Make good use of winter holidays. How to spend the New Year holidays profitably - tips for parents

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Make good use of winter holidays.

Very soon the long-awaited favorite holiday of all the children will come. All schoolchildren are looking forward to it, because it is also the winter holidays.Of course, students need psychological relief after everyday school life. I would like every child to spend their holidays in a combination of business and pleasure. Vacations are a wonderful opportunity to relax, get plenty of sleep, spend time with family, meet relatives, invite friends, watch your favorite films, go to the cinema, go downhill and ice skating, and play on the computer. But, most importantly, you need to remember that the holidays are an opportunity to regain strength after intense study and prepare the body for the next academic quarter. How a child rests during the holidays depends on his performance and academic success. Parents dream that the holidays will be beneficial for their child. First of all, it is necessaryremember the daily routine. It is individual for each child, but must correspond to the age and needs of the student.

The best holiday – it's a walk in the fresh air. You can enjoy the beauty of the ice sculptures. Frosty fresh air good way improve health.

We must not forget about the safety of the child.. It is necessary to remind about the rules of the road and about icy conditions. Use caution when riding ice slides to avoid injury.

Pay attention to balanced nutrition. After all, in new year holidays We often spoil our children with sweets, cakes, pastries and other sweets.

During the winter holidays, provide children withopportunity for creativity. Let a child of primary school age draw more, make crafts, applications or collages on a given topic, collect puzzles, play board games.

You need to take time to read. Together with your child, you can choose a book that will interest him. I want the child to spendless time on the computer, tablet, because sitting in front of a screen carries the risk of losing vision and developing poor posture.

It is important that during the winter holidays schoolchildren experience as many positive emotions as possible, relax, enjoy fun, and regain the strength they need for further studies.

Happy New Year 2017 and happy holidays!

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The Christmas holidays always bring a lot of new and interesting things, which is why every child looks forward to them. Adults need to take care in advance to ensure that the winter holidays are not in vain for their child. Take your schoolchild away from watching TV and computer games, change boring Moscow, and diversify your child’s leisure time with exciting excursions.

Winter is not only frost and cold, unpleasant weather. Show your child how beautiful and picturesque nature can be in the winter season by sending him on an exciting sightseeing tour outside the boring capital. Especially for children of different ages, we have prepared many topics for excursions, during which every child will have fun and gain knowledge.

We invite elementary school students to go to the factory Christmas decorations, where they can see with their own eyes how toys are made for their favorite holiday. After such a trip, they will decorate the New Year tree with even greater desire and joy. Many guys are delighted with visiting the sika deer farm. This excursion will appeal to both primary and secondary schoolchildren. Here they will not only see, but also be able to touch and even feed real sika deer from their own hands.

Senior and junior schoolchildren will be able to go on an excursion to the bakery, where they can see how their favorite delicacies are prepared. They will also get to know the profession of a cook better, which is especially important for graduating classes, for whom it is time to decide on their choice of profession.

Every year, thousands of families are faced with the question of how to have a fun time. New Year holidays and at the same time not get tired. Many people stay at home and that's it holidays watch television programs. However, the long-awaited winter holidays come once a year, and it’s better not to miss the opportunity to spend them fun and beneficial for the whole family.

We have compiled a special calendar of New Year's fun. By looking into it, you can choose activities for each day of the 2016 holidays 😉

1st of January

So, let's wake up...

January 1 is a day that begins well after noon. Even if you don't wake up until lunchtime, it's still worth planning a program. Going with the whole family to an evening movie screening or an interesting winter play is the most suitable activity for the first day of the year.The highlight of the evening will be the walk home through the city illuminated with festive lights.

New Year's trees, Christmas trees, street garlands, Santa Clauses - the atmosphere of the holiday is all over - an excellent opportunity to warm up after a long feast.

January 2

On the second day, you can arrange outdoor entertainment. Go ice skating or visit a town with ice slides and see an exhibition of ice sculptures. Entrance to such events is not limited, you just need to overcome your laziness and leave the house. But, as practice shows, even adults will find it difficult to tear themselves away from the fun descents on ice sleds!

New Year- a great time to remember your childhood and fool around, turning into a child for a while, and allow yourself to have a lot of fun! Evening animation and ice in colorful lights are a great place for a happy family photo shoot.

January 3

Who's going where, and we're going to the circus! In ten days you can try to embrace the immensity and visit all the desired places of entertainment. But do not forget to take into account the fact that it is better to take care of tickets in advance.

For a leisurely walk with kids, it is better to go to the local zoo. Looking at little animals, feeding and petting them is a fun and educational activity. You can also personally see the symbol of 2016 - the monkey - and study its habits.

4 January

From the beginning of the year, the most profitable sales will start in stores. This is just the right excuse to have a shopping day. True, this pastime is more suitable for mothers, so fathers and children can be sent to frolic on the rides at the nearest entertainment center.

If you’re going to buy, do it on a grand scale and in a great mood, so it’s best to go to the New Year’s fair. There is always an atmosphere of celebration, laughter and fun here. An excellent place to choose Christmas gifts and souvenirs: handicraft items, nice souvenirs and useful little things for the home for every taste and color.

5 January

After physically active, noisy days, we recommend going to visit friends and not just like that, but organizing a party with competitions and prizes. You can arrange a fun obstacle course, breaking a New Year's piñata and exchanging gifts. For those who like to exercise their brains, we offer quiet games of Scrabble or the popular Mafia.

In between games, brew spiced coffee and mulled wine, non-alcoholic or wine-based. In a friendly atmosphere at the stove, it’s better to do magic with a group, things will be more fun, and resourceful guys will suggest tastier recipes. To avoid spending a lot of time cooking, buy snacks in advance: small cookies, nuts, winter fruits.

6th January

Christmas Eve is the time for Christmas fortune-telling and Christmas gingerbread. Therefore, it’s time to go to family cooking classes at a restaurant. Making Christmas cookies together is bread and spectacle all in one. And for those who like to tickle their nerves on the eve of Christmas time, they will go to a haunted quest room to complete tasks and search for treasure.

As we remember from Gogol’s “The Night Before Christmas,” in Rus' it was customary to sing carols on Christmas Eve. Follow this custom for a fun evening with your neighbors. Team up with several families, put on carnival masks, take a button accordion (what if luck smiles on you and someone has this musical instrument) and walk under the windows of nearby houses. You will sing well and loudly, good treats await you!

Jan. 7

Real Christmas is the time to visit a cultural institution. Take a trip into the world of traditions, antiquity and everyday life by visiting a museum or a Christmas exhibition. During the winter holidays, museum workers prepare entire programs with competitions and prizes. So the excursion can turn into an exciting game of treasure hunting and solving ancient secrets. In the evening, go listen to the Christmas bells or attend a festive performance.

According to good tradition, for dinner, gather the whole family around a set Christmas table, even if you do not belong to any denomination. In the culture of our country, the holiday of the Nativity of Christ has a long history. Prepare delicious treats, light candles and send warm wishes to each other.

January 8

Go skiing and snowboarding, celebrate New Year with guys from different parts globeor forget about the cold and go to sunny California–all this along with learning and practicing the language!

StudyLab experts told, what foreign schools and camps are offering this winter–for those who want to plan their vacation in advance and have time to book a place. In the selection–English, German and French language programs for children from 7 to 17 years old.

Intensive English in England

Short-term language programs in Newbury and Sherbourne

When:January 6 - 26, 2019 (7-13 years old); December 16–January 26 (ages 13-17).
Where:Newbury, England; Sherborne, England
Student age: 7-13 (Sherborne), 13-17 (Newbury)

Winter to holidays in England are ideal for those who want to improve their English level in just 1-2 weeks. Sherbourne School offers t intensive language practice for children 7-13 years old, and Newbury- For teenagers 13-17 years old.

The program for children includes 21 hours of English per week, workshops and a project new works . Every week students unite in groups and prepare projects for the most different topics: from the life of insects to the theater of Shakespeare's times, and on Wednesdays they go on excursions (to London, Oxford, Reading) to consolidate the learned vocabulary and get acquainted with the life, architecture, history and traditions of Great Britain.

For teenagers, the program is built around skills that will be useful at university. Debates, research, public speaking, preparation for IELTS - all this will help high school students communicate more confidently in English and adapt to the British education system. At the same time, there will be time for relaxation: studies are supplemented by clubs of interests (photography, cooking, gardening, singing, fashion) and sports sections (football, basketball, badminton, table tennis, swimming, gym, kickboxing and aerobics).

Themed holidays at Bell St. Albans

When: January 6 – February 16, 2019
Where:St Albans, England
Duration: 1-6 weeks
Student age: 11-17 years old

Combine language learning, rest and getting to know England The winter program at Bell St will help. Albans, a classical school with a beautiful Victorian building. Every week students are waiting new topic, project and study tour.

You can choose a week with a theme you like and come to its start, or you can stay for the entire course period. English lessons are held every day for 3 hours, and sports activities (archery, football, fitness or traditional British games) are held 4 times a week.

European holidays: active holidays and languages

Snowboarding and skiing in Switzerland

When: December 16, 2018 – February 16, 2019
Where:Verbier, Switzerland
Student age: 7-18 years
Duration: 1-2 weeks

Do you want to get into a real snow fairy tale? Welcome to Camp Les Elfes! Here children and teenagers will be able not only to effectively improve their English, but also learn alpine skiing from scratch and whether snowboard.

The program is scheduled minute by minute: in the morning - breakfast and skiing lessons with a professional English-speaking instructor, then lunch with a view of the Alps and back to snowboarding. And in the evening - games, discos or get-togethers with the guys from different countries, hot chocolate and marshmallows.

French and skiing with Ceran school

When: December 29, 2018 – January 5, 2019
Where:Sivieuse, Switzerland
Student age: 9-17 years old

This time, the Ceran school awaits students in a cozy town two hours from Geneva, next to the famous ski resort"Four Valleys" Celebrate the New Year in a new way, ride a alpine skiing and improve your knowledge of the French language - all this can be done here in one vacation.

The school week lasts from Monday to Friday - every day students attend 6 French lessons and 3 hours skiing. Training will improve pronunciation and listening comprehension, learn read and write, and use language in real life life situations. Classes pass in mini groups of 3-4 people.

And on December 31, the school is preparing a magical New Year’s party for students with a DJ and treats.

German with Humboldt-Institut

Course start dates: December 23, 30, 2018, January 6, 2019
Duration: from 2 weeks
Where:Lindenberg, Germany
Student age: 13-17 years old

One of the best language centers in Germany, Humboldt-Institut, is located in picturesque place at the foot of the Alps. From here students can go on excursions to the romantic resort town on the island of Lindau, Meersburg, Lake Constance, Munich, Stuttgart, as well to the Austrian city of Bregenz.

The school's winter program provides an excellent opportunity to immerse yourself in learning German language and play your favorite sport.

Every week - 30 hours of German in the classroom, ski and snowboard lessons and amazing excursions. Entertainment includes an indoor swimming pool, sauna, mini golf and discos. Children who are passionate about creativity will also find something to their liking - the school has Arts & Crafts rooms.

Return to summer on the US Sunshine Coast

Winter Camp in San Diego CISL, California

Start dates:January 6, 13, 20, 2019
Where:San Diego, California
Student age: 13-17 years old
Duration: 2-4 weeks

Just imagine: in Moscow everyone is making snowmen and wrapping themselves in down jackets, and you are windsurfing, rollerblading and traveling around America, studying its language and culture.

The winter camp program in San Diego includes 20 hours of English per week, accommodation with an American family, exciting trips and daily entertainment. If desired, students can visit Los Angeles, Hollywood, Disneyland, Las Vegas and see the Grand Canyon. But the main goal of such an adventure is to improve your speaking skills and immerse yourself in the language environment.

Eckerd College ELS, Florida

New Year holidays- a long-awaited time for both children and adults. There are so many amazing plans and expectations for holiday miracles these days. It’s especially nice that during the winter holidays you can relax with the whole family.
And that is why this time is one of the most difficult tests for both children and (especially!) for parents. How to spend the holidays without stress, not only not to get tired of the holiday, but also to accumulate energy and gain strength for the long, difficult months that await us after?
Here are some tips on how to make the most of the New Year holidays.

Vacations while traveling

Your idea of the perfect vacation may be different for you and your child. And he doesn’t care that you put a lot of effort and spent a lot of money to organize a trip, for example, to Paris. The child most of all wanted to go skiing or go to visit his grandmother for pies. This happens quite often. To ensure that traveling with children does not turn into torture for everyone, you need to plan everything from the very beginning so that everyone can find something to their liking.
Well, it’s boring for a child to watch masterpieces of world painting, but he loves crafts - introduce him to the relevant professions, find a pottery workshop or show him a blacksmith. Isn’t it interesting for children to listen to a seven-hour excursion about the wooden architecture of Rostov? Take them to watch how Rostov enamel is made, or to ring the bell, or to ride down the slides, as a last resort. In every corner of the world there will probably be something that will captivate your child specifically: a music store, a water park, a technical museum, an exhibition of comics or dolls, a trip to the places of Harry Potter’s military glory, a designer shop. After all, there are playgrounds everywhere. Was it worth crossing half the world to ride a swing? For him, yes.
When planning a trip, it is important to take into account the interests of all family members, even if they seem a little strange to you and you would dream of not leaving the Louvre for a week. Well, if you try and prepare interesting stories, then everyone will walk around any city and museum with pleasure.

Holidays at home

Sometimes, after months of daily stress, the most desired relaxation is to just be at home, not rush anywhere, not plan anything, not spend three hours on the road. This is a great solution, but there is a danger that you will spend two weeks with your whole family in a fog, moving between the dining table, the sofa and the TV, and you will get tired of resting in the first week. Doctors say the only way to cope with hibernation is through physical activity. If you stay at home, you will have to go ice skating, walk in the park, jump on a trampoline, climb a climbing wall - anything but sit motionless.
Lying down for two weeks with a book is an adult's dream, but a child must have an adventure during the holidays, something he will remember and talk about. And this is not a second-rate Christmas tree with harmful candies as a gift. It should be something important and desirable for him: a movie, a concert, a hockey match, a master class on making a snowman or robotics - it doesn’t matter, the main thing is that it should be what he wants, and not what you think is useful or where you managed to get tickets.
What our children miss most in everyday life, oddly enough, is communication with loved ones: gather friends and relatives, go to visit with the whole family, simple gatherings with tea and board games in a warm company can become the most memorable event of the New Year.

Studying during the holidays

Many parents are worried that during the holidays their children will forget what they have learned, and they perceive free time from school as an opportunity to brush up on subjects that are difficult for them. The most harmful thing you can do on New Year's days is to force your child to solve examples or cram rules. This will give nothing but horror and hatred. But the holidays are really a great time to teach a student to enjoy intellectual work, to make studying seem to him not a heavy burden, but an endless source of joy from learning.
To do this, it is necessary that there is a cult of this knowledge in the family. When we scold children for not wanting to learn, it’s worth thinking about what we ourselves are learning? The option “I graduated from my universities a long time ago” is not accepted. New Year's holiday is an ideal time for self-development: go together to a master class on Ebru painting or a lecture on game theory, sign up for an excursion to the planetarium, or simply search for popular science films on the Internet. You can also attend developmental trainings or even.

There are many games that, while entertaining, perfectly reinforce school knowledge: mathematical ones, such as “Okay” or “Rummikub”, language ones, for example, “Scrabble”. There is a very fun game called “Hat”, where you need to guess a character using questions, and you agree to guess only real historical figures. Or another very funny thing: take a book, open it to any page and read the first two paragraphs; let everyone else continue this story to the best of their imagination - a great way to learn how to write essays.

Vacations - a break from control

At school, our children are every day in a very regulated world, full of rules, laws, prohibitions, where they are graded for everything. In fact, psychologically it is very difficult. Give them a break during the holidays, just be themselves. Holidays are a great time when you don’t have to ask your child what he got, whether he did his homework, or filled out his diary. It is also important for parents to take a break from constant control. Appreciate this and enjoy mutual freedom.