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- Geocaching – http://www.geocaching.com - You search for containers hidden everywhere
- some have trinkets to trade
- Go to the beach or local
swimming pool
- Family Nature walk – bring a
lunch, tick spray and enjoy your adventure – do some research on the trail to
make sure it isn’t to difficult for their ages
- Check out the Community events
newletter – Gives ideas for local concerts, kids classes, holiday events and
more.
-Free museum days offered usually
once a month
- Lookup the Library story hours
and find out about the summer reading programs – kids love getting prizes for
finishing books. Ask for a calendar of library events
- Play water balloon volleyball.
All you need is a string to work as your net, water balloons and beach towels.
2 players per towel to catch and toss the balloon
- Make cookies and take them to
the fire department or police department to say thank you for keeping us safe.
- Iron Chef – teach them to cook
– you could do 1 a week and learn to make donuts, quesadillas, dipped
strawberries, pizza, strawberry jam…
- Adopt a Grandparent – as a
family, adopt an elderly man or woman your family knows. Go and visit, take
treats, let the kids plan a talent show to share
- Fly kites
- Make homemade instruments and
practice a song to play for your grandparents
- Craft days – try finger
painting, make something out of trash ( plastic bottle, paper towel roll…),
make cards, etc…
- Wash the car then have a water
fight
- Bike ride and a picnic
- Go fishing
- Picture scavenger hunt or video
scavenger hunt
- Scrapbook – allow the kids to
take pictures and then decorate a picture page
- Set up a carnival or Olympic
games for kids in the neighborhood
- You’d be surprised at the day
trips that can be made in your local county. Look up ‘to do in___’ online -
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Museums
·
State
Parks and Nature Centers
- Local Farms - all across the country farmers are opening up their farms to the public.
- Local Landmarks and Historical markers.
- Candy Factories,
bakeries, fire stations, local newspaper, or other places that give public
tours.
- Make an outdoor play house
using card board boxes – ask your local store for boxes
- At home Drive In - Grab as many
extension cords as you can! Bring the TV and VCR outside and watch your
family’s favorite movies. Sit on the back lawn with blankets and lots of
popcorn.
- Have
a jump rope or hula hoop contest
- Play
hide and seek or kick the can
Recipes for Kids:
Make Dough
1 C Flour
½ C Salt
1 C Water
2 tsp Cream of tartar
1 T Oil
Mix together over medium heat. Add food coloring (can use Kool-Aid). Store in airtight container.
Finger Paints
½
C Cornstarch
1
C Cold water
2
C Hot water½ C (dry) detergent
1 envelope unflavored gelatin
Various food coloring
Dissolve cornstarch in ¾ cup of the cold water and soak the unflavored gelatin in the remaining cold water; set aside. Add hot water to the cornstarch mixture, mix and cook over medium heat, stirring constantly until it comes to a boil. Remove from heat and blend in the dissolved gelatin mixture. Next, add your dry detergent and stir well. Divide into snack cups and mix in your favorite food coloring. Store in an airtight container.
Bubbles
6 C Water
¾ C Karo syrup or sugar
1 large open pine cone
Vegetable shortening or peanut butter
2 ½ Cups oats or corn meal
Bird seed
A few feet of string
In a bowl, mix ½ cup of shortening with
the cornmeal or uncooked oats until well blended. Continue adding shortening until mixture is
slightly sticky. Set aside. Optional: add chopped dried fruit, chopped nuts,
seeds (especially sunflower and millet), and/or suet, which are high-energy
bird foods. Tie a few feet of string to
the top of a pinecone. Cover the pinecone with the mixture and hang from a
tree.
Gather some
toilet-tissue tubes, Plaster of Paris, powdered tempera paints, and a few craft
supplies. Then, follow these steps.
Make a mold by covering one end of the tissue tube with duct tape. Loosely roll up a piece of waxed paper and slip it into the tube. This lining will keep the plaster from sticking to the mold. Measure ¾ cup of warm water into a disposable plastic container. Sprinkle in plaster a little at a time, until the powder no longer dissolves (about twice as much plaster as water). Stir slowly and thoroughly with a spoon. Then, mix in 2 or 3 tablespoons of tempera paint. Rinse the spoon under an outdoor faucet or in a jar filled with water to avoid clogging sink drains. Place the mold sealed-end down on a level surface and pour in the wet plaster. Lightly tap the sides of the tube to release air bubbles in the plaster. Let the chalk harden for a couple of days. Then, remove the tape and slide the marking stick out of the mold.
Make a mold by covering one end of the tissue tube with duct tape. Loosely roll up a piece of waxed paper and slip it into the tube. This lining will keep the plaster from sticking to the mold. Measure ¾ cup of warm water into a disposable plastic container. Sprinkle in plaster a little at a time, until the powder no longer dissolves (about twice as much plaster as water). Stir slowly and thoroughly with a spoon. Then, mix in 2 or 3 tablespoons of tempera paint. Rinse the spoon under an outdoor faucet or in a jar filled with water to avoid clogging sink drains. Place the mold sealed-end down on a level surface and pour in the wet plaster. Lightly tap the sides of the tube to release air bubbles in the plaster. Let the chalk harden for a couple of days. Then, remove the tape and slide the marking stick out of the mold.
Yogurt Popsicle’s
1 carton vanilla yogurt
1 can (6 ounce) concentrated fruit juice,
(unsweetened (orange works well))
dash of vanilla
1 carton vanilla yogurt
1 can (6 ounce) concentrated fruit juice,
(unsweetened (orange works well))
dash of vanilla
Mix well and
freeze in molds (3oz paper cups can be used).
For handles, insert wooden sticks when mixture is partially frozen.
Kick the Can Ice Cream
For handles, insert wooden sticks when mixture is partially frozen.
Kick the Can Ice Cream
¾ Cup whole milk
½ tsp. Vanilla
1 Cup cream
1/3 Cup sugar
Flavoring (chocolate syrup, fresh fruit,
etc.)
1 (1 pound) can and 1 (3 pound) can with
lids
¾ Cup rock salt
Crushed ice
Blend the milk, vanilla, cream, sugar
and flavoring and pour in the smaller can; secure the lid. Put the small can inside the big can. Fill the big can with rock salt and ice. Put the lid on the big can. Play kick-the-can or just roll back and forth
for 5 minutes. Drain off water, then add
more salt and ice to the large can and roll 5 to 8 minutes more. Serves 3 to 4.
