Summer Fun During Covid

by Contributing Writer

Make 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

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!

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!

BUILD A FORT

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.

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