What keeps your child/children entertained for more than 10 minutes?

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We're hopefully going away in July for 2 weeks to a self catering cottage in Dorset.

Obviously hoping for lovely weather so the children (6.5 and 5) can play in the garden, we can go for walks and go to the beach etc.

But I'm trying to think of things to bring incase the weather isn't great so we aren't relying on screens for long periods of time.

So far I have ordered some new sticker books and colouring books. I'll bring some playdoh. A couple of board games like frustration and twister.

Ideas gratefully received! Thank you.

Kinetic sand is the only thing that keeps my 3 year old entertained! Maybe some new Lego sets?

Lol Dolls. Playdoh. Sewing kits (home bargains has them for a couple of quid. Holiday scrap book and new pens. Sharpies for stone art.

Hama beads (you can look up patterns online to make favourite patterns)

Magnetic tiles

Activity books (mazes / dot to dots / learn how to draw...)

Hama beads or Aquabeads
Top trumps
Jigsaws
Tap a shape
Drawing with chalk on pavement/patio
Tracing pictures out of books using tracing paper
Search and find books
Baking kits
Bop It

Board games! My DC are 4 & 6 and they love:
Junior Monopoly (we have the Minions one)
Snakes and Ladders
Junior Dobble
Ludo (we have a Paw Patrol one)
Forest Games (Orchard Games)

We also play Frustration with a pack of cards.

Waterbeads/Orbeez can keep my 6yo amused for hours. Tiny to transport but become a big toy when you add water, great sensory play & adding some small figures to the tub makes for limitless imaginary play too.

Can you try weening them off screens before your holiday to make it easier? I've reduced the amount of screen time gradually over lockdown so now just have 45 mins in the evening so my DD knows to play on her own or with me and screens aren't mentioned.
Magazines are good and she likes it when I draw with her.
The tray game is good where you take things off and try to remember.
Take a rope and some blankets to.make dens?

Easy card games like Uno and Happy Families - 5yr old should grasp both easily

Binca sewing
A holiday scrapbook
Baking
‘Painting’ fences with water
Putting on a show
Playground chalking
Being bored and using imagination
Take waterproofs and walk.
Go to beach if not really hot, collect seashells and flotsam. Paddle.
Making fairy and elve dens
Painting pebbles
Writing postcards

Puzzle books- dot to dot and mazes as well as basic word and maths ones
Reading- my 6 year old is a big fan of Dogman books
Making cupcakes
Board Games- Frustration is a big favourite, Pop up Pirate, Junior Monopoly and Junior Game of Life, Snakes and Ladders
Lego
Model making- likes those little sets where you make a car- can get for different age ranges
Where's Wally type books

Great suggestions, thank you!