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Last Few Weeks of Summer Break Ideas

Which ones have you enjoyed this summer?

By Macaroni Kid August 7, 2024

There are only a few weeks left of the Summer Break!
I hope you all are enjoying great, quality time together.

Here are a few more ideas to maximize summer family fun. 
How many have you completed?

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  • Write a letter to a friend or relative 
  • Play "I Spy"
  • Learn sign language
  • Play a board game
  • Make a treasure map to find hidden treasure 
  • Look for geometric shapes in the house and yard
  • Create a robot out of cans and other recycled materials
  • Color
  • Host a tea party
  • Puzzle over a word search
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  • Make slime  
  • Create art with stickers and stamps
  • Play classic games like red light, green light; Simon says; or tag
  • Get creative with a cardboard box
  • Use marshmallows and toothpicks to build things 
  • Dye noodles and make necklaces
  • Tie-dye a T-shirt
  • Trace your body onto a large sheet of paper and color it in
  • Make paper bag puppets and have a puppet show
  • Play hangman
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  • Organize a lemonade stand
  • Play in a sandbox made from a child's pool
  • Climb a tree
  • Try to catch bugs or butterflies
  • Make mudpies
  • Study shadows at different times of the day
  • Have a neighborhood parade with bikes, scooters, and skates
  • Plant a garden
  • Make a backyard obstacle course
  • Make a bowling game with 2-liter plastic bottles as the pins
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Check the Macaroni Kid calendar to find your family fun!


Be sure to tell local businesses and events you found them 
on Macaroni Kid Greater Woodbridge
and make sure to tell all your friends!