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In your Own Backyard:
1.
Have a gunny sack race, three-legged race, egg- on-
a-spoon race, or wheelbarrow race
2.
Organize a scavenger hunt in your back yard
3.
Host a backyard bonfire, together with a sing-song
and S'mores
4.
Fill balloons with water, and play
the balloon-toss game on a warm
sunny day
5.
Host a backyard BBQ or potluck
6.
Play yard games - bocce ball, cro-
quet, badminton, horse shoes, etc.
7.
Play hide & seek ,duck duck gray duck with the kids
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or just blow bubbles
8.
Turn on the water sprinkler or get out the super-
soaker water guns on a hot summer day
9.
Draw pictures with chalk on
your sidewalk or driveway - let
the kid's imagination go wild
10.
Jump Rope - get a long
jump-rope and teach the kids
how to jump rope, and sing
jump-rope rhymes
At Home:
11.
Watch old family videos
12.
Fix up something and make it new again - paint it,
sand and stain it, recover it
13.
Make a cake from scratch, then decorate and enjoy
14.
Wash your car - great fun on a hot summer day
15.
Puzzles - great for young and old on rainy days
16.
Paint a mural or favorite quote onto your wall
Play Games:
17.
Board Game night with
friends or family
18.
Play the games you used
to play as a kid (ie: tiddly-
winks, pick up sticks, bat-
tleship, etc.)
19.
Host a Murder Mystery
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FREE Things to Do with Your Family This Summer!
Night with your friends & dress the part
20.
Play Cards - get a Hoyle Book and start learning
some new card games
21.
Teach the kids how to play hopscotch, cat's cradle
and jacks
22.
Have a game of darts
Your Local Community:
23.
Take a walk around your neighbor-
hood, stopping to visit a few neighbors
24.
Explore a new park or playground -
play with the kids, don't just watch
from the bench
25.
Check out free museum (or zoo)
day
26.
Play some tennis - don't have to know how to
play, just knock the ball around and have fun
27.
Feed the ducks at the local
lake (bring a bag of stale bread if
permitted)
28.
Bike ride - old railroad beds
have been converted into bike
trails in many cities
29.
Organize a volleyball or bas-
ketball game at your local park
30.
Check out local fairs, parades and fireworks
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look in the "what's happening" pages of the newspa-
per or online
31.
Organize a Neighborhood Block Party
32.
Attend an outdoor con-
cert
33.
Go fly a kite
34.
Bird watching - remem-
ber to bring your binoculars
35.
Watch the planes land
and take off near the airport
36.
Go on a picnic - wicker basket, blanket and all
37.
Play Frisbee golf
