During the holidays it pays to have a few ideas and resources up your sleeve just in case. Many things happen; a late bus, an activity not lasting as long as you thought, the children are bored or you just want to jazz things up a little.
When on a programme I like to have a bag of tricks full of interesting things I can make into an exciting and interesting time filler. In my bag of tricks I carry:
- A note pad and pencils
- A Kush ball
- Some balloons
- A ball of wool
- Tape
- A rubber band
- A beach ball
- Some coins
- A small pair of scissors or a Swiss army knife
- A bandana
- A rubber chicken ( or something similar)
- A pack of cards
This group of resources gives me a vast array of activities I could potentially do with a group of children or an individual child.
You can set up a volleyball game do some drawing or play hangman, any number of card games or kicking or throwing games. One of my favourite is Chuck the chicken which is great for burning off energy for those boys. String games with the wool, balloon stomp or making some propeller toys using some natural resources also.
The options are limited only by your imagination all of this can fit into a small bum bag and you can add your favourite resources also.
Ariana
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