Time To Start Planning Your Summer Holiday

Now is the time to think about spring-cleaning, but it is also a good time to start planning how your kids will spend the summer. If you have children then activities that keep them busy and out of trouble should be high on your priority list. If they are of the age to get a summer job then by all means encourage that. If not then sports are a wonderful idea for the summertime, baseball, volleyball, basketball etc… The Departments of Parks and Recreation have flyers that come out each spring that give dates and cost for these activities. These local flyers also list youth camps for all different age groups. Another place to check with is the local girls and boys club and the YMCA.

Summer can also be a good time to get your child interested in the arts. There are classes for dance, music and drawing through the school systems during the summer. Also, if your child needs to repeat a course they can attend summer school. Girls and Boy Scouts have many things to keep the kids busy during the dog days of summer.

Summer fun can be found at the beach to but be sure to swim with a buddy and always wear protective sunscreen. We live near Virginia Beach and there is always something going on at the beach. If you are as lucky as we are in our area there are several local theme parks and even a water park to visit in nearby Williamsburg, VA. My children and I have spent many hours enjoying the rides at Bush Gardens.

When I was a little girl every summer my grandmother would buy my sisters and I a pretty multicolored ball. Which we played kickball with and inevitably every year busted the ball. We also got a badminton net with a little birdie that we hit back and forth with a racket across the net as we got older we traded that sport for tennis. 

Another of my sisters and my favorite pastimes during the summer was either cross-stitch or crocheting. I was not very talented when it came to sewing as was my mother and grandmother, who were talented seamstresses but when it came to a cross stitch it was something that I picked up and still do to this day. Only the patterns I do now are more complex. I also learned, as a young girl to crochet, which is something I do on occasion for my grandbabies. They to are given their kick balls every summer. As they get older they will be introduced to sports as well.

Go To Page: 1 2

Articles in this Topic    Discussions in this Topic