Summer is Coming
and I don't know what to do with the kid I'm watching this summer! There isn't much to do in this town and by the end of June we're bored with it all. We go to parks, visit the library, hike the 1 trail here, watch the trains, ride our bikes, take walks, go swimming when the beaches aren't closed-(lots of contamination in the water)-and play in the yard (bubbles, sidewalk chalk, jump rope, hopscotch, catch, baseball and soccer). Sadly, that's about it around here. So if anybody has any ideas of how to beat the summer rut, it would be greatly appreciated!!!!
posted by Jen at
10:58 PM
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I don't know anything about your area, but this summer I plan on taking my kids camping and to every air-conditioned library in the state. We also have a cheap movie theater that plays kids movies, and it's fun to teach the young'ins how to make your own popcorn and sneak it in in your Dora the Explorer backpack. (I'm a terrible influence.)
Playground hopping is another favorite; drive to a playground, set timer for 60 minutes, play, and when the timer goes off, drive to another playground and repeat.
Also, don't forget the magic of jumping through the sprinkler, or, if you have a particularly sturdy child and live close to a hospital, the Slip'n'Slide.
5:06 PM
There's a gal with a blog who did a nifty thing last year - the 50 Days of Summer...each day she posted an activity - her list from last year is still up, I believe - check it out...
http://www.katiefleck.com/50daysofsummer.html
9:25 PM
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