Having an arsenal of fun, low cost activities for the kids up my sleeve is incredibly helpful to help make school holidays a fun time for everyone. Here are 10 simple activities that will keep the kids entertained:
 Camping in the back yard. |  Making fruit juice ice blocks. |
 Cotton Ball and Straw Soccer - instructions can be found here. |  Fly swat and balloon fun - for how to play and more balloo games check out this post |
 Check out The Experimentals for fab ideas for simple science experiments. |  Hammering - clouts (type of nails) are great for preschoolers to use. |
 Create car ramps from planks and cardboard - read more here. |  Make scones for afternoon tea - kid friendly recipe here. |
 Side walk chalk - draw tracks, colour the path, play hangman etc. |  Construction - build creations out of wood and recycled materials using a hot glue gun. You can read more about it here. |