Summer Activities for Children Age 4-7 :-Keep the kids moving and active (in Age 4-my house, I have a harder time keeping them still!!)
-Take trips to the Library - and do business research while you’re there!
-Download fun worksheets and sneak in some learning.
-Make or buy a flower press and let the kids weed the garden for you.
-Get a sandbox - just make sure you also get a lid so that it doesn’t turn into the neighborhood litter box!
-Order cheap craft project kits from Oriental Trading (they have great stuff for older kids too)
-Teach your kids how to make a fortune teller.
-Buy a cheap digital camera for your budding photographer
-Let them create their own scrapbooks
-Teach them to create their own PowerPoint presentations
-Download a free screen saver maker and let them create their own slideshows
-Throw the images into Photoshop and create ink jet t-shirt transfers
Keep on hand at ALL TIMES:
Bubbles
Sidewalk chalk
Water balloons
Board games (with all the pieces!!)
Working sprinkler or kiddie pool (preferably both)
Art supplies
Bookmark these activity web sites:
Printables4Kids
Animal Printables & Jigsaw Puzzles at AnimalJr.
StarFall Reading Games
DLTK’s Summer Activities
Kaboose.com
KidSites.com
TheKidzPage.com
Kidscom.com
U.S. Fire Administration for Kids
PlayKidsGames.com
Discovery.com School Resources
Internet4Classrooms
CBC Kids
Bubbles
Sidewalk chalk
Water balloons
Board games (with all the pieces!!)
Working sprinkler or kiddie pool (preferably both)
Art supplies
Bookmark these activity web sites:
Printables4Kids
Animal Printables & Jigsaw Puzzles at AnimalJr.
StarFall Reading Games
DLTK’s Summer Activities
Kaboose.com
KidSites.com
TheKidzPage.com
Kidscom.com
U.S. Fire Administration for Kids
PlayKidsGames.com
Discovery.com School Resources
Internet4Classrooms
CBC Kids
Summer Activities for Children Age 8-13:
-Get a metal detector and let the kids explore the yard
-Cut up some wrapping paper and let your kids loose on this Origami site
-Keep common ingredients in your pantry for kid friendly cooking projects
-For the brave parents, let the kids do science projects
-Buy a cheap sewing machine and make kid’s sewing projects
-Turn your junk mail into a recycled pulpy mess and make paper
Bookmark these sites:
SingShot - online Karaoke
Summer.About.com
National Geographic Kids
NASA Kids Activities
DIY Network Kids Page
The EPA (yes, the Environmental Protection Agency!) Kids Club
Animal Planet
Discovery Kids
-Get a metal detector and let the kids explore the yard
-Cut up some wrapping paper and let your kids loose on this Origami site
-Keep common ingredients in your pantry for kid friendly cooking projects
-For the brave parents, let the kids do science projects
-Buy a cheap sewing machine and make kid’s sewing projects
-Turn your junk mail into a recycled pulpy mess and make paper
Bookmark these sites:
SingShot - online Karaoke
Summer.About.com
National Geographic Kids
NASA Kids Activities
DIY Network Kids Page
The EPA (yes, the Environmental Protection Agency!) Kids Club
Animal Planet
Discovery Kids
Home Business Productivity Tips for All Ages:
-Get the kids their own computer - when you can get a new CPU and monitor
for less than $500 total, it’s hard to say no - plus, they will need it for school eventually, anyway!
Have high speed internet access Own a laptop with wireless internet - so that you can move around the house or yard as needed.
-Use a Chore Chart - give the kids some structure and responsibility during the day.
-Schedule play time just like you do your work time - I try to stay off the computer on Fridays to ensure we get to enjoy the summer months together.
-Use the Future Post option - you can maintain a regular publishing schedule by future-dating your posts(when you’re likely writing in the middle of the night!!)
-Find other parents in the neighborhood and swap play dates* - critical to the sanity of both of you!
-Make it easy for your kids to be independent - set up an area for them to do their own thing, and keep it well stocked with projects and games.
-Buy grab food or make healthy snack packages - that way they can feed themselves when they get hungry
-Set up a schedule for ordering out - both you and the kids can look forward to it!
-Segment and schedule your days - the younger the kids, the more you want to ‘chunk’ you days into activities, downtime, work time and TV time, but it’s a great productivity tool no matter what the ages of your children.
-Load up on popsicles - it always keeps them quiet for a few minutes for an important phone call and there are plenty of healthy kinds to choose from (or make your own).
-Get cheap movie rentals - most older titles can be rented for way less than new releases.
-Buy a pool pass - you won’t get anything done at the pool, but you’ll wear your kids and will Nap longer!!
-Get the kids their own computer - when you can get a new CPU and monitor
for less than $500 total, it’s hard to say no - plus, they will need it for school eventually, anyway!
Have high speed internet access Own a laptop with wireless internet - so that you can move around the house or yard as needed.
-Use a Chore Chart - give the kids some structure and responsibility during the day.
-Schedule play time just like you do your work time - I try to stay off the computer on Fridays to ensure we get to enjoy the summer months together.
-Use the Future Post option - you can maintain a regular publishing schedule by future-dating your posts(when you’re likely writing in the middle of the night!!)
-Find other parents in the neighborhood and swap play dates* - critical to the sanity of both of you!
-Make it easy for your kids to be independent - set up an area for them to do their own thing, and keep it well stocked with projects and games.
-Buy grab food or make healthy snack packages - that way they can feed themselves when they get hungry
-Set up a schedule for ordering out - both you and the kids can look forward to it!
-Segment and schedule your days - the younger the kids, the more you want to ‘chunk’ you days into activities, downtime, work time and TV time, but it’s a great productivity tool no matter what the ages of your children.
-Load up on popsicles - it always keeps them quiet for a few minutes for an important phone call and there are plenty of healthy kinds to choose from (or make your own).
-Get cheap movie rentals - most older titles can be rented for way less than new releases.
-Buy a pool pass - you won’t get anything done at the pool, but you’ll wear your kids and will Nap longer!!
CHEERS we say!!!
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