Productive Activities to Do with Your Child on the Holidays

Holidays are great fun. With school closed, kids get to enjoy themselves playing games and doing whatever they want. But this magical time of games and frolicking in the sun can sometimes become boring too, especially when kids are stuck indoors. The lockdown from the past 2 years has taught us that kids stuck indoors without anything to do can be disastrous. The best way to avoid any such disaster and the stress and cleanup is to keep them occupied with productive activities. 

Keeping kids occupied over the holidays with productive activities keep them busy, and also with new learnings throughout the season. This ensures that their minds stay active and get right back to learning when school restarts. But the very mention of learning can make kids run in the opposite direction. And you’ll hear a plethora of excuses about why they don’t want to learn over the holidays. The best way to counter this is with holiday activities for kids that make learning fun and engaging. Along with the fun games, kids get a lot of educational opportunities that help them learn and sharpen their skills.

Here are 5 fun activities that you can do with your kids to keep them busy and entertained during this holiday season. These productive activities will ensure that you and your children enjoy a stress-free and fun-filled holiday. 

5 Productive Holiday-themed Activities for Kids 

1. Crafting: Holidays are the perfect time to start a crafting project. Additionally, people love receiving hand-made gifts. So on this holiday season, get your kids to make holiday-themed crafts like decorations for the table, season’s greetings cards etc. Crafting also offers a great opportunity for kids to sharpen their math skills like shape and color recognition, measurements etc. It also improves their fine motor skills, hand-eye coordination and creativity. 
2. Kitchen math: Holidays are always a busy time for parents; there’s a ton of cleaning and cooking to be done before the celebration. In the middle of all this, finding new activities to keep kids occupied and watching over them can be quite a difficult task. An easy way to keep kids entertained and watch over them is to have them help you in the kitchen or with your other tasks. For example, if you’re busy cooking in the kitchen, get your child to help you. It’s the perfect way to boost your kids learning of math and science. Ask them to count ingredients or measure ingredients. You can also explain science through baking.
3. Science fun: Most children forget all about learning over the holidays. As a result, when kids go back to school, they’ll have to start right from the beginning. An easy way to tackle this is to ensure that they learn over the holiday season. Plan fun science lessons with experiments and hands-on activities in the kitchen or backyard. These activities will not only help them learn continuously but also boost their interest in the subject. This will foster a love of science learning and make them look forward to learning more about science.
4. Holiday-themed games: Holidays are all about fun and games and they’re the best way to keep kids entertained and busy. Plan fun holiday-themed games like trivia games, jigsaw puzzles or even a movie marathon. Kids will enjoy themselves and will also learn new things with games like these. 
5. Reading: Reading is one of the most important skills that a child has to learn. Help your child improve their reading skills by planning fun holiday-themed reading activities. Read holiday-themed stories to them; like the origin of the holidays or how other cultures celebrate the holiday etc. This will improve their knowledge and also improve their vocabulary.

There are tons of other activities which you can do with your child during the holiday season. But ensure that these activities are fun and educational.