| All of us have come across the same problem | | | | the stock car races and let them guess which car |
| from time to time...isn't there anything to do that | | | | is going to win! |
| doesn't cost money? | | | | Go to rummage sales or flea markets and look |
| There are a lot of things for you to do with your | | | | for treasures. |
| kids that you may have overlooked in this | | | | Have a family rummage sale and get rid of all of |
| hurry-up world of ours, and it's only natural that | | | | the clutter around the house and let everyone |
| after you read this you will wonder why you | | | | make some money. |
| didn't think of it yourself. So, just chalk this up to | | | | Check with your local library for summer |
| a re-learning experience and revisiting your youth!! | | | | programs. |
| Do you remember those summer nights when | | | | Use this free time to teach your children skills you |
| you and a bunch of your friends would play | | | | don't have time for during the school year such |
| kick-the-can, red light-green light, or ghost tag | | | | as sewing, knitting, cooking, and other |
| (with the flashlight). Do your kids (or the | | | | homemaking skills. Boys and girls can learn to |
| neighborhood kids) know how to play these | | | | repair things around the home, as well as |
| games? | | | | carpentry skills. |
| How about a hike thru a Park or Kettle Moraine | | | | Visit the local police station, fire department, post |
| and just for fun, pack a picnic lunch and stop near | | | | office or dairy farm (make sure to call ahead to |
| an old tree and rest awhile. | | | | set up an appointment. |
| Go swimming at an inland lake or Lake Michigan. | | | | Keep a summer scrapbook and or journal. |
| Build sand castles. | | | | Make a dress-up box for little ones with some of |
| Have a neighborhood fry-out and everyone bring | | | | your throw away clothes, don't forget to add |
| enough for their own family and a dish to pass. | | | | jewelry, hats and shoes, then let them put on a |
| Have a bon-fire in the back yard and tell ghost | | | | fashion show for you and their friends. You can |
| stories. | | | | try this with older kids to, just hang up some |
| Set up the camping tent in the back yard and | | | | sheets, give them a camera to use and a box of |
| rough-it at home. | | | | old clothes and let them make a photo album of |
| Have a scavenger hunt with all of the | | | | their fashions. |
| neighborhood kids, but make sure that they only | | | | Teach the kids how to tie-dye a shirt or hat. |
| go to the houses of people they know. | | | | Start a Childs garden, let them pick out what |
| Go to the park and play baseball, Frisbee, | | | | they want in their garden, dig it up and plant it. |
| volleyball or tennis. | | | | Kids love to see watermelons and pumpkins and |
| Enjoy a day at the museum and learn about the | | | | have a contest who will have the biggest. You |
| County that you live in. | | | | might also have a flower garden with each child |
| Do you remember when you used to enjoy going | | | | having a different color of flower. |
| horseback riding? I better you never took the | | | | Kids enjoy things they can do with adults, do |
| kids! | | | | alone or show off to their friends, expense isn't |
| Go Roller Blading, bike riding or for a long walk. | | | | always a factor in ways of having a good time, |
| How about going to one of the inland lakes and | | | | it's the simple things in life that we forget the |
| renting a boat and riding around the lake. | | | | easiest. Have a great summer doing things the |
| Do your kids enjoy NASCAR? Then take them to | | | | fun way!! |