Here is a list of creative ways for you and your children to make use of free time this summer:
1. Visit a local “pick-your-own” farm or orchard
2. Build a fort
3. Get a large piece of paper, tape it to a wall, grab some crayons and create a wall mural
4. Plan a picnic
5. Go for a bike ride
6. Throw an un-birthday party
7. Go for a nature walk in your neighborhood
8. Make cards and deliver them to a local nursing home
9. Run through the sprinkler
10. Make tie-dye shirts
11. Chase fireflies
12. Make homeade popsicles
13. Write a story
14. Visit the library
15. Make your own instruments and host a concert
16. Perform a science experiment (Coke and Mentos, anyone?)
17. Go to a park or the mall and people watch
18. Make freshly squeezed lemonade
19. Go fly a kite
20. Redecorate a room
21. Cloud watch
22. Learn about a different country
23. Invent a new snack
24. Play hopscotch
25. Complete a jigsaw puzzle
Still bored? Then come up with your own list of 25 fun activities! What is the first thing you will add to your list?