Health & Fitness
Easing The Big Summertime Question
With spring quickly coming to an end and summer vacation approaching, a helpful article to ease the big summer question!
Spring has brought us rain and dreary days but it's almost over. July is nearly here bringing flip flops and beaches, but one may go into a panic with the thought of "What will I do with my children this summer and how can we build lasting memories?" We believe slow and steady wins the race and have a few suggestions for how to calm the panic and create fantastic summer memories for the whole family.
Take a Day Trip
Short, day-trip excursions over summer vacation are a fabulous way to break the day-to-day monotony. To find a location within a one- or two-hour drive from your home check out the Internet or even your local for ideas. A few suggestions might be the children's museum, zoo, aquarium, lakes, beaches or even a water park all of which you can find locally.
Hit the Pool
If you don’t happen to have a pool in your backyard or if you don't know anyone with one; check out your local YMCA for pools as well as the splash park. Some towns also have community pools and kids love swimming with other children!
Keep the Kids Learning
Don’t forget that summer vacation should have an educational component that keeps the kids’ minds active. Take them to a museum, visit historical sites and maybe even go on a few walking tours. We like to call them “Educate Me” days! Rhode Island is full of historical places and your kids could start the school year off with a ton of new insight on New England!
Have a Picnic
Picnics are easy and inexpensive! You have to eat anyway, so why not make it a picnic? Picnics are definitely overlooked as cheap summer fun with the kids because they can seem complicated or too time consuming. Picnics at the beach or the local park are great for dinner on summer weekdays. If the thought of "packing" an actual picnic is overwhelming, grab a blanket and head to your closest sandwich shop or Dave's Marketplace and pick up fresh, healthy food and bring that along.
Treat the Kids to a Hotel
If you have the funds, you may want to consider an overnight trip. Kids love hotels and indoor swimming pools...and you'll enjoy the restful break between exciting days. CoCo Keys is a wonderful overnight trip for the whole family and who wouldn't love staying in a hotel with it's own indoor water park.
Sources- Macaroni Kid-Washington County RI and Macaroni Kid National
