Summer is almost over, but there’s still time to do a few more fun things with your family. Check out this list for inspiration.
- Visit your county fair – see the animals and all the fun exhibits youth and adults have made.
- Make your own bubbles and have a family bubbles contest.
- Go fishing at the urban fishery or a lake.
- Go to a concert in the park.
- Take a drive to see the beauties of nature.
- Go to the park and throw frisbees.
- Make kites and fly them at the park.
- Go to a garden or orchard and pick your favorite vegetables or fruit, or visit the farmers market and bring some new food home to try.
- Make homemade ice cream in a bag or a can.
- Go on a smartphone scavenger hunt in your neighborhood – let everyone come up with items to find.
- Interview a family member about what he or she did for fun as a kid.
- Make your own pizzas together.
- Pick your favorite family movie and watch it together.
- Make your own family crest or other family art project that you can hang in your home.
- Take a trip to the library and have everyone select a children’s book to read at home.
- Go for a hike in a park or somewhere you have always wanted to see.
- Visit the zoo or bird refuge.
- Take a walking tour to see historical sites in your town.
- Visit an area museum.
- Watch the sunset together.
- Go camping…even in your backyard.
- Play croquet or other fun lawn games.
- Go on a geocaching adventure near you home.
- Make your favorite float – with ice cream and root beer or your favorite flavor of soda – maybe after “Back to School” night.
- Have a water balloon fight or squirt gun duel.
- Go on a bike ride as a family.
- Make an obstacle course and invite the neighbors for an evening of fun.
- Have a neighborhood “unbirthday party” for everyone.
- Make cookies together and deliver them as a surprise to a neighbor.
- Make your own bowling alley in the back yard using cans or soda pop bottles and balls.
- Have a hoola hoop contest with your family and friends.
This list was compiled by Marilyn Albertson, Utah State University Extension Family and Consumer Sciences Associate Professor, Salt Lake County
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