..... Or are they? Have you ever heard your child utter these words?
If so, you know it can become all too common over the summer. What to do, what to do? Well, in case you're short on ideas, I have compiled a list of (hopefully) helpful ideas. Feel free to tweak them to fit your kids' interests and ages! Most of all, have fun together!
Happy summer!!
Have a marshmallow fight
Build sandcastles
Make seashell boats -- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965457001019/
Bake cookies to give to a neighbor or relative
Learn to jump rope
Start a band
Play Capture the Flag
Have a dance party
Go to the zoo
Make snowflakes --- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965455798321/
Run through the sprinkler
Go camping in the backyard
Go fishing
Invite friends over to work a jigsaw puzzle
Make a paper wind sock
Go to a baseball game
Volunteer at an animal shelter
Do pipe cleaner crafts --- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965455923277/
Find a pen pal
Make garden mosaics
Make a time capsule
Walk dogs for neighbors
Start a neighborhood newspaper
Make firefly jars -- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965455757504/
Build a model plane, ship etc
Lie in the grass and look for shapes in the clouds
Make play dough
Set up a scavenger hunt for your friends
Make ice cream
Go on a hike
Make up a funny story and pose for pictures to go with it
Make a photo booth
Fly a kite
Go on a photo safari
Go lawn bowling --- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965452858685/
Grow an herb garden
Make a movie
Have a garage sale
Watch fireworks
Make root beer floats
Learn a new language
Learn to yodel
Have water balloon pinatas --- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965451283023/
Start a book club
Raise money for a charity
Make S'mores
Walk down the street blowing bubbles
Go to a carnival
Make a rock collection
Make a sandpaper scrapbook -- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965453104083/
Make a quilt
Write letters to God
Swim in a lake
Learn to hula dance
Make leaf art --- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965455399115/
Build a fort
Learn to identify star constellations and look for them every night
Collect bugs
Have a pajama party
Plan a family game night with snacks
Make cloud dough -- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965453761203/
Tye-Dye T-shirts
Take a bubble bath
Create a new holiday and have a party
Practice Random Acts of Kindness
Make snow cones
Do Thumbprint Art
Have a Nature Scavenger Hunt -- https://www.pinterest.com/pin/115052965457196534/
Pick wildflowers
Have an outdoor movie night
Dance in the rain
Have a lemonade stand
Make homemade popsicles
Have a paper airplane contest
Go berry picking
How's that for a good start??
