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