We would love to help with keeping the kids busy over the summer! Six weeks of holidays seems to go on forever. We have craft ideas, events and suggestions for family time to help keep everyone occupied.

Louise, founder of our charity said, “Schools in Scotland have broken up and England and Wales, holidays start at the end of next week. We know how hard it can be to entertain children, especially if you have someone deployed. As well as keeping your little troopers busy, we also want to help you get five minutes peace!”

Crafty Little Troopers

Did you know that we have over 50 activities to help you entertain the children over the summer holidays? We have a fantastic Crafty Little Troopers section on our website which has activities for children of all ages. The activity sheets are ready to download and many of them use items you will have in the house.

There are colouring sheets, wordsearches and a maze. If you want something more creative you can find guides to help you make a piggy bank, fairy wand, sock puppet and a robin hood hat. For those who love to cook we have Camo cupcakes and pancakes recipes, or you could grow a cress head.

Quality Family time

If you want to move away from craft, you could organise a family awards evening? Why not dress up, make a special dinner and present some of our certificates to worthy award winners. We also have some gorgeous affirmation cards that can be used to give everyone in your family a boost.

Fundraising

Our charity team is small but our ambitions are big. This summer we are asking our community to organise a Get Cakey event, sign up to the Scafell pike challenge or take on a virtual mountain challenge. One or all of these will be great to keep the children occupied over the holidays and help raise some much-needed funds.

Louise, adds “We hope some of these ideas help you get through the six weeks and ensure you are not absolutely exhausted at the end!”