- Take a walk.
- Teach your child a new sport: golf, tennis, basketball, volleyball, etc.
- Play with your pets!
- Research something new and different--visit the library or go online!
- Learn to play a new board game or card game. Last summer we taught our girls to play Rummy. It's a fun family game!
- Teach your son or daughter how to cook a few easy dishes, or better yet, teach them to cook some of the family favorites.
- Limit television viewing (!)
- Ride your bicycle (Wear a helmet!)
- Play family games--Sorry, Monopoly, Uno, ...these are all great fun!
- Go to a movie! (I use BoxOfficeMom for kid friendly movie recommendations.)
- Spend a day at the beach
- Pick strawberries, blueberries, green beans...whatever is ready this summer and U-pick
- Visit the Farmer's Market
- Plant a summer vegetable or herb garden (This is so much fun!)
- Go to the Ionia Free Fair (July 18-27, 2013)
- Great day trips: Frederik Meijer Gardens, Grand Rapids Public Museum, John Ball Zoo, Binder Park Zoo, the Detroit Zoo.
- Visit the Air Zoo in Kalamazoo
- The Grand Rapids Picnic Pops are well worth the 45 minute drive! It's a great family evening.
- Visit Lansing and tour the state capitol, plus tour the Michigan History Museum. I've done this tour many times and it never ceases to fascinate me. I'm proud to be from the state of Michigan!
- Finally, how about camping? I am a confirmed "hotel camper" meaning it's where I'd rather be. However, I can appreciate an evening here and there, sleeping in a tent, sitting around a campfire, and getting to tell my children stories of their family's history.
No matter what, be sure to enjoy every moment of summer, it really goes so fast!
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