Want to keep the kids busy in summer without spending cash? Let’s get nifty…

Summers are here and the sultry heat is sure to keep you heavy with languor and lethargy! Though summer vacations in cool locations is a sure way to keep you going, sadly the summer season lasts longer than most vacations can. Even in this heat, the most active group are little kids and young boys and girls. With not a care in the world, they are all set to enjoy their summer break from school and make the most of it. This heaven for the kids can turn out to be quite nightmarish for the parents.

Parents are constantly looking for newer ways to keep the kids engaged, active and intellectually stimulated. And if you are one of those, then keep reading. These summer vacation activities sometimes demand high payments and much monetary loss. It is a struggle for many parents to keep their child engaged, and keep their expenses in check too, it can be an expensive activity!

So the team at Let’s Barter India came up with some unique and nifty ways in which you can keep the children busy, and not make a dent on the pocket. Read on to learn how barter can help you this summer:

DIY activities are the trend and a convenient indoor activity. Some of them are suitable for you and your child both. We suggest picking up a short DIY project that will engage the child for a week or more. Some of these projects can involve Paper quilling, which is the art of delicately coiling and shaping thin strips of paper to create intricate and interesting designs. Or it can be a Découpage project, which is the art of decorating an object by gluing colored paper cutouts onto it or even beautiful printed fabric can be photocopied and used to cover objects. You can also easily make scented orange candles to keep summer insects and mosquitoes away.

All the paraphernalia required for these activities, or any other DIY venture that you’re interested in will be available on Let’s Barter India! Now you don’t even need to leave the comfort of your home to collect all the material, just exchange it for items you would be happy to get rid off.

Picking up a skill in the summer vacations is a wise use of time. It could be anything from creative writing skills, communication skills, to public speaking skills. No amount of education can substitute these vital life skills.

Enrolling your child in drama classes, calligraphy classes, or for that matter any kind of class will give them exposure to situations they haven’t been in before. It’ll teach them how to tackle unpleasant social situations and behave around new people. A lot of these services are up for barter on our app, allowing your child to enjoy the best of the best without spending any money. You can offer your services or used goods in barter for these services, and give a relief to your wallet!

The summers are also the perfect time to pursue and master a hobby. The hobby could be glass painting, lego construction, cooking, pottery, or even a sport such as basketball. Look at the Let’s Barter India app to identify items that would assist your child to pursue their desired hobby; like exchanging your swimming goggles from last season for a casio this time or swapping your old lego pieces for a new puzzle set.

Spending quality time and bonding with your progeny is of utmost importance as this is usually not integrated in the humdrum of our daily lives. Personally our favourite parent-child activity is watching and critiquing a movie together. This teaches the child to think critically and develop much needed analytic skills. Pick out a movie from our app, a plethora of CDs are up for grabs to make your movie night a success. This way you save time, money and energy which you would have spent on visiting a movie theatre.

Bartering has unlimited benefits as we have already made evident, but the most important one to be considered in this situation is being able to teach your little one efficient money management. We truly believe we’ve given you enough reason to barter this summer, so get bartering to make your child’s summer worthwhile and your summer sans a financial crisis!

You can download the app at Let’s Barter app with just a click: bit.ly/LetsBarterApp