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August 10, 2005
The Simple Life
Forget,
for a moment, the hi-tech stuff. The DVDs, the cell phone-directed
playdates, the online visits to PBS Kids. They’re all great
– don’t get us wrong
– but
what about the tried and true summer activities? The things you
used to do that made summer seem like an endless blur of swimming,
ice cream and staying up late? Here are a
few ideas.
•Make lemonade and set up a stand to sell
•Get some chalk for sidewalk art, or play a game of Hopscotch
•Run through sprinklers
•Write a letter and take a walk to the local post office to
mail
•Stop by the fire station for a visit
•Play cards, Checkers, or Chess
•Try a new ethnic food: Indian, Thai, Sushi
•Volunteer
•Give each other a pedicure
•Make Smores
•Toss water balloons
•Play Tic Tac Toe and Hangman
•Find a carnival for cotton candy and jelly apples; take a
ride on the Cup & Saucer
•Play Jacks, Mancala or Pickup Sticks.
•Camp out in the living room with flashlights
•Make your Halloween costume now so you won’t rush to
the store on the 30th to buy
•Read together
•Dance
•Collect all the loose change around the house and go out for
ice cream
•Play "Telephone", or tell a story with one person
starting and another picking up from there
•Have a picnic in the park
•Make paper bag puppets
•Go for a ride on the swings
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