Saturday, 04 July 2009

• Picking Up New Activities This Summer

  
  

  
  With summer here, there's always the question of what to do with and for the kids. Well if you're having trouble, here are a few tips you can use to make their summer worthwhile:
  
  Encourage Them to Read - Sometimes summer can do major damage on learning progress made through the school year. Keep your kids reading this summer with free and cheap books. Sign up for the Summer Reading Program with Half Price Books and for every week they read 15 minutes a day they’ll earn a $3 gift card.
  

  Get Cooking - Help your kids become chef for a day. Let them plan the menu and prepare the meal. Give them some suggestions using kid-friendly recipes from Martha Stewart. She’s got several recipes that are easy enough for beginners, but still tasty for adults.

  Be Crafty - Take them to a local craft store and help them start a new hobby. Let them make tie-dye t-shirts, teach them how to cross-stitch or help them create a summer scrapbook. Look in your Sunday paper for coupons to big chains like AC Moore or Michael’s. Hobby Lobby has printable coupons on their website.
  

  Enjoy the Great Outdoors - Help your kids start a lifelong love of nature and outdoor activities. REI wants to help. They’ve created this free PDF for you to print out so your child can record all of their fun outdoor activities this summer. Once they complete and activity they can send in a postcard to get a free prize. Live in a more urban setting? Let your kids camp out in the backyard—or even in the living room. Cook up some s’mores in the microwave and create unforgettable summer memories.

  For rest of the article check out the Bargainist here. 

  Are you planning to do any of these things this summer?  What are some new activities you hope to pick up this summer?

  
  

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