… without fun!Here are some fun ideas to do with kids this summer that are free or nearly free. If you guys have any ideas to share, I’d love to hear them.
Have a theme for the day: A “color” day where everything is green, for example. A “backwards” day where everything is done backwards (wear your clothes backwards, walk backwards, eat dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner and, of course, eat your dessert first).
Have a family hunt to find the best chocolate milkshake in the city.
Have a special craft day.
Have a campout in your backyard or living room, with a tent, etc.
Make a list at the beginning of the summer of all the fun things your kids want to do before fall and work at checking them off (make a fort in the basement, make chocolate chip cookies, etc.)
Give each child a day of the week that’s their day to choose a special activity.
Take a trip to the dollar store and fill up a bucket—kids can choose one item each on those days when boredom starts setting in. Apparently, from what I'm told, a roll of scotch tape can provide hours of entertainment.
- Go berry picking
- Free concerts in the park
- Free movies in the park (a lot of cities have kid-friendly movies)
- Splash Cinema (swim and watch movies)
- Squirt parks
- Library reading programs
- Bike rides / rollerblading on a long walking trail
- Vacation Bible Schools
- Free museum days
2 comments:
Love the new, clean look. I just wish you'd change your settings so that I can read your blog in my reader instead of a website.
Somewhere, you have to tell it to send the entire posts via RSS instead of the abbreviated.
We look forward to doing a bunch of the things on your list with you this year!
Those are some really good ideas, Amy. I'll try to keep them in mind!
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