Comments on: 14 Outdoor Activities to do With Your Kids This Summer

By: Patty

Patty — Wed, 30 Jun 2010 00:46:41 +0000

Great ideas. I open my home to my nieces and nephews in a “Camp Aunt Patty”. We went to the barns at the local college and saw all the animals. It was really funny to see to two little ones get licked by a big Jersey cow! We did picnics each day, packed a thermos of drink and had a great time.

One other idea – check out your local library – they may have attraction and museum passes available to borrow that may get you free admission of discount admission to various places around. My nephew and I went to see Noah Webster’s home just around the corner from here. He had a great time learning about the man that wrote the dictionary and it didn’t cost a dime.

By: Estelle

Estelle — Wed, 23 Jun 2010 13:35:49 +0000

When my grandchildren, Michael and Pia visit me we heat a heavy bottomed stainless steel saucepan on the gas ring with a handful of sweetcorn kernels in it. Do it dry, no oil or salt needed. When the corn starts popping they must try to catch the popping corn with a container in their hands. It is nigh impossible, but results in a lot of shrieks and laughter.

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By: Gypsy

Gypsy — Mon, 21 Jun 2010 07:07:17 +0000

Ice- With the children take some plastic animals (usually dinosaurs) and place them in a`plastic container. Just cover the first layer with water add food colouring if you want and then freeze. Once that layer is frozen add more dinos and water and a different colour of food colouring then freeze- keep going till you have several layers and the container is one big ice block. Make sure the kids are involved in the process the food colouring does some interesting stuff. When it is all done take the ice block out of the container. Then use various different methods (outside) to extract the dinosaurs. We use; warm water, cold water, the sun, hot concrete and a small hammer (the most fun way) to get them out. It takes a few days from start to finish and is lots of fun.

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By: Jens P. Berget

Jens P. Berget — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 13:02:54 +0000

A water sprinkler just below the trampoline, so the water will be coming up through the trampoline while the kids (and parents) are jumping, that’s a lot of fun. Especially on a hot day :)

By: Crystal

Crystal — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 05:18:37 +0000

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By: Travis

Travis — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 02:00:04 +0000

Watermelon bust in the traditional sense.

We spray off the concrete driveway, then drop a watermelon. It breaks apart, and the kids LOVE grabbing whatever sized piece they want, and no one cares just how messy it gets.

Follow that with a clean-up water fight!

By: Sam | Work and Wok

Sam | Work and Wok — Wed, 16 Jun 2010 01:56:08 +0000

Take a family walk!

We have a park connector (this is in Singapore) near our home. It is a “park” but it is in the form of a long walkway that links one place to another. We have this all over the island!

My family loves to walk along the park connector, stopping periodically to play with the exercise or play equipment that lines the way. We have also taken skates and have seen others take bikes!

By: Liz

Liz — Tue, 15 Jun 2010 21:29:53 +0000

http://crafts.kaboose.com/ice-cream-in-a-bag.html

You can also use a juice to make a slushie.