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8 Summer Activities Your Kids Will Love

July 8, 2016 by Larissa Coleman

We’re about halfway through the Summer vacation.  Have you started hearing those dreaded words “Mom, we’re bored!” ?  If so, you may want to try out some of these ideas.  If not, they may be worth the effort just to give those kids something to do.

I suggest making a summer list of ideas and items you need to complete the activities then keep the list on you for when you may be near a store for some supplies. Plan ahead your summer activities so you are organized and know what summer outdoor activity or indoor activity you are going to do with your child.

You may like to use the activities as a reward incentive, finish your chores and we will make a summer slip and slide for example. So many fun summer ideas in this list you are sure to find something your child will want to do this summer.

Looking for more summer resources? Check out these Summertime Activity books. A great way to keep the children’s minds busy whilst having a little creative seasonal fun too.

racetrack

1- Pool Noodle Race Track from Ramblings from Utopia

watershooter

2- PVC Water Shooter from Frugal Fun 4 Boys

sandfoam

3- Sand Foam from Paging Fun Moms

bubbles

4- Giant Bubbles from Dollar Store Crafts

carwash

5- Kiddie Car Wash from Mom Endeavors

frisbee

6- Frisbee Tic Tac Toe from A Turtles Life For Me

glowsticks

7- Glow Stick Swimming from Frugal Coupon Living

waterwall

8- Pool Noodle Water Wall from Teaching Mama

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Designer Spotlight: Natalka Studio

Natalka Studio is an Etsy shop based in Ukraine with a wide variety of cross stitch designs, including realistic, detailed designs with women doing various things, holiday patterns, geometrics and more.

One of the biggest categories in the shop is called girl cross stitch, which features detailed designs of women with flowing hair doing things like drinking coffee, dancing and carrying flowers. There are seasonal projects in this category as well as a couple having to do with hobbies.

I like the knitting one, of course, and almost shared the sewing one as the featured pattern above until I realized the thread is coming off a cone on the floor and there’s no pedal for running the machine.

The one I am sharing here isn’t actually in that category but it is really cute. Little Girl with Watermelon uses 21 colors and measures 73 by 73 stitches. That’s 5.21 inches or 13.3 cm square if you work it on 14 count fabric. I love her messy hair and the little dress and matching bows. You could also change the colors if you have a little girl who isn’t as into pink (or doesn’t have brown hair).

The largest category on the page is animals, and there you will find wild animals like monkeys, pandas and sloths; ocean creatures such as rays, an octopus and a blue tang fish; frogs, dogs and geese, among others. 

There are also a lot of Christmas cross stitch patterns, which include a lot of traditional motifs and some more whimsical themes. I like this one of Santa resting by the fire with his boots off.

In addition to all these you’ll find pretty flowers, a bunch of mostly floral bookmarks, a whole big set of patterns with lemons, and a lot more. The fruits and berries section (if you like fruits other than lemons) would be perfect for decorating your kitchen or breakfast area.

Check out all the great patterns they have to offer at Natalka Studio on Etsy.

[Photo: Natalka Studio]

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