Starting a new term at school is such an exciting time, isn’t it? The kids are excited to start a new chapter in their lives and be somewhere other than home all day - and we’re just excited for the house to be clean for longer than two seconds!
Still, parents are sure to miss the little ones when they start school - so we’d better make the most of them! Here are 50 things to do before your child starts their first year of school.
- Pitch up a tent and camp in the backyard.
- Feed the ducks at the local park.
- Make your own dress bear!
- Go to the supermarket and buy a treat for the family.
- Hike with friends and family.
- Pack up a picnic and eat it in the sun.
- Find a Pick Your Own and bring fresh veggies home.
- Draw your favourite things.
- Visit a planetarium and learn about space.
- Make your own snow cones with crushed ice and squash.
- Make mud pies (extra points for any with worms in!).
- Make a lemonade stand and raise money for charity!
- Practice some mindfulness (it’s never too early).
- Bake a yummy cake and decorate it with lots of goodies.
- Explore the fun of water balloons.
- Make an outdoor library and invite your friends.
- Have a big playdate with family and friends.
- Go camping further away from home.
- Head to the beach and splash in the sea!
- Host an at home spa day and reeelaaax.
- Make a scavenger hunt with a map and clues!
- Have dinner for dessert.
- Set up an ice cream tasting night for the kids and their friends.
- Visit your local museum.
- Sensory play with frozen toys in ice!
- Pick your own flowers and display them at home.
- Have a food fight (outdoors)!
- Drive somewhere close and camp away from home.
- Find and explore a national park.
- Build a fort with lots of pillows and blankets.
- Use a recipe book to find something yummy and make it.
- Make and fly your own kite.
- Go to your local library and listen to the storytime.
- Make your own sock puppets and put on a show.
- Make your own homemade ice cream!
- Visit a local market and pick up some fresh fruit.
- Build a sandcastle.
- Dance in the rain!
- Get the bikes out and go on a ride.
- Read a book altogether as a family.
- Plant a family garden.
- Host a tea party.
- Bake a pie.
- Play old childhood games like Hide and Seek!
- Get some friends round for a game night.
- Decorate a cardboard box and make a little hideaway!
- Show off your face painting skills.
- Make a meal from your favourite book.
- Go and buy new stationary to get them excited for school!
- Bring the duvet down to the lounge and have a movie day.
