Just Add Water

Summertime boredom can sometimes be cured by just adding water.

An ordinary lacrosse game seems more fun when played with a sprinkler in the middle of the playing field! Pretty soon even the dog gets involved.

Try adding a sprinkler to the basketball court, under the trampoline,  under the swing set, on the sidewalk during bike riding...the possibilities are endless!

How to Entertain Your Kids All Summer

(I was gone on a mini-vaca last week - did you miss me? Well, while you were reading here, I was with my boys biking, swimming, hiking, fishing, and horseback riding. I'll show you some pics later this week. So, I'm behind on all of your blogs, but I'll get caught up soon.)

Oh, I'm sorry, did you think I was going to give you a perfect summer entertainment tutorial for you to implement here? I won't do that, but I will give you a small bit of advice from a mom who has attempted to entertain children for 11 summers...

Let them play! Don't schedule them too much with camps and classes. Let them get bored. They will come up with something amazing to do once they get their little brains working. Like what, you ask? Like this...

Kick a ball at the garage door "goalie" in their pj's during a rainstorm.



Try to break a glass with only their voice.



Play all afternoon in a box drawn with chalk and a ball.



Try the peds on their heads during a summer shoe shopping trip.



Eat fresh peas from their pea patch at sunset.



These are what summer memories are made of. Those kids of yours will come up with things you never imagined to propose or plan. Try it, you'll like it...

Do you have a tutorial for me? Tomorrow is Tutorial Tuesday, your chance to link up your own tutorials - come on, come back tomorrow and Teach Me Stuff!

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