I have three grandchildren, ages 10, 8 and 5. I would love to have some new activities for them to do as I spend so much time with them in the summer. Do you know any that are both fun and educational? -- Grammie
Answer: There are so many websites with appealing summer activities, that you will find it hard to choose which ones to do. All you have to do is use a search engine to find them. Try to find some that offer activities that everyone can do together.
One appealing site that we have discovered is www.activitytv.com, which allows children and adults to work together on all kinds of fun activities. The site offers videos and written instructions for projects, from origami to science to cooking and much more.
The Lawrence Hall website (www.lawrencehallofscience.org/kidsite) has many experiments that may tie in with what the older children are doing at school. For example, your grandchildren could compare the size of their ears or feet to those of many animals.
These are at-home activities. They're fun, but visiting places in your community can really widen your grandchildren's knowledge of the world. Why don't you select one day a week and call it "Adventure Day"? You can have a short adventure and end it with a picnic lunch. Try visits to a fire station; a factory; a museum; rides on trains, buses and boats; along with visits to parks with interesting attractions. Time at a swimming pool, bowling alley or miniature golf can even teach new skills.