Summer FUN
DURING COVID
by Contributing Writer
M
ake the most of this crazy time by forging some fun memories with your kiddos this summer! Making a Bucket List with your family will give some structure and purpose to your days AND help keep your kiddos entertained!! Use this one as inspiration, but brainstorming to come up with one for your family will be part of the fun! BOWLING
BUILD A FORT
You don’t need a bowling ally to have a blast bowling with the fam! Stack up some toilet paper or paper towels, if you can find ‘em, and use a soccer or playground ball to knock em’ down! This will keep your little ones busy for a while!
Building forts with your kids is the stuff memories are made of! We have a bin of old sheets that we keep just for this purpose, but you can also grab some at your local thrift store! Battery operated fairy lights will make any fort more magical.
DANCE PARTY Turn up the music and have a dance party! You’ll burn some calories and have a blast! If this isn’t your thing, start with scripted dances like the Cha-Cha Slide or the Chicken Dance. EXERCISE Teach your kids about different muscles in their bodies, and then learn an exercise that will make that muscle stronger! Challenge your kids to do those exercises every day, and help them chart their progress! www.FlowerMoundMagazine.com
QUARANTINE TIME CAPSULE Create a Quarantine Time Capsule with your kids! Look on our Facebook page for a FREE Time Capsule printout. TIE DYE Make some tie dye shirts or kitchen towels! There are lots of variations of this activity - you could make “bleach” shirts using bleach spray in a bottle. You can also spray the tie dye! Or, try taping off words, like Quarantine 2020, and spray over that!
MAKE SPONGE BOMBS FOR A WATER FIGHT
Cut sponges into strips and tie them
tightly in the middle with dental floss... dunk them in water and have a “sponge bomb fight!”
GO TO THE ZOO! ONLINE Thanks to Covid-19 these zoos are bringing the zoo to you by hosting
Facebook Lives, uploading videos and
sharing live web cams so your kiddos can
pop in any cage any time. Check out both their website and Facebook pages to see what they’re up to each day. Dallas Zoo
dallaszoo.com/bringthezootoyou/ Columbus Zoo
columbuszoo.org/home/cameras The Bronx Zoo
bronxzoo.com/virtual-zoo North Carolina Zoo
facebook.com/nczoo JULY 2020 | FLOWER MOUND TOWN LIFE | 15
