Summer Round-Up 2012

Here are the summer activities we have on the blog to date.

First, sometimes summer is a time we want to relax and not worry about learning activities. We can really get learning in through simple ways. Last summer, we ran a series on Simple Summer activities that are simple, fun, and enriching.

• Simple Summer Fun: Bubbles
• Simple Summer Fun: Camping
• Simple Summer Fun: Cloud Watching
• Simple Summer Fun: Coloring
• Simple Summer Fun: Easy Crafts
• Simple Summer Fun: The Fair
• Simple Summer Fun: Gardening
• Simple Summer Fun: Museums
• Simple Summer Fun: Park Day
• Simple Summer Fun: Popsicles
• Simple Summer Fun: Reading
• Simple Summer Fun: Sand
• Simple Summer Fun: Sidewalk Chalk
• Simple Summer Fun: Squirt Bottles
• Simple Summer Fun: The Zoo
• Simple Summer Fun: Walks and Bike Rides
• Simple Summer Fun: Water Play

We also have some fun ideas for celebrating summer:

• Family Outings
• Hiking
• Outdoor Bubble Bath
• Outdoor Fun: Mud Paint
• Paint Free Painting
• Pitch a Tent!
• Pouring Yourself a Drink
• Preventing (or minimizing) Summer Setback
• S'mores (new way)
• Taking Advantage of Vacation
• You Pick Farms

And some summer crafts:

• Balloon Hacky Sack
• Paper Pieces Sun
• Watermelon Crepe Paper Pic

But summer isn't always just fun and games (though learning happens through those). Here are some more academic ideas for summer:

• Avoiding Summer Set-Back
• Summer Bridge Activities: Four Types of Reading
• Summer Bridge Activities: Four Ways to Squeeze Reading Into Your Day
• Summer Reading Programs
• Preventing (or Minimizing) Summer Setback