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Who says entertaining your kids over the summer has to be expensive? That is the best part about being a kid, sometimes the simplest things are the most entertaining and most importantly, what kids crave most is to spend time with you! No need to spend tons of money on activities with your kids. Print this list and make it fun for your kids—you can cross off each item as you do them!
When kids leave school for summer, they spend a lot of time being idle. Some of the skills they learn in school are forgotten. This article I found of summer activities for kids to make them smart complements this list.
Just wanted to suggest a modification for #26. Feeding the ducks bread (the choice of most people) is a very bad idea for a number of reasons — mainly that it’s unhealthy for both the birds and the environment. Here are some links:
http://lchcd.org/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/Please-Dont-Feed-the-Ducks0001.pdf
http://www.liveducks.com/duckbread.html
http://www.indianacountyparks.org/faqs/regs.html#wildlife