Kids across the country burst out of school gates on Friday with impossibly big grins on their faces. Half term! A whole week with no school uniform, no teachers, no long division... it's a happy thought for many a child.
Parents across the country, on the other hand, trudged out of the office with unfeasibly worried looks on their faces. Half term, sigh. A whole week with the kids at home...how on earth can they be kept entertained for NINE days in a row?
Over a third of parents say that February half term requires the most effort on their part when it comes to entertaining the kids, with more than four in ten mums and dads blaming the uncongenial weather for compelling them to splash the cash on expensive excursions and even gifts to steer symptoms of boredom away from the brood.
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With half term on the horizon, many of you will already be pulling
together ideas to entertain the kids. Listening to them telling you "I'm
bored" and "I want this/that/the other" is enough to drive anybody
loopy, so days out at Theme Parks and the like, can be quite appealing.
What quickly takes the shine off these place is the cost. Before you
have even done a full circuit of the place, costs have already racked up
on travel and food. What doesn't help is the
'exit-through-the-gift-shop' trail you have to adhere to...
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Christmas: the holiday most dreaded by men.
December sees men everywhere shudder in horror as they are asked by their female counterparts to accompany them on the gift shop, the food shop and, since the sales have arrived early this year (hurrah!), the inevitable party outfit shop.
A recent survey by MyHigh.St has unearthed some pretty horrific figures that may make men think twice before reluctantly agreeing to join their other half on a festive shopping spree.
Britain's 12 million married men will be wasting a collective 193 years if they make the decision to join their spouse on shopping trips.
This is because the average woman apparently spends a whopping one hour and 41 minutes deciding whether to buy a garment or pair of shoes, with the man in their life going quietly out of their mind as they listlessly meander down aisle after aisle of items that have nothing to do with football or computer games.
However, with over half of women admitting they never wear an average of six items of clothing and three pairs of shoes in their wardrobe, some 87 million garments stay firmly on the hanger, meaning that female Brits are wasting a whopping £2.1 billion on clothes.
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Christmas and New Year
Over a third of people will dip into their savings this Christmas to cover the cost of the festive season and some will even use their overdraft. According to a recent MoneySupermarket poll, some 24% will use an existing savings account to finance the winter holiday and an organised 10% will use a savings scheme which they've been adding to throughout the year.
With a maximum of just two more paydays until Christmas, one in ten people will be rocking a financial hangover in the New Year as they plan to put festive spending on a credit or store card.
Plastic not-so-fantastic
While plastic can be a temporary solution to low disposable income, one expert has been warning shoppers of the dangers of opting for increasingly popular cashback cards.
Sarah Pennells, founder of the Savvywoman financial website, said that this type of card is appealing mostly to high spenders, as customers would generally need to spend well in excess of £1,000 a month to make the card "truly worthwhile".
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The Imperial War Museum North have been celebrating half term with some great free first aid and medicine themed children's activities keeping in the theme of their Saving Lives exhibition. From
hearing the tales of stretcher bearers during the Second World War to seeing real human X-rays up close, there is something to entertain, captivate and engage all ages.Younger visitors will be inspired by the work of doctors, nurses and medical teams as they get the chance to dress up, play and create their own souvenirs to take home...
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We're now half way through half-term, so what's the verdict? Have you enjoyed spending more time with your kids or are you struggling to keep them entertained all day, every day?
With the UK's economic troubles rumbling on (despite the fact we are apparently out of recession),
many people are under the impression that any family activities will have to be home-based this half term to keep costs down.
However, this does not have to be the case. If you've been able to get time off work to spend some
quality family time together, there are plenty of things to do out and about.
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