9 Fun Things for Your Kids
- to do this summer and
- all of them are under $10,000 or
- less than the price of your last trip to Disney.
Did ya hear about the fun things for kids ?
Grandpa Made a List of Fun Things to Do.
For summer. Or anytime.
And he’s gonna share some of them.
Here they are:
- 9 fun things for your kids to do this summer.
- They are all super easy to do.
- And they all cost less than a trip to Disney.
1.) – Build with Marshmallows and …
… toothpicks and gummy bears. And add some coffee stirrers and skewer sticks from your kitchen pantry. Build and …
Create something – big or small – with toothpicks and marshmallows.
For this project, you may need to dedicate your kitchen table for one or two evenings.
And when you’re finished, let your kids eat it ALL.
Then send your “sugar high” kids to grandma’s house.
2.) – Bubbles, of course.
What list would be complete without bubbles.
Anything with bubbles is fun. Where to buy – Dollar Store, Walmart or save all the hassle by buying from Amazon Prime.
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3.) – Spend Some ELECT-ronic Time at Panera Bread
Just some designated electronic time away from home. Take your lap top, tablets and phones with head sets and chargers.
And just let your children watch their favorite Minecraft videos.
And play their favorite apps and games. (Headsets required: it’s a courtesy factor.)
We like to go to Panera Bread. And even McDonald’s has some quality wi-fi speeds.
4.) – Go to a Butterfly Garden.
Yes, go to a butterfly garden.
And find the MOST UNUSUAL butterfly.
Take pictures and post a Butterfly Photo Album to Facebook.
And let your children write about their butterfly adventure in the album description. In their own words. No editing.
Challenge your children to a contest to see who can get the most “likes” on their best picture.
5.) – Climb Trees.
We have a great tree climbing park near our home. And Lucas loves to climb the trees.
Remember to take your first aid kit.
Take pictures. Of course, you can always wear your best super hero costume to the tree climbing adventure.
And don’t just watch your children climb trees. You climb too. That’s a good “selfie” opportunity.
6.) – Talk to a Police Officer. Intentionally.
Not while you’re getting a traffic ticket. Instead stop and talk to a police officer. Intentionally. And make a new friend.
On a hot and humid Florida summer day, Daniel took an ice cold sports beverage to Paul (from Canada), a former police officer and the security guard at the entrance to our community.
Paul made a new friend.
And Daniel made a new friend and learned about all of the cool stuff on Paul’s belt. Daniel now has a healthy opinion of who a security officer is.
7.) – Do a Make Over.
I mean a complete Make Over with your daughter.
Dads, if you do this, you will learn a lot. And you will get connected at a different level with your daughter.
Do this today. While your little princess will still let you touch her hair. You WILL be “walking her down the aisle soon” enough. And that “walk down the aisle” WILL cost more than a trip to Disney.
8.) – Pet Some Puppies.
Go to a pet store. And pet some puppies.
The puppies are so cute.
And your children are so persuasive. So be careful. “Leave your wallet at home.”
9.) – Study Eyes. And Ears. And … ?
Learn about eyes. And ears. They’re kinda weird when you just look at them by themselves. Especially your ears.
Learn how they work. Search the interWEB and see what you can learn.
Then take some unusual pictures of eyes and ears.
Now A Challenge for You.
Here’s America’s GRUMPiest Grandpa’s challenge for you.
Hey, pick ONE idea.
Just one idea.
Do it. Today.
Or set a specific time – SOON – to do it.
Then Tell Me What Happened.
Or your plan to make it happen.
In the comments below, tell us.
What will you do to make it special for your children ?
Different ? Memorable ?
And make memories this summer.
Why? Because NO ONE EVER reminisces about the Friday that they worked late.
But your kids will remember that day when you
- went to a BUTTERfly park, or
- talked to the POLICE OFFICER, or
- climbed a BIG HAIRY SCARY tree, or
- built a sky scraper with MARSHMALLOWS and t00thpicks.
But NO ONE NEVER EVER reminisces about working late !!!
Tell grandpa what you did. Better yet…
… let your child write the comment below.
And don’t correct their spelling.