by Dr. Marian
Fritzemeier, Ed.D. ©2014
Author, Speaker,
Educator
Summer's beginning. It won't be
long until your kids' whine, "There's
nothing to do."
But
don't sweat it; here are ten summer fun activities that will keep
your children
occupied.
1. Pitch a tent in the backyard and camp with
Smokey the Bear
2. Plant seeds and grow healthy vegetables to
harvest and cook. I just planted sunflowers for the birds to eat this fall.
3.
Take old bread to the park and feed the birds.
4.
Sprinklers are a forgotten play activity with so
many yards watered automatically. With water shortages, turn off automatic
sprinklers. Parents can easily adapt water volume for small children or bigger
kids.
5. Nature scavenger hunt. Identify items for
children to find. They can draw what they find, mark it off a list, or take
photos of each item.
6. Remember sidewalk chalk. Lets children express
their creativity and washes off easily.
7. Dig in the dirt with shoes off. Shovels, water, containers,
and trucks provide lots of fun. Hose down children when done! This is one of my
grandson's favorite activities. I keep a dirt area in the yard just for mud
play.
8.
Tricycle/Bicycle Derby. Decorate bikes. Bike
races by age groups. When we did this in our neighborhood, a boy in a wheel
chair participated too.
9.
Pets on Parade. Gather the pets, dress them up,
and have a parade on your sidewalk. (Cats and dogs on leashes.)
10.
Don't forget Flag Day on June 14th. Buy flags
from a dollar store. Children create instruments such as drums, shakers, and tambourines.
Then form a parade on your neighborhood sidewalks.
Image from: Stock.XCHNG
www.sxc.hu/ sun flower 1442107 by
Greeber.
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