An idea for amusing a child of any age...

[MrsD'ville mkII]

DD's teacher recommend she try to improve her handwriting a bit (she's only six!), so with a view to that I've suggested DD keeps a holiday diary. We've had mixed success so far but the idea is she writes about the day's activities and draws a picture. Trouble is she's chosen to do it when she's too tired and she's a perfectionist so she sits amidst a heap of scrumpled paper >sigh< She likes the idea though and we have another six weeks to get it right!

If you have a visiting child, esp if they're from abroad, you could do a visit scrapbook. I bought DD a half-price lined A4 notebook and some pens in Woollies, which i think made the whole thing more attractive.

Another idea is making a family tree on a giant piece (or several giant pieces) of paper, using either the children's own drawings of each family member or if you have the technology printed out photos. It's a nice way of thinking about rellies you don't see often.

[Silver Ether]

This is an idea that I did with my own kids years ago and it worked so well that I use it every summer holiday with the minded kids and you know what ... my son has recently used his to aid his standup comedy ... and got great response from it

[Shirley]

That's a really good idea Mrs!

[mrsflibble]

I used to be made to do a holiday diary every year from when I could write. I loved it and still have a coupleof them; mum has the rest :D