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Squeeze Summer- 25 Things to Do as a Family

By Krystal Farnell- Publisher Monroe-West Monroe July 21, 2021

Let's squeeze the life out of the rest of summer together!! Here are 25 things to do with your children as we patiently wait for the return of school days. Let's make the most of the time we have. They say the days are long, but the years are short!

  1. Shop for dinner at a farmer's market
  2. Finish a book you started
  3. Paint rocks and place them around town
  4. Water gun fight
  5. Set up a lemonade stand
  6. Have a pallet party in the family room
  7. Take a walk at night
  8. Family date night- drive thru for dinner and eat it in the car
  9. Make slime
  10. Trip to the dollar store with $5 for each child to spend how they want
  11. Cook a meal as a family
  12. Plant seeds
  13. Mail a letter to a friend
  14. Make handprint art
  15. Make a bird feeder (pine cone, peanut butter, bird seeds)
  16. Dance in the rain
  17. Make a root beer float
  18. Drive thru for ice cream
  19. DIY family portrait
  20. Make a car track with blue painter's tape
  21. Make a flower crown
  22. Teach your children a new task (setting the table, how to properly wash a car, changing a tire)
  23. Tie Dye clothing
  24. Dance party 
  25. Put a puzzle together

I hope you try some of these things as a family and have fun making memories! Find your family fun with Macaroni Kid!!