Summer Vacation, How to Keep the Kids Occupied....

Summer vacation is half way over, the kids are starting to get bored and parents are pulling out all the stops.  Here is a list of suggestions for activities you can do with your kids this summer. 

1. Have a picnic in the park 
2. Create a scavenger hunt
3. Catch fireflies
4. Put the sprinkler on let the kids play under it
5. Make homemade ice pops using juice or yogurt and ice trays with toothpicks
6. Make huge ice cream sundaes
7. Have a sleep over
8. Build a castle from boxes and paper towel rolls
9. Visit a new playground each day/week
10. Take  photos of different kinds of bugs or animals you see and make an album
11. Do the same for flowers
12. Build a tent fort
13. Make fairy houses
14. Go to the beach and collect shells
15. Go to your local zoo
16. Check your local paper for summer fairs or concerts
17. Make silly sock puppets
18. Fly a kite
19. Ride your bikes in the park
20. Go hiking
21. Take a field trip to the local pet store to look at animals
22. Ask if you can visit the fire station or post office (you may need to make an appointment)
23. Do puzzles
24. Make your own board game
25. Have a weekly game night
26. Watch a movie marathon
27. Use sidewalk chalk to decorate the driveway or sidewalk
28. Make collages from cut out photos in old magazines
29. Put on your own play
30. Run relay races

Feel free to add to this list...