Don’t keep your kids at your house all summer – send them off to play with friends. If you’re lucky, their friends are close enough you can just send the kids off, but even if you have to drive them over, it’s a pretty good deal. Either you get...
Lunchtime, dinner time or snack time, it doesn’t matter; kids love a picnic. Just spread out a blanket, choose appropriate dishes for outdoors and let the kids enjoy. My kids especially enjoy evening picnics as the sun gets lower on really hot days. It’s nice to get out of...
Tag and hide and go seek are lots of fun for kids. No supplies necessary, just a few rules required, such as boundaries. Some consideration has to be given for players significantly younger than the others too. These are best with a crowd of kids, not just a couple....
Some kids really express themselves well in writing. They may enjoy writing their own book over the summer. Let your child pick the subject or plan the story. It’s their book after all, although you can give advice. Depending on age, they can write it all out by hand...
My oldest daughter loves fairies, and sometimes she likes to make fairy houses. You can buy fairy houses for the garden, but I think it’s more fun when kids make their own. This can be very much a found items kind of project. My daughter usually selects a shoebox...