does anybody have any ideas on activities for the school holidays?

Question

for my four year old

Answer 1

Have you got a holiday planned at all? Do you drive? There are plenty of places you can go with your child.

Take him to the libary
There are several museums in Manchester for free
Take a day trip on a train
Go to Blackpool for the day
Visit the Royal Armouries in Leeds its free entrance but you have to pay parking.
Get your local paper they usually do day trips around the country
Get in touch with you local council, they usually have plenty of activities during the summer hols.
Get your kid a hobby - drawing, painting, gardening, helping mummy with housework!
Take a walk in a park & feed the ducks.

Have fun and make some great memories!!

Answer 2

Build a play house out of the clothes maiden and sheets, get a load of boxes from the local supermarket and make trains and space ships out of them, he'll have hours of fun for free.
Got some cash then I hear the Science and Technology Museum is really good in Manchester, even for the youngsters. Try the sea life centre in Chester, gullivers world in Warrington, the local swimming baths, the library. Visit every relative you know, go on the internet and find ones you don't know!

Answer 3

Theres loads to do in the hols, some of it can be pricy but it doesnt have to be. Im in Derby and i would suggest swimming at the pools with the best slides, rollerskating, the ski centre does some excellent stuff for kids in the hols so does the local sports centres. For things that dont cost so much i would do museums, local libraries, local farms to see and feed the animals and just getting out to the park for a picnic occasionally, try going to different parks, dont always go to the same one. Our local sports centre does a whole range of activities from trampolining to short tennis. My daughter is never bored in the hols, check out your local centres and see what they have to offer
hope this helps!

Answer 4

Often, if you refer to the papers (in your case, The Manchester Evening News) they will have adverts for childrens groups that run through the holidays, where, for a nominal fee, your youngster can enjoy all manner of activities.

Otherwise, investing in a paddling pool and lots of paper and crayons is advisable, and taking them swimming, or for a bike ride always seems to go down well!!

Answer 5

Paddling pool in garden
Local park
Day out at beach - collect shells, grab a bucket and show him what lives in rock pools
Zoo
Swimming
Paddling in streams with a fishing net
painting
cooking - biscuits and simple cakes
Visiting family/friends
go on a picnic
If he is into cars maybe a motor museum

Answer 6

Get them started on adventure sports and self defence before they develop fear.

ie start maritals arts to prevent bullying, swimming and diving to build up confidence for water sports like surfing.

And get them in the habit.

As well as regular self defence (Krav Maga in the UK kravmaga.co.uk) is very good or ninjitsu (as in Ninja) (teaches climbing and chemistry and stealth as well.

Skiing (seen younger kids on skis) and snowboarding

Skateboarding etc

All aimed around getting the basics and confidence in with the hope it continues

Answer 7

there is dunham massey in altrincham
imperial war museum on the quays
manchester art gallery
manchester united museum and tour centre
the museum of science and industry
salford museum and art gallery
the lowry centre
wigan pier
blackpool and
lymm dam
oh and also gullivers world in warrington

Answer 8

Walking over ruins... Steam trains... Beach... What is your four year old into???

Know some great things in Northern England (Yorkshire)...

Answer 9

Swimming, going to the gym, Beaching, running away

Answer 10

Swimming and museums