8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids

We had great fun with a few simple activities that we picked up in Exeter over the summer, here are 8 things we got up to.

  1. Make a mosaic unicorn (only £1 from Tiger in Princesshay)

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

2. My friend recommended this book for learning times tables, we’ve been using it a bit over the holidays (I’ve yet to see if it works but so far so good). Harry’s Magic Tables was £9.99 from Amazon.

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

3. Dude saw his Nanny sketching with charcoal and wanted to have a go so I picked up a pad for £3 from Tiger along with some pencils for £1.

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

4. Again, Tiger wins with these colourful (if not a tad freaky looking) paper dolls. I quite enjoyed this activity too and for 2 quid, it’s definitely a winner..

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

5. Make some cakes, you don’t have to be Delia Smith to get your head around making cornflake cakes, cooking chocolate, butter, cornflakes and golden syrup.. easy peasy! I used this recipe by the Beeb.

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

6. Water bombs direct from the pound shop (to add to a water fight when we get a break from the relentlessly shit weather). We managed to squeeze in a bit of a family soaking session.

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

7. Write a letter to the Queen! Smallest has been asking all sorts of questions about HRH Queen Elizabeth II. And because she is a badass, when she grows up she wants to be a knight so that she can protect her. She’s also been asking if we can go and visit her, so we wrote her a letter to invite her to tea at our house AND we got a response!

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

8. Get the old dressing up box out.. it never fails to entertain!

8 super cheap Ideas for indoor activities with the kids, by exploring exeter

What are your favourite indoor activities?

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