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ou've already visited every
zoo within 1,000 miles.
You've gone to the beach —
again and again and again. You've
memorized several kiddie videos, and
1 the librarian knows the names of
I everyone in your extended family.
Isn't there something new and differ-
ent to do with your young children,
something that doesn't cost a fortune
and doesn't involve TV? There is!
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#3) Camp For A Day
#2) Scene Around Town
If you have younger children,
chances are good you know other
parents who do, as well. And
chances are they, like you, have a
special skill.
Maybe someone cooks, another
likes to tell stories, another can sew,
one knows how to play baseball, still
another fixes cars. Start out with five
parents. Ask each to donate one hour
in the day, and in turn get four hours
free. How does it work?
In his home, each parent will share
his skill, for one hour, with all children
of all five families. Then the next par-
ent volunteers, and so on and so on.
It's a lot of fun for the children (not to
mention the fact that they learn a lot),
and it's even fun for the parents, too.
Before you begin, however, do
some planning. You'll need to
consider:
• How will the children get from
one home to the next?
• Are any supplies needed and, if
so, who pays for them?
• Where will the children have
lunch? (This may be one parent's
volunteer hour, if he's adamant he
has no skills at all).
• Where can each mother/father
be reached in an emergency?
All you will need for this project is
an old, white sheet and markers. If
you want, you can add more. But
these are the only real necessities.
Cover the floor with newspaper (mark-
ers will stain through the sheet). Place
the sheet on top of the newspaper.
Now invite children to draw anything:
their city skyline, a place they've
always wanted to visit, a garden, a
#4) Nice Ice
Back in the 1920s, no one knew
about Slurpees or Icees or snow
cones or snowballs, as they are
known in New Orleans. Instead, they
used a special tool that shaved the
top off large chunks of ice, then
formed it into a ball. Children topped
these with homemade flavors and
then devoured them in seconds. You
#1) Dr. Science
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favorite vacation spot, the beach.
They can use just markers for this, or
they can add glittery stars, felt moons,
button fruit on trees. When you're
done, hang up the sheet on the
largest window in your home (simply
drape over the top of the curtains.) It's
the next-best-thing to being there.
Ask your children to imagine them-
selves as young scientists. Invite them
to scour your backyard, or the neigh-
borhood (if they're old enough to
roam about without supervision) in
search of unusual finds. When they
have collected a good amount of
items (about five for children 5-8, and
10 for children 8-10), suggest they
research a bit about what they have
found. Some ideas:
• Interesting leaves
• Insect corpses
• Abandoned eggs
• Pieces of bark
• Four-leaf clovers
• Flowers
• Attractive stones
Children can then open their own
science museum (be sure to suggest
they draw a front-door sign and write
a bit about the displays). Generous
parents may even want to suggest
that children charge admission, which
should include a guided tour and a
parting gift, such as a nice leaf.
and your children will have fun mak-
ing up flavors of your own and pour-
ing these atop crushed ice. This is
really a place to let your imagination
run wild. In New Orleans, for exam-
ple, one of the favorite snowball fla-
vors is "wedding cake."
#5)The Name Of The Game
Every family on the face of the plan-
et, no matter how organized, has
game pieces that don't belong any-
where, game boards that have a zil-
lion missing pieces, and blank note
pads that once were part of games
long since donated to a worthy
cause.
Of course, you've been keeping all
of these because you never know ...
Now you know. You know you're
never going to get all these items
together again, so why not create
your own game?
Get all those bits and pieces in one
pile (and ask your neighbors, too; rest
I assured they'll have some) and chal-
I lenge children to make their own
game. They get to set all the rules,
and of course they must come up with
I a great name of the game.
#6)Coffee Break
Even children as young as 3 will
enjoy having an hour alone with
Mom or Dad at an outdoor coffee
shop. (You can often find fresh juice at
cafes for the younger set, while the
parent can enjoy a heavy dose of
caffeine [what parent doesn't need
caffeine?]. It makes a child feel impor-
t tant to be at a mostly grown-up place.
I You can people-watch and admire
interesting spots all around. It's also a
great way to focus strictly on your
child; put that cell phone away and
don't bring a book or newspaper. Just
ask your son questions about himself,
about his life, about what he thinks
and likes and dreams about.
Editor's Note: Royal Oak and Birm-
ingham both have terrific coffee shops
and lots to see.