![]() Host a good old fashioned game night with board games like Monopoly, Sorry, Candyland, Scattergories, etc.(You can buy packs of headbands or hair clips there as well as artificial flowers.) Let your girls make their own floral headbands with supplies purchased at the dollar store.Have a movie marathon…find a family friendly series and watch it in order from beginning to end. ![]() Pretend to be a tourist visiting in your own area…spend the day visiting the local highlights in your area.Play with sidewalk chalk…trace each others shadows or draw scenes Mary Poppins style.Collect bugs…talk about which ones are ok to touch and which ones aren’t…learn about what each bug does and what makes them so cool.Have a coloring contest while listening to cool music.Take pictures…let everyone take photos…learn how to capture people and places…supervise the kids…they love this…let them choose their favorite photos, print them out, and display them.Make friendship bracelets with embroidery floss.Have a beauty parlor day…wash hair, paint nails, make mud masks, etc.Build a fort…inside or outside…with blankets and pillows or sheets and a picnic table…tell stories inside and have snacks.Invite over some friends or neighbors to play night games…kick the can, tag, sardines, capture the flag, etc.).Make a home movie…write the story, find some props, act it out, and then watch it together.My kids especially like growing sunflowers, pumpkins, peas, and multi colored carrots. Give each child a small plot of land to call their own (even a pot will do).My kids love to spend an afternoon on a campus. Visit a nearby University campus….many campuses have free museums, cool libraries, weird statues, and cheap food.Learn about a different country that your kids would find interesting and then try to cook a dish from that country.Jump rope…learn tricks, see who can jump the fastest, etc.Visit the different parks in your area…like a park tour…let the kids rate which park is the best.Watch for the $3 kids movie matinees that many theaters have in the summer and go see a movie!.Work on learning a new skill…anything from tying shoes to learning to crochet. ![]()
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