I love the laziness the summer heat brings. Although the boys aren't yet able to appreciate "summer" in the sense school aged kids do, they do feel the magic of warm days and sunshine. I'm trying to take notice of all that is beautiful about summertime with little boys, including sweaty heads and dirty feet.
I've started a list to help mix up our days, to help mark summer, without compromising naps and early betimes (read between the lines: Mama needs quiet time).
- Popsicles in the afternoons
- Dining al fresco, perhaps on our rooftop
- Making popsicles
- Ice cream in Central Park
- Visiting new playgrounds, especially those with sprinklers
- Beach trips
- Chalk and refining our hopscotch skills
- Water balloons
- Shirley temples with lunch
- Four leaf clover hunting
- Petting zoo visits
- Ferry rides
- Family bike rides
- Watermelon slices
- Try bowling (why do I consider this a summer activity???)
- Kite flying
- Fingerpaint, outside and shirtless...the boys, not me!
- Picnics
- Watch a movie in a cold theater
- Catch one of the movies shown outdoors on the island
- Early morning strolls as a family, with cold ice coffees for Mama and Dada
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We've been doing popsicles in the bathtub- makes them excited for bath *and* zero mess. :)
Check out www.kidsbowlfree.com. Kids can bowl free 2 games per day during the summer at select bowling alleys. Just go to their site and register each child at your local bowling alley.
Anywhere for you to hook up a sprinkler? That was always one of my childhood summertime favorites, but I know that may be difficult in NY.
bubbles, lightning bugs, glow sticks, flashlights, camping, weed flower necklaces, bike rides...
check out this website:
http://familyfun.go.com/summer/summer-games/20-years-of-summer-fun-1018044/
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