Need help with keeping the kids busy and fun activities to do with the kids during the holiday?

ShowMe has looked far and wide for the best advice, ideas, tips and resources, and we are happy to announce – we have you covered!

First things first, here is a realistic Daily Schedule for kids by Mommyhood101.com

Fun outdoor games and activities to do at home

1. Water balloon cricket
2. Scavenger hunt
3. Bake mud pies
4. Go on a bug hunt (you can even use plastic toy bugs)
5. Painting outside 
6. Play in a sandbox (Get it from Makro, Takealot, Westpack or Game)
7. Color the pavement with sidewalk chalk (Builders, Takealot, The Kid Zone, LittleBandMe)
8. Digging for dinosaurs (Bury Toy Dinosaurs and let your kids dig them out)
9. Rent a waterslide or jumping castle
10. Blow Bubbles! Make your own or buy at almost any shop
11. Check out the outdoor toys sections at Makro, Westpack, Game, Takealot, Toyzone, Crazy Store, Plastig & Glass Empire and the China Stores
12. Have a picnic outside in the garden
13. Build your own kite and fly it

Take them on a virtual field trip

1. San Diego Zoo
2. Yellowstone National Park Virtual Field Trip
3. Mars
4. Virtual Farm Tour
5. Graffiti Tours
6. America’s National Parks
7. Marine Sanctuaries
8. New England Aquarium
9. World Wide Museums 
10. Other

DIY Arts and Crafts Projects

1. 50 DIY art projects from Good Housekeeping
2. Free printable activities for kids
3. 500 Arts & Crafts Activities
4. Sensory play recipes for the younger ones
5. Learn to draw cute characters with Rob Biddulph

Fun activities to do indoors

Blindfolded cute little boy playing hide and seek at home, parents and kids laughing spending time together enjoying game on weekend, happy family of four having fun leisure activity in living room

1. Bake something together
2. Make slime
3. Put on a fashion show
4. Play “Simon Says” or “Follow the Leader.”
5. Card games, board games and puzzles. Visit PNA, CNA, Crazy Store, Game, Makro
6. Build an indoor obstacle course for kids in 7 easy steps
7. 25 Exercise Games and Indoor Activities to Get Kids Moving
8. DIY laser maze
9. Do kids yoga together
10. Treasure hunt
11. Make play dough from scratch
12. Indoor bowling
13. Indoor basketball
14. Pillow fight
15. Have an indoor “camp out” with sleeping bags, a tent, board games, and snacks
16. Have your own carnival
17. Do Origami with your child

Watch Movies and Series at home

You can watch movies and tv shows on these apps and websites on a few devices, so each child can watch his own favorite movie or show at the same time!

Subscriptions:

1. Amazon Primevideo – 30 Day Free Trial, membership renews at USD 5.99/month.
2. Netflix – From R99 a month
3. Showmax – 14-day free trial. From R49 pm. Included in DSTV Account Holders premium membership.
4. Apple TV – 7-day free trial, then R84.99 per month
5. DStv Now – Free to DStv subscribers

Rent or Buy movies or series online:

1. Amazon
2. Google Play
3. Just Watch

Keep their brains busy with these home schooling platforms and ideas

1. Butterfly, Flower, Frog, and Bee Life Cycles
2. Spring printables
3. Khan Academy
4. Besige Breintjies
5. BBC Bitesize
6. BBC Teach

Have any other cool ideas or resources? Share them with us in the comments below!