Savvy mum shares activity to keep your kids entertained this summer – and it only costs 2p
MANY parents will already be thinking ahead to the school summer holidays and how they’re going to keep their little ones occupied.
But one savvy mum has come up with a simple activity that will entertain big and little kids alike – and all you need is some toast.
Amy, who runs a TikTok account called Learning Through Play, is a big advocate for fun and inventive play ideas that your children can learn from.
The mum, who is from Birmingham, then shared them on her social media profile @learningthroughplay8 – much to the delight of her 289k followers.
Now, as parents count down to the six weeks holiday, she’s started an online series where she shares “fun things you can do with your children over the summer.”
And one has got everyone talking, as mums and dads said they’d be sure to give it a go as they already had everything they needed.
Amy explained she’d previously tried an activity called “painted toast” – and it went down a storm.
She said all you need is a piece of bread, some food colouring and a tiny bit of milk and you can create a very unique piece of art.
Revealing all, she said: “Add a few drops of food colouring to some milk.
“Use food safe brushes to create your design and then pop in the toaster.”
Amy then demonstrated as she painted a pretty rainbow design onto a slice of white bread, before popping it into the toaster.
The result? A piece of toast that looks as good as it tastes.
Amy added: “The children will love designing their snacks, toasting them , spreading with butter and then enjoying.”
And fellow parents were quick to agree that it sounded like great fun.
One of her social media followers said: “Ooh, I love this!”
A second person said: “Definitely going to try – thanks.”
While a third TikToker typed: “So cute! I’m doing this with my little ones.”
And one more parent summed up everyone’s thoughts when they said: “You’re saving mum’s lives out here.”
Meanwhile, the video racked up over 12k of likes, with nearly 5000 choosing to save it for when the holidays start.
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