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Funtastic summer activities for your kids to have a fantastic Summer

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Summer is already here, and the children will go on vacation. At the beginning of the holiday, all parents wonder what summer activities they can do with their children, especially the little ones who need a lot of diversity. If you're running out of ideas or have run out of ideas, get inspired by the list below. Find different activities recommended by good schools in Kolkata, depending on your children's preferences, passions, or personalities. Give your children alternatives so they don't spend too much time in front of the TV or on the phone.

B.D. Memorial, the best school in south Kolkata, made an extensive list of activities parents can try to engage the little ones and to keep them busy. During the long summer, you can try new experiences every day, so that there is no holiday day when you get bored. Together with family or friends, children can enjoy a busy schedule and a lot of fun every day of the summer holidays.

The summer activities recommended by one of the top 10 best school in Kolkata fall into several categories: some are related to time spent outside, some are different places to take your kids and others are for the home. 

Creative activities to do at home recommended by good schools in Kolkata for summer holidays: Paint stones (ideal garden decorations); Paint a T-shirt, Paint/decorate flower pots, Make paintings/crafts with the help of nature; Make homemade plasticine and have fun with it (Different shapes: shapes, animals, flowers. You can make plasticine at home together. Such activity will stimulate their creativity and hand muscles); Build a fortress out of cardboard boxes; Make Kinetic Sand and Play (It is sand with a fine and soft texture, from which you can shape a lot of shapes. Recipe: 100g fine sand, one spoon of starch or dishwashing detergent, water, food colouring, a bowl, spoon. Mix the sand with the starch, add the dishwashing liquid then add the water and mix until you get the desired consistency. Drain the food colouring, mix again and let the composition dry for 2 hours).

For bigger children (+10 years): Complete a diary; Learn to crochet or knit; Learn a magic trick; Make a small boat, a paper aeroplane; Take a telescope and look at the stars in the evening (Learn about the stars and identify as many constellations as possible); Make a holiday photo diary; Make a map of the country or the world and mark all the places you want to visit; Make a book with all your favourite family recipes; Write a story and illustrate it; Make friendship bracelets; Do a science experiment.

Refreshing delight ideas suggested by one of the top 10 best school in Kolkata: Make fresh lemonade, Make homemade ice cream from fruit and yogurt, Pick fresh fruit and make salads; Cook together for breakfast, lunch or dinner; Make a smoothie from a lot of fruit with a little ice; Prepare a basket of biscuits or muffins for a neighbour, grandmother, friend.

Activities for outside recommended by B.D. Memorial, the best school in south Kolkata: Draw with chalk on the asphalt, Play with soap bubbles (you can make it yourself using liquid dishwashing detergent); Plant seeds in pots or outside (we recommend beans because they grow fast); Go and watch the birds; Have a picnic on the green grass in a beautiful park; Go to a place where you can see the sunset; Build a nest or birdhouse; Build a fairy or dwarf house from leaves, branches, flowers; Visit museums; Take a tour of the historic sites in the area. It may include statues, churches, old houses, and more, depending on where you live; Go to a swimming pool for a few hours of splashing; Go to workshops and classes for children.

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