10 Best Things To Do For Kids After Exams

Things to do after exams

It is that time of the year for which kids wait for the entire year. The time when final exams are over and the academic year ends. This is the time when kids are free for few days and excited to spend stress free days of holidays. Before the vacation starts, Kids seem to be very much excited for their holidays. But soon they get bored and can’t find anything interesting to pass their time. Children have enormous energy to do things, we just need to use their energy in a right way.

My daughter’s final exams are also over and now she is like : oh what a relief!!. But she like other kids also get bored easily. I have pre-planned her holidays so that she can spend her time in fun ways that will be productive too. Hope parents will get some ideas in this post to do the things for kids after exam that they will enjoy.

Best Things To Do For Kids After Exams

1. Learn New Skill

This post exams holidays are perfect for teaching new skills. As these days kids are very much occupied with their regular school assignments and projects. So now they have enough free time to spend,therefore it will be great to teach them new skills like skating, cycling, swimming or any other that they are interested to do. Learning should never be stopped and so let them learn something new that kids will enjoy doing them.

2. Motivate Kids To Pursue Their Hobbies

Pursuing hobbies other than regular activities gives an important perspective of life. It will add happiness to life. These days kids are so busy that they sometimes forget to continue their hobbies and slowly their interests get disappear from their life. Hence this is the right time to inspire them to continue their hobbies. Let them do whatever they love to do like painting, playing any musical instruments, dancing e.t.c. Pursuing your hobbies are the best way to spend time productively and learning something new. EdelweissTokyo had explained that we do everything to make our lives risk free but we should pursue our hobbies to enjoy the risk free times of our lives.

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3. Extend Play Time

Extending kid’s play time after exams is one of the best thing to do for kids. Playing is one of the important activities for kids that helps physical and mental development in them. Playing help children to interact with other children around them. They learn about the outside world and people. Playing with other kids help children to build friendship.

4. Encourage Reading And Writing

I am sure kids will not be interested to read and write their regular study materials during these holidays. But they should not stopped their reading and writing practices, so encourage them to do these activities in a fun way. Thankfully there are many ways to raise a reader and writer. Give them books according to their age on the topics they love to explore. They will automatically get attracted to that book. It would be great if the book contains pictures, as kids can relate to pictures very easily. Get them a kid’s planner and tell them to write what they plan for their holidays. I am sure kids will love to plan their vacations.

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5. Plan A Day Out

Plan a day out with your kids, this will be a great thing to do during holidays. These days lives are full of to-do lists that parents can’t get enough time to spend with their kids. So a day outing will be perfect to spend quality time with your kids. A day out doesn’t need to be an expensive trip, just a simple day out with your child will help you to bond better with your kids.

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6. Prepare For Next Academic Year

No, I am not telling to start their studies for next academic session. It is a break, so let it be break from regular studying. Preparing for next academic year means organizing their books and books shelf. Make place for new books, notebooks and stationary and de-clutter the old stuffs. Teach your child to organize their own things and take care of them. Also tell them to donate their books and unused notebooks to any needy child around them. The best way to teach them sharing is caring!!

7. Plan A Baking Day

Baking with kids not only give us sweet treats but also create sweet memories to cherish forever. I am not a baker but my little girl always loves to bake and her love for baking make me bake with her. I just enjoy the happiness on her face while she does the entire process of baking. So welcome your kids to kitchen and let them have a baking day with lots of fun and joy.

Things to do after exams

8. Free Time

Free time for kids are very essential to explore themselves. let’s not engage them in anything just leave them free. Let them do whatever they want. Kids also need time to relax so give them enough free time, let them think and explore their own imaginations.

9. Party With Friends

Kids like adults are also fond of spending time with their friends. So it will be great fun for kids. Take the help of other parents and organize a party for kids so that they can have some time to giggle together and munch some snacks. I am sure kids will be excited for this activity.

things to do after exams

10. Relax

Vacations are the best time to relax for everyone. Kids too need some time to relax to calm their mind and simply unwind. So give them enough time to relax. Relaxation is important for kids, it help their mind to think more clearly and positively. It reduces the anxiety and anger among kids.


Comments

  1. Ayesha Ayub

    The time after final term exams is the best time , during that time
    i used to de-clutter my old study materials donate them to some needy one, do painting, and yes playing whole day long with friends and siblings.

  2. Chloe

    Ahh so many great ideas! My kids aren’t quite to exam ages yet, but we are in the midst of packing for a move, to these are great things for them to do as a break after working hard with us! We might have to plan a couple of these!

  3. Talya

    I think after an exam they deserve extra play/free time and a day out – there is a huge amount of pressure running up to exams and they need the time after to have fun and decompress.

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