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How to Spice Up Your Kids Summer Vacation
It's almost that time of year again, the time many moms dread-summer vacation. Kids are ready for a brain break and moms are wondering what in the world they will do to keep the kids entertained.
Here are some tried and true ways to keep your kids busy this summer.
1. Hire them to do a job. This might be something as simple as cutting the lawn or washing laundry. Even if your kids already have weekly chores to do, "hiring" them to do extra work will give them greater incentive to work for that extra money.
2. Exchange a fun vacation for extra duties. Along with hiring your kids, encourage them to take on extra responsibility around the house, then reward them with a fun kids' vacation to a water park, mini resort, or amusement park.
3. Suggest volunteering to your kids. Help them choose a worthy cause that they can support whole-heartedly then set them up to donate their time during the week to the cause.
4. Send them to a summer camp. There are lots of different summer camps for kids, from Girl Scouts and Boy Scouts camps, to vacation Bible school and theatre classes. Call or see your local newspaper for information on what types of camps and classes are available in your area during the summer.
Keeping your kids busy during the summer months isn't hard, but sometimes it does require creativity on your part. Get your kids involved by asking them what they would like to do this summer. Write their suggestions down and make an executive decision on which ideas are feasible to implement.
Essayist, Hope Wilbanks is Editor-in-Chief and publisher of Cup of Hope, an inspirational magazine for the Christian community. She enjoys writing and loves getting lost in a good book. Visit Hope's website at: http://www.hopewilbanks.com
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