Parents can play an important role in understanding what their children would be interested in, and accordingly plan their summer vacation. Here are some tips that can come handy for your children this summer.
Summer camps: Summer’s here and schools have shut. It is vacation time. Now is the time for summer camps for kids. During the summer season when schools closed for a couple of months, and summer camps are what kids look forward to keep themselves busy. Pick a summer camp that is most suited for your child and let them enjoy themselves! Summer camps are a relatively new phenomenon in the country, with kids traditionally utilizing most of the vacations visiting their relatives with their parents, and the rest of the time finishing their homework.
Trip to a library: Enroll your child as a member of the library. You can take him there and help him choose the books initially. The parent can also read books to their kids. This motivates your child to read. Libraries often have interesting activities and workshop for children during vacations which further inculcates the reading habit.
Swimming: Swimming is a great summer activity for kids. They not only get to enjoy in the cool water but also it’s a great form of exercise. Lot of apartments in India has swimming pools and an array of facilities. If you do not have one, you can always enroll your child for a swimming class or an activity club/community pools.
Sports: Various communities and associations in and around the apartment organize sports classes. Children enjoy outdoor sports such as cricket, football or tennis. This will not only groom their talent in that particular sport, but also help in keeping them active and fit during the summer vacation. Children can also consider learning swimming, karate, judo, yoga, and martial arts.
Music and dance classes: Kids that are involved in music classes tend to have higher SAT scores, are more likely to finish high school and show better academic performance overall than many of their non-musical peers. Take advantage of the free time that summer vacation offers, and enroll your youngster in music lessons. Dance classes particular initiated for children are held in various cities. Dances also include gymnastic activities, rhythmic dance; play their own music and dance, Latin dance, cultural dance and music. Apart from dancing, children can also take up playing the instruments and singing classes.
Gardening: One of the most entertaining summer activities can be gardening. Every child delights the moment when he sees his planted seeds sprouting. Also buy the desired coloured pail and gardening materials for your child and teach him how to maintain his garden.
Crafts: One can engage their child in craft classes like origami, pottery, pot painting, decoration, flower arrangement, painting or creating their own playhouse. Other activities like hand painting, wood work, embroidery and so on can be taken up as well. Students can also consider learning the art of photography by enrolling for a basic or advance course in photography. Some crafts can take a few minutes to a few hours, or it can be a major project that takes most of the summer to complete.
Painting: Painting is most common activities for children. Buy loads of colors and coloring books for your children and keep a certain number of hours in a day, allotted for the coloring activity. It will help develop their creativity and also keep them engaged.
Cooking/Computer classes: I f your children have interest in a particular activity, such as cooking, computer. You can have them join classes for the same, during holidays. However, do not end up stuffing all their time with these classes only, as holidays are meant to let them have fun and not be tied with anything. Various institutes provide courses in computer programming.
Participate in Household activities: When children are small, they show interest in house works. It’s a great idea to get their help and teach them the value of working. It will keep them busy and you would get the much-needed help too. You can put on some music, to make the work fun. Encourage your kids to handle the measurements when you prepare a favorite recipe, work on doubling or halving the yield and focus on the basic chemistry of baking.
Children will have a wide range of science-based activities which aim to teach them with fun during this summer vacation. Gujarat Science City and Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Center (VASCSC) have packed calendar for children with these activities in Ahmedabad
Summer camps: Summer’s here and schools have shut. It is vacation time. Now is the time for summer camps for kids. During the summer season when schools closed for a couple of months, and summer camps are what kids look forward to keep themselves busy. Pick a summer camp that is most suited for your child and let them enjoy themselves! Summer camps are a relatively new phenomenon in the country, with kids traditionally utilizing most of the vacations visiting their relatives with their parents, and the rest of the time finishing their homework.
Trip to a library: Enroll your child as a member of the library. You can take him there and help him choose the books initially. The parent can also read books to their kids. This motivates your child to read. Libraries often have interesting activities and workshop for children during vacations which further inculcates the reading habit.
Swimming: Swimming is a great summer activity for kids. They not only get to enjoy in the cool water but also it’s a great form of exercise. Lot of apartments in India has swimming pools and an array of facilities. If you do not have one, you can always enroll your child for a swimming class or an activity club/community pools.
Sports: Various communities and associations in and around the apartment organize sports classes. Children enjoy outdoor sports such as cricket, football or tennis. This will not only groom their talent in that particular sport, but also help in keeping them active and fit during the summer vacation. Children can also consider learning swimming, karate, judo, yoga, and martial arts.
Music and dance classes: Kids that are involved in music classes tend to have higher SAT scores, are more likely to finish high school and show better academic performance overall than many of their non-musical peers. Take advantage of the free time that summer vacation offers, and enroll your youngster in music lessons. Dance classes particular initiated for children are held in various cities. Dances also include gymnastic activities, rhythmic dance; play their own music and dance, Latin dance, cultural dance and music. Apart from dancing, children can also take up playing the instruments and singing classes.
Gardening: One of the most entertaining summer activities can be gardening. Every child delights the moment when he sees his planted seeds sprouting. Also buy the desired coloured pail and gardening materials for your child and teach him how to maintain his garden.
Crafts: One can engage their child in craft classes like origami, pottery, pot painting, decoration, flower arrangement, painting or creating their own playhouse. Other activities like hand painting, wood work, embroidery and so on can be taken up as well. Students can also consider learning the art of photography by enrolling for a basic or advance course in photography. Some crafts can take a few minutes to a few hours, or it can be a major project that takes most of the summer to complete.
Painting: Painting is most common activities for children. Buy loads of colors and coloring books for your children and keep a certain number of hours in a day, allotted for the coloring activity. It will help develop their creativity and also keep them engaged.
Cooking/Computer classes: I f your children have interest in a particular activity, such as cooking, computer. You can have them join classes for the same, during holidays. However, do not end up stuffing all their time with these classes only, as holidays are meant to let them have fun and not be tied with anything. Various institutes provide courses in computer programming.
Participate in Household activities: When children are small, they show interest in house works. It’s a great idea to get their help and teach them the value of working. It will keep them busy and you would get the much-needed help too. You can put on some music, to make the work fun. Encourage your kids to handle the measurements when you prepare a favorite recipe, work on doubling or halving the yield and focus on the basic chemistry of baking.
Children will have a wide range of science-based activities which aim to teach them with fun during this summer vacation. Gujarat Science City and Vikram A Sarabhai Community Science Center (VASCSC) have packed calendar for children with these activities in Ahmedabad