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Summer holidays are here and you're looking for fantastic ways to keep your children entertained! Our site is bursting with brilliant activities for every age group from babies to teenagers, covering everything from outdoor adventures and sports to indoor crafts and cultural experiences. Summer Activities For Kids is here to help.

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Family Games Night

All too often, a night in with the whole family these days seems to revolve around watching television, or playing on the computer, Gameboy or Wii. But many...

Horse Riding for Everyone

Virtually every child loves to go horse riding, but this is a sport that requires a few basic skills – and some spare cash – for everything to run smooth...

Make Homemade Ice Cream

There's something special about homemade ice cream that defies explanation. Making it is a fun indoor family event, and inventing different flavours, good or...

Take a Nature Observation Walk

Small children can get bored easily, so combining a walk outdoors with something that's both fun and educational is sure to be a winner. Nature observation w...

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Cooking Tasty Summer Treats - Outdoors!

Summer isn’t really summer unless you spend at least part of the balmy evenings cooking up delicious meals outdoors. After all, every child knows that food...

Get Your Child Interested in a School Holiday Project

Summer holidays can seemingly drag on forever, and many parents are tired of watching their offspring do little more than sit on the settee watching telly, o...

Learning About Archery

Robin Hood fans – and others – will love to play archery, which is a sport that requires determination, patience and skill. Archery is also, surprisingly...

Making the Most of Abseiling

If you think abseiling sounds like a dangerous sport, you’re only partly right. The reason for that is that it can be as dangerous or as safe as you want i...

Falconry for Everyone

Falconry is a great pastime for bird lovers, who appreciate seeing birds of prey in their natural habitat and being able to fly them, and watch them hunt. Ow...

Horse Riding for Everyone

Virtually every child loves to go horse riding, but this is a sport that requires a few basic skills – and some spare cash – for everything to run smooth...

Survival Tips to Cure Summer Boredom

Summer is a long-awaited break for most schoolchildren, yet why is it that when summer starts, boredom can set in within just a few days? As parents, we try...

Helping Children Survive Jet Lag

Travelling long distances can be extremely difficult with children, and unfortunately the troubles don’t end once you arrive at your holiday destination. C...

Making Your Own Playdough

Children love playing with playdough, but how often have you reached into the back of your cupboard only to find that it has all dried out? Now there’s no...

Tips for Travelling With Pets

A holiday can be ruined if your children’s favourite pet is not allowed to join you. While sometimes this is unavoidable, there are times when taking the f...

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