. Especially if they are having a hard time on a particular subject, make advanced classes at home fun for them. Get their books out of their school bags or stream related classroom videos they can watch on their free time.
#9: Host an art party
Especially if your child loves arts and crafts, hosting an art party for her and her friends is a great way to make the semestral break count! Hold a calligraphy class, a tie dye shirt making session or a mosaic mirror session. Here at Art Smart, we can help you host the perfect arts and crafts party! Just tell us your party requirements and we're sure to deliver. Just message us here.
Check out some of the art parties we've already hosted!
Check out some of the art parties we've already hosted!
#10: Enter the wonderful world of art at Art Smart
Catch up with your art lessons or start your art journey here at Art Smart this semestral break! Learn how to draw, paint using watercolor and acrylic on canvas, sketching, arts and crafts and so much more! Here in our school, we follow a strict 2:1 student to teacher ratio to ensure our students receive the guidance and art instruction they need. We have off-peak rates you can enjoy during the weekdays. For inquiries or if you want to book a class, contact us at 0995-260 8927/ 02-7886766/ 02-6160305/ 0917-8784766.
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