Summer Boredom Busters! Boredom Busters!

It’s the last month of summer and you may be running out of ideas to keep your kids entertained. Here is a list of summer activities to keep your kids having fun all summer long. Write down your favorites on a piece of paper, put them in a jar and pick from the jar when you are ready to have a good time! Out of these fantastic ideas, pick a few to do a week and make the most of your summer days with your kiddos. Have the best time!

• Create a bonfire and roast s’mores.

• Find a nature trail to go hiking.

• Cook a new recipe with your kids.

• Have a family movie night with popcorn.

• Join a community service project/ volunteer.

• Set up a stand to sell lemonade and cookies.

• Have kids create a story or start a summer journal.

• Set up an obstacle course in your backyard.

• Pack a picnic and take it to the park.

• Play in the sprinkler or set up a slip and slide.

• Write a letter to a friend or family member.

• Visit Callaway Gardens or Robin Lake Beach.

• Volunteer at PAWS animal shelter.

• Go roller skating at Xanadu Skate Center.

• Bike the Riverwalk.

• Take a road trip to the beach and go shelling.

• Take a nature walk and have a scavenger hunt.

• Have a yard sale.

• Organize a playdate for friends at the park.

• Purge belongings and drop off the donations.

• Visit Oxbow Meadows.

• Plant a seed & watch it sprout.

• Participate in summer reading at the Library.

• Visit a farm or U-Pick garden.

• Make a pillow fort.

• Play dress up and have a tea party with friends.

• Go ice skating at the Columbus Civic Center Ice Rink