This is the most difficult thing to handle when kids now have a lot of free time. It may be more difficult when they don't have friends to play with or can't simply go outside to play. They may get bored easily and there is a need to distract them.

How To Distract/Entertain Your Kids/Holidaymakers This Long Holiday (Third Term Holiday)

My tips here are to; 

- Entertain them with TV or interesting shows online. Yes, there's nothing bad with kids having more screen time this holiday. The only thing to do is to make them have breaks in between. Don't let them eat in front of the TV so that they can have a break. Also let them help you out with chores around the house like cooking, setting up the table, and cleaning so that they spend some time away from the screen. Don't just let them watch TV or Youtube for very long hours without any short or long breaks. Cable TV providers like Canal Sat and DSTV have channels that are meant for kids. You can try them out depending on where you are. Canal Sat is found in most French-speaking African countries and DSTV in English speaking ones. In Cameroon, there is Canal Sat and also cable guys who connect the cable TV at a cheaper rate.

- Another way to distract them is to take them out to a children's fair or just to eat out. Kids love this and will keep talking about it for weeks. They will also find the holidays cool when they tell their friends about them.

- You can distract them with games. It must not be PlayStation. There are simple educative games or toys kids can play with solo or together. You can also let them play games on a phone or tablet. Also, make out time to play with them or tell them stories or do games together.

- Teach them a skill or pay for them to learn a skill like painting, cooking, sewing, embroidery, hairdressing, computer, baking, a language or gardening. If they have a hobby help them to develop it. It will keep them busy for long hours.

- Travel with them to visit new and interesting places. You can take them to the village or another city. 

Those are my tips for you.