Activities For Your Youngsters This Summer - Reading & Others
May 31, 2008 by Mary Emma Allen
Filed under Parenting
As you wonder how to keep your youngsters occupied this summer, once the newness of summer vacation wears off for all of you, take a look at Karen’s post, The Very Hungry Caterpillar, here at One Book Two Book and Char’s at Weary Parent, Keeping Teens and Tweens Busy This Summer. Also, those who left comments at Char’s post have great ideas.
Summer was a wonder time when I was growing up on a farm. We had to work, but there was so much to explore out-of-doors. My mom was a great one for pointing out the wonders of nature. My dad related tales from his childhood. Grandma helped my sister and me sew doll clothes. This also was a time for escaping to read whenever I had spare time.
(I don’t remember ever getting bored. Perhaps that was because “being bored” was solved by a list or more chores!)
When my daughter was younger, we explored many crafts with her cousins and other members of the 4-H club I led. There was the fun of getting these items ready for the exhibit at the county fair. Beth, her close girlfriend, and cousins buried themselves in books, too, and have continued to be avid readers into adulthood.
What special activities are you planning with your youngsters this summer?
(c)2008 Mary Emma Allen
Sounds like you had a wonderful time as a child.
There are no definite plans for us yet. I guess we’ll be playing outside each day. We’ll probably take the kids to the science center a few times and maybe visit some relatives.