In many areas school is now out for summer, preschool is over and older siblings are home.Whether you work from home, are a stay-home-parent or just looking for some ideas to entertain the kids during the hot summer months, here are some fun ideas for summer activities.
Welcome to the May 25, 2010 edition of all things family where we share themed ideas submitted by other website owners.
Keep the kids busy with fun activities:
- Memorial Day Worksheets for Kids
Here’s a whole bunch of fun Memorial Day printables for kids. - Brownie Pops Flower Bouquet
These Brownie Pops Flowers would make a great end-of-the-year thank you to your favorite teachers. Or, just a fun treat to offer at a summertime party. - Celebrate Summer With a Kid’s Water Obstacle Course
- Backyard Water Games
Fun water games to play at a picnic, field day or summer gathering. - Summer Worksheets
Here are over 20 summer worksheets, printables, games and activities to keep your kids entertained! - Welcome Summer Word Search
Kick off your summer with a word search full of summer terms. - Grab That Letter!
- This is a great resource for stay at home moms who want to have fun and educational learning opportunities for their children from birth to age five.
- Free Summer Chore Chart
- All of the Fun Things You Can Do with Your Son
Almost 200 Fun Activities You Can Do with Your Son (or daughter!) - Summer Swim Safety Tips
Review these summer swim safety tips with your family on a regular basis.
Extras tips and resources for parents:
- Memorial Day Party ideas
- FunPlaceDatabase.com
- How to Stop Yelling and Get Your Child to Listen
As a father and a therapist working with children, I compiled a list with helpful tips to promote better communication between children and parents. - Pool party ideas
- Yes, Parents Date Too
It can be hard for parents to find time to date yet it is very beneficial to their marriage and family. Here are a few creative ideas for your next parents date. - Simplifying socks
- Tow Guy Blues
- Hey Lady! Mind Your Own Beeswax! One Mom?s Story
- GRR…. California Adventure
We like to welcome summer by taking a late spring trip before the summer crowds hit. It always starts off the season in the right way. - 10 Best Amusement Park Resorts
That concludes this edition. Submit your blog article to the next edition of all things family using our carnival submission form. Past posts and future hosts can be found on our blog carnival index page.
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About The Author
Jen Goode
Jen Goode is a work-at-home mom of 3 and the owner and “doodler in charge” of JGoode Designs, a Denver based art and design studio. She has been a creative professional since 1996. Jen, shares her creative inspirations here at Projects for Preschoolers as well as 100 Directions and as a featured contributor on various sites throughout the web.Tell me about your projects!
Do you have a project you've created with your preschooler that you would like to share? I'd love to hear about it, better yet, I'd love to help you show off your creativity! I'm always interested to hear about the activities you love the most. Tell me about your favorite games, activities you adore, books you love to read or any other fun ideas you have with your preschooler. I'd love to share your fun with the rest of the Projects for Preschoolers readers (with credit to you, of course). Contact me and tell me all about it!
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There are some really great ideas listed here! Thanks for sharing.
I came across your blog carnival a little late but I would also like to share my own if I could.
http://www.dreambox.com/blog/new-teacher-downloadable-give-parents-ideas-to-avoid-the-summer-slide
Thanks again for sharing the information! Have a great summer everyone.