31 Simple Things

Can you believe there are only 3 more days until summer?

What will we do with our kids all summer long?

31 Cheap & Easy Things to Do with Your Kiddos This Summer

(things they will never forget)

1. Go for a walk.
2. Play at a park. (No sitting! You swing, slide, and see-saw. I know our buns don't fit.)
3. Color.
4. Go for a bike ride.
5. Crank up the music & dance.
6. Read a chapter book. Snuggle in bed on lazy mornings & read 1 chapter each day.
7. Play hide & seek. (You actually hide!)
8. Fix each other's hair.
9. Cook pancakes together.
10. Work a puzzle.
11. Play Simon Says.
12. Lay in the grass and watch the clouds.
13. Go for a night walk with flashlights.
14. Build a tent with blankets.
15. Play in your child's room whatever they want to play. (if teens, you'll probably sit on the bed & listen to music or talk)
16. Make something for someone. (Give it anonymously.)
17. Wash the car together.
18. Play a board game.
19. Bake cookies together.
20. Play I spy.
21. Eat watermelon. Have a seed spitting contest. Plant the seeds.
22. Play in the garage with whatever you find.
23. Draw with chalk on your sidewalk. (Be sure to have your child trace you.)
24. Put on a puppet show using old socks or paper sacks.
25. Play in the water sprinkler together or paint the driveway with old paintbrushes & water.
26. Wrestle.
27. See how long you can keep a balloon in the air without letting it touch the ground.
28. Make funny faces at each other. See who will laugh first.
29. Bird watch.
30. Write & mail letters to relatives & friends. (include a self-addressed stamped envelope)

31. Read the Bible and pray together.

If we commit to do these 31 simple things this summer, this will be the summer our children never forget!

We can give our children trips to Splashtown, rides to the mall, playdates, and movies, but the thing they will remember most is the time we spend laughing, talking, and playing together.

Let's make the most of our summer!

(Hint: When you do these things... let go of the control & enjoy them! There are no time restrictions or perfect way of doing each one. Be flexible! Let your child lead! Go with the flow, laugh, and enjoy! )