Whether it\u2019s painting the walls,\u00a0upcycling a chair, or scouring curbs for tossed treasures, summer is prime time for decorating and designing. The warmer days should make paint dry faster and you\u2019ll go back to school or work knowing that you\u2019ve improved your home.<\/span><\/p>\n Yard sale<\/strong><\/p>\n If you\u2019ve got some junk to get rid of at home, or want to encourage the kids to give up their old toys, a yard sale could be a fun way to make some money and know that you\u2019re not just throwing your old things away. The get the kids more involved, why not add an incentive like allowing them to keep the money made from their toys, or give a prize to the child that sells the most?<\/span><\/p>\n Wash the car<\/strong><\/p>\n Something as simple as washing the car can be really fun on a hot day. Kids love to make a mess and they\u2019ll have great fun spraying the hose and you can reward them by having a water fight at the end! You can also try using an eco-friendly soap from Fragile Earth.<\/span><\/p>\n Try some summer recipes<\/strong><\/p>\n The amount of clever summer recipes are endless, and there are lots of child-friendly ideas that are simple and fun like making smoothies or real-fruit popsicles.<\/span><\/p>\n Do some gardening<\/strong><\/p>\n Vegetables such as beetroot and salad onions are perfect for planting in the warmer months and do not take long to grow. Kids will love seeing them grow and having them to help with the planting might even make them more likely to eat them! <\/span><\/p>\n Do you have any other ideas of how to keep your kids busy over summer vacation? Whatever you do this summer – have fun and keep learning!<\/span><\/p>\n Written\u00a0by Laura Hall at Shiply.<\/span><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" With summer vacation approaching, you might be wondering what your children are going to be doing this year with all that time off. We\u2019ve put together some things to try…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":20498,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-20496","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-children"],"yoast_head":"\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/naturemoms.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/06\/family-painting.jpg\")
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