The most recent issue of Families First, which is hot off the presses, included creative activities for kids (and parents/sitters) looking for some indoor fun during the dog days of summer. In no particular order, here are 30 ways to beat the heat.
Have an indoor picnic- Enjoy story time at the library
- Jump at a bounce house
- Create a backyard water park
- Visit a children’s museum (good local options include Marbles or the Museum of Life and Science)
- Play at an indoor playground
- Go ice skating
- See a movie
- Have an indoor scavenger hunt
- Put on a puppet show
- Make a music playlist (or just dance around to the children’s channel on Pandora)
- Go to the roller skating rink
- Learn magic tricks
- Bake cookies and deliver them to a fire station
- Plan an at home spa day
- Make popsicles
- Make a macaroni necklace
- Splash at the community pool
- Take a cooking class
- Make a collage
- Act out a favorite book
- Re-decorate/arrange bedroom
- Play board games
- Decorate a t-shirt
- Write letters to loved ones
- Turn up the music and have a dance party
- Visit a water park
- Work on puzzles
- Head to the mountains, or the beach or the lake
- Rent a paddle boat
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