By Joshua Robinson –

There are a lot of events and activities happening this summer in Kirklees. This is a list of all the activities you and your family can do at home this summer.

There are plenty of activities and events happening in Kirklees! Visit Creative Kirklees to find out what is happening near you.

Free and low-cost activities you can do at home or out and about

50 things to do before you’re 5

Why not tick off 50 fantastic things for you and your child to experience together?

From woodland wandering to making music, there is something you can do with the little ones today.

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Make a tasty meal

Why not get the children involved with making some tasty food for all the family?

To find some healthy recipes to do, please click here.

Spread Kindness during the half-term

Let the little ones spread some kindness around this half-term. Go on a hunt to find a rock or stone and either paint or decorate it with a positive message and when you next go out for a walk, hide it for someone else to find!

Gardening

Gardening and growing your own ingredients is a great way to get kids to try new foods or enjoy the delicious taste of home-grown goodness. A packet of seeds, some empty plastic pots, a little compost and a sunny windowsill is all you need!

Pick up some seeds from the nearest garden centre or supermarket and let your kids choose what they’d like to grow. Have fun planting up and encourage them to water daily, you could even keep a growth diary.

Scavenger Hunt

A treasure hunt is a perfect way to get the kids active. Below is a list of things to discover but you could make your own list of things to spot whilst you’re out and about.

• Leaf
• Feather
• Spider web
• Tree
• Bird

Arts and crafts using everyday items

Your child’s imagination can be fired up by using large and smaller boxes to create a car, a fire engine, a house, or a ship! A box large enough for your child to climb into might need nothing more than imagination to be anything in the world.

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