Benefit freeze could make households £210 a year poorer

With the cost of everyday items set to rise in light of Brexit, a benefits freeze is making balancing the household budget harder than ever for parents.

The Department of Work and Pensions announced the benefits freeze for 2019 some months ago, but with the Easter holidays just around the corner, many parents are worried that they won’t be able to keep their children entertained or have enough spare money to treat them to a day out.

Raw Labels, a manufacturer of children’s clothing labels, name stickers and ID wristbands is offering parents some advice on how to keep their little ones happy during the school holidays without blowing a big hole in their budget.

As the weather is starting to improve, it’s the perfect time to get out and about to explore the array of fresh colours emerging after the winter months. A great activity for smaller children, a colour walk is ideal for getting some fresh air and by setting children the challenge of finding as many colours as they can, a little exercise can be transformed into a fun activity that doesn’t cost a single penny.

With Easter being the main focus for the upcoming holidays, parents can let their children unleash their creative talents on rainy days with some seasonal crafts with items they already have lying around the house.

From Easter bonnets to painting hardboiled eggs and displaying them on an empty toilet roll tube, all that’s needed is a little child-friendly glue, coloured paper, card or tissue paper and a little creativity to keep the kids happy during the break.

If a day out is in order, it doesn’t need to be an expensive treat as local community farms up and down the country will be celebrating the impending arrival of baby chicks and lambs.

These farms always have a wonderful family friendly feel, but they can get busy on dates around the Easter holidays, so Raw Labels is advising parents with young children to take precautions and equip their little ones with one of their colourful ID wristbands before heading out for the day.

Reusable, waterproof and colourful, the ID wristband range from Raw Labels contains an area to include the child’s name and phone number should they stray away from their group during their day out, they can quickly and safely be reunited with family members.

To find out more about the range of kid’s ID wristbands from Raw Labels, visit https://www.rawlabels.co.uk/