Parents have a chance to give children a treat

If engaged well, the tour guides can help the children to learn about flora and fauna and the environment, some of the things students only read about in the books.

If a holiday in the wild is not the ideal family outing, the Kenyan Coast is now warmer than the city, and promises a thrill.

At the Coast, there is a rich menu of activities that over the years worked to draw local and international tourists.

What with the recarpeted roads and more flexible flight schedules, reaching the Coast has become cheaper.

Scheduled flights have hit more than 100 per week to Mombasa. Kenya Airways, Fly 540, Jetlink and Air Kenya service the route. Tickets average Sh10,000 this August.
Families with young ones will have less stress as the hotels offer nanny services, giving the toddlers meals, enter the pool under a watchful eye and are engaged in various activities to keep them busy throughout the day.

So, when making hotel bookings ask if these activities are provided.

However, if going on holiday this August is not possible, engage the children in various activities that will pull them away from the television, unending entertainment or idleness.

Sports clubs
Various sports clubs and youth groups offer activities for young people especially sports that will keep the children outdoors.

Ligi Ndogo and Parklands sports clubs engage young ones of various ages in football while Sadili in Lang’ata offers tennis.

You never know, the next Kenyan sports stars could be in the making.

Away from sports, for active participation as opposed to the TVs and DVDs, children could also find room to learn playing musical instruments, dancing, horse riding, singing or making crafts.

Because of the loaded school curriculum, now blamed for confining children to the classroom and probably killing their talent, as a parent you have a responsibility to offer a different menu.

There is cost element involved, but the results should help the parent or guardian to budget for a more engaging holiday. Enjoy.