ADVERTISEMENT
  • Contact
  • Media Gallery
  • About
Monday, July 4, 2022
SAVINGS ROOM
  • FOOD
    • All
    • Groceries
    • Inspiration
    • Lunches & Leftovers
    • Meal Planning
    30 fast meal prep ideas

    30 fast meal prep ideas

    Grow an amazing garden

    Grow an amazing garden

    Craftspiration – Colourful kits

    Craftspiration – Colourful kits

    Laundry lick of love

    Laundry lick of love

    Indulgent dream life wall

    Indulgent dream life wall

    Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

    Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

    Smoothie Bowl Inspiration

    Smoothie Bowl Inspiration

    Nifty tricks for saving big on meat

    The Smart Cookbook Changing Lives

    The Smart Cookbook Changing Lives

    Ways to save money fast around the house today

    Ways to save money fast around the house today

    Sugar Free Kids Lunches

    Healthy Kids Lunches

    Trending Tags

    • HOME LIFE
      • All
      • Baby
      • Home Organisation & Storage
      • Housework & Cleaning
      • Kids & Parenting
      • Kids Tips
      • LIFESTYLE
      • Love & Relationships
      • Media
      • Organise & Declutter
      • Outdoor Spaces
      • Real Estate
      • Recycling Tips
      • Renovation Tips
      • Room Makeovers
      • Utilities
      • Working from home
      Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

      Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

      Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

      Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

      Travelling to the US? Hot tips on finding the best car insurance

      Fast home organisation tips for the kitchen

      Fast home organisation tips for the kitchen

      Working from home with kids

      Working from home with kids

      Grow an amazing garden

      Grow an amazing garden

      Laundry lick of love

      Laundry lick of love

      Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

      Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

      Your Dream Kitchen Including Appliances for Under $5k

      Your Dream Kitchen Including Appliances for Under $5k

      Home Page New

      The Secret To Totally Transforming A Shed In A Weekend & How We Did It For Under $250

      Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

      Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

      Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

      Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

      Trending Tags

      • MONEY
        • All
        • Bills & Budgeting
        • Business & Finance
        • Credit & Debt
        • Insurance
        • Investment
        • Make Money
        • Mortgages & Loans
        • Save Money
        • Super, Tax & Retirement
        Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

        How to Turn Your Passion Project Into a Fully-Fledged Business

        11 money-saving tips – get out of debt and save more

        Make $350 in savings without working

        14 ways to save money in Australia

        10 tips to save money on electricity in Australia

        10 tips to save money on electricity in Australia

        Maximise your food budget by cooking in bulk

        Maximise your food budget by cooking in bulk

        10 save money quotes: Successful strategies to finally stop spending

        10 save money quotes: Successful strategies to finally stop spending

        11 ways to make money in Australia: How to get ahead

        11 ways to make money in Australia: How to get ahead

        15 great quotes on how to save money

        15 great quotes on how to save money

        Cut your food budget and shop smarter

        Cut your food budget and shop smarter

        22 clever grocery hacks to save money and time

        22 clever grocery hacks to save money and time

        Ways to be frugal while living down under

        Ways to be frugal while living down under

        14 epic money-saving hacks for 2021

        14 epic money-saving hacks for 2021

        Trending Tags

        • LIFESTYLE
          • All
          • Car Tips
          • Christmas
          • Entertainment
          • Hacks
          • Holiday
          • Leisure & Recreation
          • Shopping
          • Technology
          • Things to Do
          • Videos
          Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

          Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

          Travelling to the US? Hot tips on finding the best car insurance

          Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

          Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

          Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

          Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

          Home Page New

          T’is The Season To Be Thrifty In July

          6 tricks for slashing your next car loan

          Home Page New

          Living The Good Life Without The Guilt

          Home Page New

          Turning Food Waste Into Savings On Steroids

          Home Page New

          OMG! How to have the best African holiday ever!

          The Ultimate Guide To Colour Coding Your Family Fast

          The Ultimate Guide To Colour Coding Your Family Fast

          The Sydney Travel Checklist You Shouldn’t Leave Home Without

          The Sydney Travel Checklist You Shouldn’t Leave Home Without

          Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

          Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

          Trending Tags

          • YOU
            • All
            • Beauty
            • Body
            • Feel Good
            • Mind
            • Spirit
            • Style
            Home Page New

            Aussie Mums Guilty & Swamped With Housework

            Home Page New

            Living The Good Life Without The Guilt

            Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

            Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

            How To Be the Queen Of Tropicana

            How To Be the Queen Of Tropicana

            Don’t quit your day job until you read this

            Don’t quit your day job until you read this

            Run errands smarter to save big

            Run errands smarter to save big

            Sleep more and eat well to get richer

            How to buy your own dream island

            This attitude hack makes people rich

            How To Make The Most Of Your Study Session

            When The Pain Just Won’t Go Away

            Jewellery hacks: Fast tips on how to wear necklaces

            Trending Tags

            No Result
            View All Result
            • FOOD
              • All
              • Groceries
              • Inspiration
              • Lunches & Leftovers
              • Meal Planning
              30 fast meal prep ideas

              30 fast meal prep ideas

              Grow an amazing garden

              Grow an amazing garden

              Craftspiration – Colourful kits

              Craftspiration – Colourful kits

              Laundry lick of love

              Laundry lick of love

              Indulgent dream life wall

              Indulgent dream life wall

              Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

              Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

              Smoothie Bowl Inspiration

              Smoothie Bowl Inspiration

              Nifty tricks for saving big on meat

              The Smart Cookbook Changing Lives

              The Smart Cookbook Changing Lives

              Ways to save money fast around the house today

              Ways to save money fast around the house today

              Sugar Free Kids Lunches

              Healthy Kids Lunches

              Trending Tags

              • HOME LIFE
                • All
                • Baby
                • Home Organisation & Storage
                • Housework & Cleaning
                • Kids & Parenting
                • Kids Tips
                • LIFESTYLE
                • Love & Relationships
                • Media
                • Organise & Declutter
                • Outdoor Spaces
                • Real Estate
                • Recycling Tips
                • Renovation Tips
                • Room Makeovers
                • Utilities
                • Working from home
                Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

                Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

                Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

                Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

                Travelling to the US? Hot tips on finding the best car insurance

                Fast home organisation tips for the kitchen

                Fast home organisation tips for the kitchen

                Working from home with kids

                Working from home with kids

                Grow an amazing garden

                Grow an amazing garden

                Laundry lick of love

                Laundry lick of love

                Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

                Swoon-worthy modern living rooms

                Your Dream Kitchen Including Appliances for Under $5k

                Your Dream Kitchen Including Appliances for Under $5k

                Home Page New

                The Secret To Totally Transforming A Shed In A Weekend & How We Did It For Under $250

                Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

                Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

                Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

                Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

                Trending Tags

                • MONEY
                  • All
                  • Bills & Budgeting
                  • Business & Finance
                  • Credit & Debt
                  • Insurance
                  • Investment
                  • Make Money
                  • Mortgages & Loans
                  • Save Money
                  • Super, Tax & Retirement
                  Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

                  How to Turn Your Passion Project Into a Fully-Fledged Business

                  11 money-saving tips – get out of debt and save more

                  Make $350 in savings without working

                  14 ways to save money in Australia

                  10 tips to save money on electricity in Australia

                  10 tips to save money on electricity in Australia

                  Maximise your food budget by cooking in bulk

                  Maximise your food budget by cooking in bulk

                  10 save money quotes: Successful strategies to finally stop spending

                  10 save money quotes: Successful strategies to finally stop spending

                  11 ways to make money in Australia: How to get ahead

                  11 ways to make money in Australia: How to get ahead

                  15 great quotes on how to save money

                  15 great quotes on how to save money

                  Cut your food budget and shop smarter

                  Cut your food budget and shop smarter

                  22 clever grocery hacks to save money and time

                  22 clever grocery hacks to save money and time

                  Ways to be frugal while living down under

                  Ways to be frugal while living down under

                  14 epic money-saving hacks for 2021

                  14 epic money-saving hacks for 2021

                  Trending Tags

                  • LIFESTYLE
                    • All
                    • Car Tips
                    • Christmas
                    • Entertainment
                    • Hacks
                    • Holiday
                    • Leisure & Recreation
                    • Shopping
                    • Technology
                    • Things to Do
                    • Videos
                    Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

                    Shoot and Edit Amazing Home Videos This Winter Season

                    Travelling to the US? Hot tips on finding the best car insurance

                    Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

                    Going Green: Save Big Around The Home

                    Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

                    Here’s a smart solution! Rent camera gear for amazing shots & savings. Wow your Insta-audience too.

                    Home Page New

                    T’is The Season To Be Thrifty In July

                    6 tricks for slashing your next car loan

                    Home Page New

                    Living The Good Life Without The Guilt

                    Home Page New

                    Turning Food Waste Into Savings On Steroids

                    Home Page New

                    OMG! How to have the best African holiday ever!

                    The Ultimate Guide To Colour Coding Your Family Fast

                    The Ultimate Guide To Colour Coding Your Family Fast

                    The Sydney Travel Checklist You Shouldn’t Leave Home Without

                    The Sydney Travel Checklist You Shouldn’t Leave Home Without

                    Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

                    Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

                    Trending Tags

                    • YOU
                      • All
                      • Beauty
                      • Body
                      • Feel Good
                      • Mind
                      • Spirit
                      • Style
                      Home Page New

                      Aussie Mums Guilty & Swamped With Housework

                      Home Page New

                      Living The Good Life Without The Guilt

                      Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

                      Most Commonly Overlooked Boating Expenses

                      How To Be the Queen Of Tropicana

                      How To Be the Queen Of Tropicana

                      Don’t quit your day job until you read this

                      Don’t quit your day job until you read this

                      Run errands smarter to save big

                      Run errands smarter to save big

                      Sleep more and eat well to get richer

                      How to buy your own dream island

                      This attitude hack makes people rich

                      How To Make The Most Of Your Study Session

                      When The Pain Just Won’t Go Away

                      Jewellery hacks: Fast tips on how to wear necklaces

                      Trending Tags

                      No Result
                      View All Result
                      Savings Room
                      No Result
                      View All Result

                      Summer activities | 130 garden adventures for kids

                      Penina Petersen by Penina Petersen
                      November 18, 2019
                      in Holiday, Kids Tips, Leisure & Recreation, LIFESTYLE, Outdoor Spaces
                      0
                      Home Page

                      Summer activities for kids are cheap if you open the back door and set the kids free. The garden is an amazing adventure playground! In the days before digital kids were happy to dig a hole in the garden. They were content to study a snail in the wild or jump on a trampoline until the sun went down.

                      Summer activities in my childhood included silly acts like eating cake and collecting up prickles in our t-shirts. When we had enough ‘ammo’ we’d throw them over the neighbours fence until we got told off. We’d play Elastics until someone cheated and we’d make up silly songs. We had a long list of songs including one about the most sickening foods ever. We’d stage dress-ups and talent shows in the garage to songs like ‘We’re the kids in America.’

                      These days I spend my weekends delivering a small gang of children into the great outdoors. These kids include two of my own, two kids from next door and one kid from across the road. They grace our living room most Saturday afternoons. It is my job to get these kids off their digital devices and into the garden. Alternatively, I will send them to the park next door to rustle around in the trees or hang around the monkey bars. But as I bid goodbye to this fresh-eyed gang of spirited kids, I catch them sneaking iPods into pockets.

                      They think, in all their worldly knowledge, that this ole’ lady won’t notice.

                      I’ve become Army-Sergeant-like about these kids and line them up on the porch. Each child will pass me their respective iPod with a look of dismay or sadness. I’ve even had resentment. That came from my three-turning-thirty, but I forgave her because she doesn’t know what she’s doing yet.

                      As the iPod-Sergeant, I feel like one of my old Aunties. The one who wouldn’t let me have the second helping of Upside Down Pineapple Cake because I was ‘getting too fat.’ Except I attempt the whole Army Sergeant routine in a comical, non-threatening way, which involves not calling anyone a name or fracturing any young person’s hope at self-esteem.

                      At the very least, when these kids grow up,  I hope they won’t blame me for any of their adult hang-ups. I’m picturing a gangly googly-eyed spectacle-wearing iPod-loving therapist bad-mouthing me during a weekly session with one of these kids.

                      That wouldn’t be good, for the kid anyway…

                      Anyway, after their return from ‘the wild’ (i.e visit to the park), the faces of these kids are fresh. They look rosy-faced and alive after their humble game of chasey and making daisy chains in the sun, for, in their words, ‘way too long.’  They would admit to me what fun that was, if I was anyone other than the woman holding their precious iPods for ransom. But what these little cherubs don’t know is that I’ve got a cheat sheet (a very special weapon) that is going to keep their iPod-loving gang busy well into their teens.  And they think they can pull the wool over my eyes because they’re so hip and ‘digital.’ Mmmm…..


                      So here is that long list I’ve created.

                      130 garden adventures for kids

                      Stick this list on the fridge over the holidays as a quick reference. Access it for cheap and quick summer activities to keep kids refreshed and to give them a digital break. (Pssst…you can access the list on your phone too – just don’t tell the kids.)

                      Of course, if you have any great ideas yourself – please submit them in the comments!

                      Your ideas will help grow more kids with creative minds and vivid imaginations!

                      Lookout Minecraft! Here come a new wave of mothers and we are ready for YOU 🙂

                      In the backyard

                      1. Afternoon tea in the garden
                      2. Blow bubbles
                      3. Build a cardboard cubby
                      4. Build a cubby house
                      5. Build a fort
                      6. Build a go-kart
                      7. Catch bugs
                      8. Chase butterflies
                      9. Climb trees
                      10. Collect acorns
                      11. Create something
                      12. Collect firewood
                      13. Collect leaves and make art
                      14. Conduct science experiments
                      15. Count cars
                      16. Create a bird bath
                      17. Create a cool water slide
                      18. Create a garden sculpture
                      19. Create a water play table
                      20. Create a treasure hunt
                      21. Create a treasure map
                      22. Create an obstacle course

                      Get digging!

                      1. Dig a hole
                      2. Dig and bury items
                      3. Dig up dinosaurs from plaster
                      4. Do some stargazing
                      5. Draw with chalk
                      6. Eat lunch outside together
                      7. Feed birds and animals
                      8. Find cloud shapes together
                      9. Follow an ant trail
                      10. Get the kids out weeding
                      11. Hang candles outdoors
                      12. Have a mud bath
                      13. Have morning tea in the garden

                      Hold an event

                      1. Hold a garage sale
                      2. Hold a kids’ garden party
                      3. Hold a street party
                      4. Hula-hoop
                      5. Identify garden sounds
                      6. Install a swing set
                      7. Jump on a pogo stick
                      8. Jump on a trampoline
                      9. Kick a ball
                      10. Kick a footy
                      11. Learn about the different trees in your garden
                      12. Learn bird calls
                      13. Learn Macramé
                      14. Learn the names of flowers
                      15. Lie on the grass together

                      Make something

                      1. Make a bird feeder
                      2. Make a cheap tyre swing
                      3. Make a collage using garden materials
                      4. Make a fish pond
                      5. Make a go-kart
                      6. Make a robot
                      7. Make a rock garden
                      8. Make a snowman
                      9. Make water slip-and-slide
                      10. Make a wind chime
                      11. Make an ant farm
                      12. Make and throw mud pies
                      13. Make collages from magazines
                      14. Make daisy chains
                      15. Make jewellery
                      16. Make leaf-rubbing pictures
                      17. Make lemonade
                      18. Make mini parachutes
                      19. Make play dough
                      20. Make recycled paper
                      21. Organise garden play dates
                      22. Paddle in a shell pool
                      23. Paint a face
                      24. Paint pinecones
                      25. Photograph birds’ nests
                      26. Photograph spider webs
                      27. Plant flowers

                      Play games

                      1. Play badminton
                      2. Play blindfolded tag
                      3. Play Bocce Ball
                      4. Play catch
                      5. Play cricket
                      6. Play croquet
                      7. Play detectives
                      8. Play Elastics
                      9. Play Four Square
                      10. Play handball
                      11. Play Hopscotch
                      12. Play I Spy
                      13. Play in the rain
                      14. Play with toy cars, trikes and bikes
                      15. Play Kick Ball
                      16. Play lawn darts
                      17. Play Noughts and Crosses
                      18. Play Newcomb Ball
                      19. Play random games
                      20. Play Red Rover
                      21. Play Simon Says
                      22. Play T-Ball
                      23. Play tag
                      24. Play toy lawnmowers
                      25. Play under the sprinkler
                      26. Play volleyball
                      27. Play water pistols
                      28. Play water tag with a spray bottle
                      29. Rake up leaves
                      30. Read a book series over the summer holidays
                      31. Relax on a camping chair
                      32. Scooter on a paved area
                      33. Set up easels and paint
                      34. Skateboard on the patio

                      Start a project

                      1. Start a herb garden
                      2. Start a nature notebook
                      3. Start a veggie patch
                      4. Sting up fairy lights
                      5. Study bugs
                      6. Study nature with binoculars
                      7. Study the garden with a magnifying glass
                      8. Take photos in the garden
                      9. Take up garden golf
                      10. Throw hoops on targets
                      11. Throw horseshoes on targets
                      12. Throw stones in a pond
                      13. Tie knots
                      14. Touch flowers and bark

                      Take those shoes off

                      1. Walk barefoot on the grass
                      2. Walk in the rain
                      3. Walk on a balancing beam
                      4. Wash the family pet
                      5. Watch the moon
                      Tags: activities for kidscheap things to do with the kidschildrengames for kidsholiday funindoor activitieskidskids activitieskids on a budgetoutdoor activitiesrainy day funschool holiday activitiesschool holidayssummer activitiesthings to do
                      Previous Post

                      Skin care | 120 frugal tips for a fabulous face

                      Next Post

                      Nail designs | 16 thrifty tips for feet and nails

                      Penina Petersen

                      Penina Petersen

                      Published Author, blogger, mumpreneur and eco-warrier.

                      Next Post
                      Nail designs | 16 thrifty tips for feet and nails

                      Nail designs | 16 thrifty tips for feet and nails

                      Welcome to the Savings Room

                      Categories

                      • Baby (9)
                      • Beauty (10)
                      • Bills & Budgeting (37)
                      • Body (20)
                      • Business & Finance (11)
                      • Car Tips (47)
                      • Christmas (93)
                      • Credit & Debt (10)
                      • Entertainment (12)
                      • Featured (23)
                      • Feel Good (2)
                      • Groceries (36)
                      • Hacks (58)
                      • Holiday (38)
                      • HOME LIFE (4)
                      • Home Organisation & Storage (25)
                      • Housework & Cleaning (36)
                      • Inspiration (14)
                      • Insurance (15)
                      • Investment (27)
                      • Kids & Parenting (1)
                      • Kids Tips (11)
                      • Latest (245)
                      • Leisure & Recreation (17)
                      • LIFESTYLE (62)
                      • Love & Relationships (11)
                      • Lunches & Leftovers (8)
                      • Make Money (21)
                      • Meal Planning (8)
                      • Media (16)
                      • Mind (14)
                      • MONEY (69)
                      • Mortgages & Loans (25)
                      • Organise & Declutter (10)
                      • Outdoor Spaces (14)
                      • Real Estate (15)
                      • Recycling Tips (4)
                      • Renovation Tips (28)
                      • Room Makeovers (13)
                      • Rooms in the Home (22)
                      • Save Money (61)
                      • Shopping (15)
                      • Spirit (1)
                      • Style (7)
                      • Super, Tax & Retirement (6)
                      • Technology (7)
                      • Things to Do (16)
                      • Trending (250)
                      • Uncategorized (29)
                      • Utilities (24)
                      • Videos (3)
                      • Working from home (1)
                      • YOU (3)
                      Instagram Facebook Instagram Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn

                      Navigate

                      • Holiday

                      Recent Posts

                      Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

                      How to Turn Your Passion Project Into a Fully-Fledged Business

                      Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

                      Four Tips For Creating a More Functional Living Room Space

                      Browse by Category

                      © 2021 Penina Petersen Save Time, Money, Sanity & the World Savings Room.

                      No Result
                      View All Result
                      • About
                      • Contact

                      © 2021 Penina Petersen Save Time, Money, Sanity & the World Savings Room.