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We know...
the kids have been home for a few weeks now and you're longing
for the first day of school!
Don't wish summer away - instead
try one or all of the following
ten tried and true recipes
for family fun: 1. Set
up a lemonade stand and go into business
2. Make your own popsicles using
juice in dixie cups and inserting a craft stick. Make them
a day ahead so they can freeze hard.
3.Play hookey from work and
take the kids to the beach or lake. Sing "You Are My
Sunshine" as you roll down the highway.
4.Make a Hairy Harry: You will
need a styrofoam or paper cup, scissors, construction paper,
markers, glue, buttons, potting soil and rye grass seed. Step
One: Cut eyes, cars, mouth, nose, etc. from construction paper
and glue in place on the cup. Colour the cup with markers
and glue on buttons for a fancy touch. Step Two: Fill the
cups about twothirds full of potting soil and plant the rye
grass seeds in the soil. Place the cups in a sunny place and
water regularly. Hairy Harry will begin to grow "hair"
in about seven days.
5.Make a Beach in a Bottle. Add
one inch of sand and small sea shells to the bottom of a water
bottle. Mix a few drops of blue food coloring to some water
and carefully pour into the bottle using a funnel. Hang a tiny
fish-shaped fishing lure from a strand of fishing line, and
glue on the cap. 6.
Have the gang over for a stargazing sleepover party in the
back yard.
7. Visit the local museum and
enjoy the air conditioning.
8. Jump through the sprinkler
(adults join in!).
9. Have a family `Guts Monopoly'
tournament where all dirty deals and cheating are legal!
10.Make banana splits - the
real kind, with a whole banana, three kinds of ice cream,
whipped cream and nuts. Later, go for a run to salve your
conscience.
Title:
Keeping your brain young.
Doc Date: 2002
Journal Name: Active Living (Grimsby, Ont.)
Journal Volume: 11
Journal Publisher: Disability Today Publishing Group, Inc.
Journal Issue: 3
Journal Date: July/Aug 2002
Journal Pages: 17
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