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Macaroni Fun: Things You Can Do At Home

August 15, 2014

Have some extra time with the kids? Besides beaches, water parks, day trips, museums, nature hikes, farmer's markets, local farms, and trips to the mall, here are some fun things you can do at home before summer's over...Enjoy and let me know if you have any other ideas to share! 

FUN AT HOME

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Make your own bubble wand

Make your own noodle necklaces

Make your own fruit pops

Make your own slime

Create a raised salt painting

Host a sleepover or backyard campout: my neighbor's idea!

Make homemade ice cream

Make a marble painting

Make your own sidewalk chalk

Host a movie night with friends

Build a Fairy Garden

Make something with duct tape

Play hopscotch

Make an outdoor dessert

Build puzzles

Play a classic game, like jacks or marbles

Go on a homemade treasure hunt

Host a toy swap or book swap with friends

Build a fort (inside or out)

Make your own bubbles

Create a summer scrapbook 

Make a Gutter Garden

Have a campfire and do more than s’mores