Summer is Almost Here

Posted by Crystal Killion Apr 24, 2008

I don’t know about you, but I kind of dread the long, hot summer months when tempers flare more easily, and I hear the constant whine of “Mom, I’m bored!” I find that my older adopted son is especially challenging, as were my foster children when I was a foster parent.

So, this year I am equipping myself with a list of cheap, easy, and educational activities for them to choose from:

• Phone, write, or email a friend
• Draw or paint a picture
• Draw a cartoon strip
• Ride your bike or scooter
• Read a book
• Write a story or poem
• Turn on some music and dance
• Play in the water hose
• Have a water gun fight (with willing siblings or friends)
• Do something nice for someone else
• Read to your younger brother and sister
• Write a song
• Play a board game with your siblings or firends
• Go bird-watching
• Take a walk
• Draw with sidewalk chalk
• Play with clay or play-doh
• Make something with craft items
• Play with K’Nex, Legos, or Lincoln Logs
• Build an obstacle course and race against your friends to complete
• Have a tea party
• Hunt for bugs and look at them under a magnifying glass
• Catch butterflies

Now, I would love to hear some of your ideas- please share!