Spring has sprung and summer is on it's way. With five kids, we need some serious planning to keep us busy. A lot of stuff is free. Its easy to get cooped up bored and wondering what to do. I compile a list each season of things to accomplish, so I figured Id share it. Of course, some things can be done more than once and we always add as we go. Its also fun to watch them spend days climbing trees and running wild.
1. Play in the mud
2. Dance in the rain/jump puddles
3. Body paint
4. Fly a kite
5. Go park hopping
6. Visit the zoo
7. Go on a nature walk
8. Family bike ride
9. Have a Lemonade stand
10. Wash the car, wagons, bikes
11. Backyard campfire/smores
12. Catch roly polies and make a roly poly house
13. Swim
14. Play at a creek
15. Goto a carnival
16. Visit the beach
17. Go camping
18. Plant a garden
19. Go on a picnic
20. Goto a parade
21. Make a canvas of paint filled balloons (have kids throw them)
22. Visit the Children's garden
23. Take a trainride downtown Chicago
24. Goto movies in the park
25. Strawberry picking
26. Bowling-rainy day
27. Let kids loose on running track
28. Children's museum- rainy day
29. Millennium park in Chicago
30. Waterpark
31. Tie dye towels
32. Go for icecream
33. Slip and slide on shaving cream
34. Mini golf
35. Visit a farm
36. Hot air balloon festival
37. Sprinkler park
38. Catch lightning bugs
39. Have a board game day
40. Make/blow giant bubbles
41. Go to library
42. Paint rocks
43. Visit the firestation
44. Make/play sidewalk paint
45. Water balloon/water gun fight
46. Play in the sprinkler
47. Make homemade icecream
48. Make melted crayons rocks
49. Have an indoor "movie theatre"
50. Hulahoop/hopscotch/jumprope
I love summer. I love watching my kids laugh and have fun. I think it's one of the best feelings in the world. "Kids grow up so fast" is so cliche, but it'so true. I can't wait til the rain stops, the sun comes out and it gets warm!!! I hope my kids grow up and remember our fun times.
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Spring has sprung and summer is on it's way. With five kids, we need some serious planning to keep us busy. A lot of stuff is free. Its easy to get cooped up bored and wondering what to do. I compile a list each season of things to accomplish, so I figured Id share it. Of course, some things can be done more than once and we always add as we go. Its also fun to watch them spend days climbing trees and running wild. 
I love summer. I love watching my kids laugh and have fun. I think it's one of the best feelings in the world. "Kids grow up so fast" is so cliche, but it'so true. I can't wait til the rain stops, the sun comes out and it gets warm!!! I hope my kids grow up and remember our fun times. 
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