School will soon be over for the summer for most children. Soon after the “Mom… I’m bored” calls start. My son is 15 and I still here that one. So I spoke with some moms that I know and asked them what they do to beat the summertime boredom blues.

• Play board games or card games. These can be found at rummage sales and thrift shops in mass quantities very cheaply.
• Do some art projects. You can use materials you have on hand already. Anything is fair game. Old colorful junk mail, cotton balls, paints and markers, glitter, construction paper, old scraps of leftover material and yarn. Be creative and so will your kids. I remember making macaroni necklaces at a friend’s house and making a bird house out of a reused large oatmeal container(the round kind with plastic lid).
• bake- kids love to help in the kitchen. They can help make anything: cookies, pies, cakes, get creative with homemade popcicles.
• Take a walk. You could get a book from the library and identify your local birds, trees or flowers. Make a game of it and see how many your child can spot.
• many communities now offer free movies. I have seen them offered in the park or at the library. Sometimes refreshments are even available for free. It would be worth it to check out your local paper or city office to see if your community does this.
• Libraries offer story time for small children in the summer months. Many also have other fun times for kids as well. They can make art projects, get free gifts by reading so many books. Check it out.

Leave a comment with your “beat the summer time blues” idea and help other parents cure the moans and groans of their kids in the summertime while spending good quality time with your children!

Thanks to all!

The Domestic Goddess

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