Parents will find ideas to recapture their childhood as they join with their kids in dozens of delightful summer activities. Ideas include summer beach parties with a sand castle building theme, hiking and camping trips in the great outdoors, kite flying, snorkeling, and even croquet in the backyard on stay-at-home leisure days. Where appropriate, readers will find detailed instructions, for instance, for building a tree house or concocting many summertime food treats. Summertime is fun time, and here are dozens of great ideas that inspire readers to make the most of warm-weather activities. Color illustrations throughout. Activities are categorized by chapters:
- Out of doors: fishing, fossil hunting, rock collecting, tree house building, and more
- On the water: building a raft, canoeing and kayaking, swimming and waterskiing, surfing, and more
- Summer games: beanbag toss, French bowls, softball, sack race, bicycling, and more
- Crafts and activities: making a terrarium, watercolor painting, designing paper airplanes, gardening, and more
- Feasting: planning picnics and making lemonade, angel cakes, summer smoothies, lemon tarts, and more
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Audience: Parent