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If you have had children or worked with them, you have learned to have activities prepared for them at all times in case of bad weather, or just have a day off school. The following are some activities to keep your children busy as bees during the school holiday period.

1. Take your children to the local playground or park.

No matter the age, your children will always enjoy going to the park. You could bring some extra toys to keep the excitement alive, such as a kite, jump rope, Frisbee, or ball. Another thing you could do while there is go on a scavenger hunt or use your imagination and let the children act out what objects you think up.

2. Take your children for a walk around your house or yard.

You can do this inside the house or outdoors. Take a walk around and talk about what you see. If you do it inside the house, have each child take turns being tour guide, especially in their bedrooms to point out interesting points.

3. Have a dance party for your family.

You can have this inside or outside, anytime you wish to do it. All you need is something to play music such as a radio. Once the music starts, everyone dances however they wish to without anyone making fun of the other. To make it interesting you could have each child become the dance leader and everyone else has to follow his or her lead. At the end of the song, the leader changes.

4. Play the wave game, a form of tag.

In this game, the children all run away from the person who is it. When the person chasing the others catches up to a person they wave at that the other child and that child becomes it.

5. Play a good old game of tag with your children.

Tag can be played with a variety of ways. You can play freeze tag where if you are tagged by the person who is it then you freeze until another person comes to touch you and free you. Another type of tag is one with safety areas where you pick something that when the children are running around then they will have a base to go to and if they are touching that area they are safe. There is squatting tag, where everyone runs around and just before the person who is it tags you, you squat and you are safe.

Check out Kids School Holiday Programs & Activities directory for more school holiday activity ideas and school holiday programs offered by service providers in Australia.

‘School Holiday Programs & Activities’ website features school holiday programs, activities, events, vacation care, entertainment, things to do and see during the school holiday season in Australia.

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We love our pets, don’t we? We love to spend time with them, all pet owners do; well the responsible ones do, we are pet friendly. So it makes sense that we should want to spend time with them on our holiday.

That all makes sense doesn’t it? Plus, when we have a pet friendly rental we don’t have to worry about how someone else is looking after our much loved pet, have we done the right thing, are they happy without us, are they too happy without us, will they have the strop when we get back, will they be OK when we get back. Also we don’t have to spend a fortune for them to be looked after, or worry about who is looking after them.

It can really be a great pet holiday when you take your pets away and they don’t have to be just dog holiday or cat holiday or even a cats holiday, I know a couple who take their budget away. In fact you can take nearly any pet away, just make sure you ask pet friendly rental company if it’s OK, where your going.

It may sound obvious, but you need to make sure you can look after your pet while you are away. You know you have to look after them at home, so it should be obvious that you must look after them while you are away. However it is easy to forget the things you might need while you are away, especially when you are used to having everything you need close to hand at home.

So have a good think before you go, what do you need on your pet holiday, you can always buy anything you have forgotten, but who needs that extra expense? Most pet friendly rentals will insist that you have something for your pet to sleep on or in, in the case of dogs a blanket or basket. It is good to take food and water bowls, especially if your pet is used to them.

There will be a pet holiday cottage contract, this is not unusual, you must respect the desire of the holiday owner to look after their property, after all you wouldn’t want to arrive at a dirty pet friendly home, damaged by previous pet friendly holiday families, even if they haven’t got pets.

Remember, we are all ambassadors for pet holiday owners, the more we can assure pet friendly rental property owners that we want to look after their properties whilst we are on holiday, the more places will be made available for us to go on cat holiday, dog holiday or any pet holiday.

It will be a condition for most quality pet holiday cottages that your pet must be up to date with the normal vaccinations, worming etc. You know this makes sense, especially as it makes sure that your pet is protected. Remember any company that doesn’t insist on this is putting your pet at risk.

Look after your pet friendly rental home, make sure that your pet doesn’t cause any damage. You will certainly be charged for any damage you pet causes, increasing your pet friendly holiday costs, but more importantly, we don’t want to put holiday owners off providing pet friendly holidays, or there will become less available for us to us.

If your pet requires particular conditions for it to enjoy itself, make sure they will be available. If your on a dog friendly holiday, make sure you can dry it or them off if the weather is bad without wrecking your pet friendly holiday home.

If you have large dogs perhaps there is a conservatory or large kitchen area where your pets can be dried off and sleep or perhaps an individual grassed area where they can please themselves.

If your on a cat holiday or even cats holiday, make sure there is window sill or something similar, so they can watch the world go by.

There can sometimes be large tiled areas, these can be great to keep you pet freindly rental clean should the weather take a turn for the worse, don’t forget it’s your holiday too, you don’t want to be cleaning all the time.

Pets are not usually allowed in bedrooms or upstairs. If there are restrictions on where your pets are allowed make sure you observe the rules. If you think your pet might be exempt from some or all the rules, ask the pet friendly rental company, it may be that your right. It never hurts to ask, it is better to find out first, rather than finding problems whilst you are at your pet holiday cottages.

Remember, If you find a place where your pets are welcome on holiday, you can have a great holiday and so can they, so look after it. Your will appreciate it and so will those providing your pet friendly rental holiday, you will want to go back, your pet will want to go back and the holiday owners will love to see you come back. Everyone’s a winner.

Your advantages
You don’t have to leave a well loved member of your family at home, with friends or with commercial carers.
Your pets love to be with you whether at home or on holiday.
You love to be with them whether at home or on holiday.
Save the cost of commercial pet care, whether it be catteries or kennels.

What you will have to do
Your pets will be parasite free.
That you will take all reasonable care of the property and its contents and leave them in the same state of repair and condition as at the start of the rental.
Domestic pets will not enter the first floor of any property or any bedroom of any property.
Pet baskets and blankets are used.
Every care will be taken to protect upholstery, carpets and the property’s furnishings.
You will bag and dispose any pet fouling.
Pets will be kept under control at all times, leads used where required.

Wishing you a great dogs holiday, cats holiday or any pet friendly holiday

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Need a family holiday, but not sure were to go? Trying to find somewhere that is family friendly but don’t know where to start?

You want your family holiday to be full of good times and something to remember. Trying to find accommodation, holiday attractions can be a stressful experience.

Here are some ideas I have come across over the years.

Skiing Holiday with the whole family in Australia:-There are many mountains in Australia that provide excellent Ski Holidays. A Ski holiday is something you can all do as a family regardless of how old you are. The Ski resorts now offer quality ski schools, crèches for the kids and many alternative snow activites.

It’s all about having a fun and enjoyable holiday!

Camping with the Kids:-
Camping with kids is a memorable experience that will be remembered for years. It is a cost effective family holiday. There are many option to camping, you can use a tent, caravan or a cabin. There are many camping grounds and caravan parks in Australia. What a great holiday idea, somewhere that the kids can play freely and create their own fun, at the same time getting back to nature.

Just imagine the birds and animals, swimming in the streams and ponds, the plants and trees and then the many activities that will provide so much excitement. The possibilities are endless!

Theme Park Holidays:-

This would be the ultimate family holiday for the kids and the adults! This is definitely a holiday that will be packed full of fun, excitement and things to do for the whole family.

You can take your pick of many theme parks in Australia. Many offer packages with accommodation and family day passes.