Summer Fun!: 60 Activities for a Kid-Perfect Summer

What’s the perfect summer? Susan Williamson has captured that elusive combination of endless carefree days peppered with activities and projects to feel good about. Here are ways to enjoy precious quiet-time, shared laughter, free-flowing creativity, and just plain fun.– Here Comes the Sun: Make high-stepping stilts, learn to whistle, drink cool watermelon slushes, body paint, make a slip ‘n slide, have a sunrise outdoor breakfast.– Celebrate the Great Outdoors: Go on a bat swoop snoop roast some corn, plant a tree, tent out with all the trimmings, make a toad hotel.– Hello, Self! Do a bedroom revamp, make a photo statue, learn cat’s-tail-finger knitting, draw a caricature, start a photo journal, send e-mail messages in Morse code.– Plus, a special “I-always-wanted-to” summer fun how-to guide to make summer dreams come true, “Make A Difference” for one or for many, “Out & About” neighborhood and community discoveries, and “Summer Reads” tie-ins.It’s all here — many summers of irresistible fun — and then some!