Parenting experts share seven ways to create cheap fun for kids these holidays Newshub 30/12/2020 Priscilla Dickinson Keeping the kids entertained over the holidays can be expensive - especially on top of Christmas. With schools closed until early February, parents have over a month to juggle. School holiday programmes cost money. Devices provide some respite, but are counterproductive if overused. To help cash-strapped parents keep their kids occupied, Newshub asked high-profile mums Petra Bagust and Hannah McQueen for ideas. TV host and mum-of-three Petra Bagust suggests parents use the golden triangle methodology of 'good', 'cheap' and 'fast' to plan activities. The idea is to pick any two points of the triangle.