Ideas for Summer Fun
In the northern hemisphere, it’s summer time! For many families, this means a break from our usual school year schedule. We want to provide our children with plenty of time to regroup and rest after the intensity of their studies, because they have worked very hard. We want them to learn to have some unstructured time - and perhaps even a little taste of boredom - to give them the opportunity to invent and play their own games. But we also want them to continue learning, although perhaps in a different way than they are learning during the school year. And in the midst of all of of that, we want to make fun memories together as a family.
To these ends, here is a small gathering of fun activities, learning opportunities, and ways to make this summer a little more fun. Try one or all of them, if you are so inclined! Tuck your favorite ideas into your back pocket if you’ve already got a good handle on your summer. It could be that one or more of them will come in handy at the last minute!
Regardless of how we spend the summer, may we enjoy the change in schedule and savor the additional time to be together!
Summer is already partly spent, so you may already have a routine that works for your family. But if not, or if you want to switch things up a bit, here’s a clever way to do something fun together each day of the week during summer vacation:
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Need ideas for preschoolers? How about some of these?
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This page offers 30 educational, creative, and budget-friendly (not to mention fun) ideas of summer-y things to do with kids!
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Got water balloons? Here’s a post that offers a pile of ways to use them (besides the usual!).
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Hot day? No problem, if you have a few squirt guns and a couple of recycled plastic cups!
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If your summer is hotter than usual, this may help: here are 25 water games to play with kids!
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Here is a fun list of unplugged activities for tweens!
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Want to actually enjoy crafting with your kids? Check out these awesome ideas.
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This article lists 100 (!) inexpensive ideas to do with kids during the summer:
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Here are some ideas of ways to help your children learn more from the Scriptures this summer! Although the blogger is not Orthodox, many of these ideas can be used to help Orthodox kids (and parents) grow together in the Faith!
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When everyone just needs to go outside for a while, consider one of these fun activities.
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Road trips with lego fans just got a lot more fun! Check out these suggested ideas that can be pulled together quickly before your trip.
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Here’s a great list of fun summer activities for teens.