Hope Education thinks of activities to keep kids occupied during the summer
Hope Education has devised a list of activities to help prevent children from suffering "brain drain" during the long summer break. Activities on the list include taking children to watch sporting events or to the supermarket to get them practising their maths skills. Visits to the library or playing old-fashioned board games could stretch their powers of concentration, while tackling word puzzles can boost vocabulary. Other ideas on the list are museum trips, setting up a home laboratory, keeping a diary and helping out with the cooking.

How to Prevent Brain Drain Over the Summer Holidays

You needn’t venture too far into Bath to notice that the schools have broken up for summer...

Kids are filling up the playgrounds, cafes are full of families and the city’s tourist attractions are getting plenty of use! But, don’t you ever worry that your kids might forget some of the key things they’ve learnt over the school year while they’re off for six weeks?

Well, Hope Education has thought of ten activities to make sure that your kids don’t suffer from ‘brain drain’ this summer. Take a look for yourself and see what your family could do between now and September – a trip a museum, keeping a diary or simply heading to your local supermarket has plenty of educational value, and the best thing is, the kids probably wont even realise they’re learning.