Keeping your kids busy this summer
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Source: StatePoint
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7/1/2010
After the school year ends, you have approximately three months to spend with your kids. Without a schedule of fun activities to keep them occupied, it's easy for you to get frazzled and them to get bored.
Finding some enjoyable educational outlets for your children will provide a stimulating summer for them and a relaxing one for you.
Around the House
There are many activities involving everything from nature to arts and crafts that can be enjoyed right around the house. With some space and supplies, a small patch in the yard can become a dynamic garden, giving children a project to focus on all summer long. Bring those backyard vegetables into the kitchen and together you can collaborate on cooking them.
Or have kids can exercise their creative sides with summer art projects. After doodling with chalk on the sidewalk, building papier-mache models or painting portraits on cardboard canvases, you can display their art around the house.
Don't Stop Learning
Just because the school year is over doesn't mean kids should stop learning. With many summer educational programs and camps available, your child actually could return to school with a head start on others.
Take to the Park
The local park could be your best friend this summer. The jungle gym or baseball diamond are fun and free. They also give kids and parents opportunities to socialize with other families.
The park also is great for picnics, reading, relay races, and can become your home away from home. Carefully feeding and observing ducks and/or birds allows for interaction with nature in a way not usually available to children.
Summer should be a time for kids to play and learn in ways they don't get to enjoy as much during the school year. Take advantage of these opportunities and you can make memories your kids will cherish.
For more activities for kids visit:
www.betterkidcare.psu.edu/Units/Workbooks/101KidsBusy/101KidsBusy.pdf
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