Summer Camp- Give Your Child Your Time
The kids have just arrived home from their last day of school and they are going crazy. In a few short minutes, we are about to have the entire block descend on our house as we host an annual “School’s Out” party for the kids.
Keeping kids busy reduces the sibling stunts and trouble that may show up. So plan ahead to do something to keep your child busy for the next 3 months. This is also a wonderful time to remember why you decided to have kids. Go enjoy them.
List are few ideas to do with your kids to make this a great summer!
Go Hiking Just in case the walking around the zoo is not enough activity for you, take the kids hiking. Many of your local forest preserves likely have walking trails that can test your level of fitness on and have hte opportunity to enjoy nature. To this day, one of our family’s favorite vacations was visiting the Smoky Mountains where we spent almost the entire trip hiking the trails within the park. We got great exercise and had fun exploring the unknown.
Ride Bikes To The Ice Cream Shop Getting out with your kids for a bike ride is a lot of fun. Seeing their eyes light up when they realize that the destination is the ice cream shop is priceless. The exercise from riding to and from the ice cream shop is enough to offset the ice cream – well, maybe not but that is what I keep telling myself. Prepare for some great conversations as you sit with your kids on a hot summer afternoon with ice cream dripping down their face.
Perform A Random Act Of Kindness. Doing something nice for someone without expecting anything in return will teach your children a very valuable life lesson. It is shocking to see how many people only think about themselves, which is quickly picked up on by children. Take your kids out to pick up trash in the parks. Take them down to the neighbor who has been working late and cut their lawn. Build a birdhouse and take it to a nearby senior center and share it with someone. Get creative about the activity, just be sure to demonstrate to your kids how rewarding it is to do something nice for someone else.
Parents often do not have the time or energy to keep up with your kid so consider an Summer Youth Camp this summer for your child.
