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From making a cut-and-tear collage to playing sponge relay, these summer activities will help keep kids entertained during the break from school, while they also learn key skills.

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Summer Community Helpers

Summer is a good time to teach children about other kinds of community helpers, such as lifeguards, forest rangers, and librarians. This activity is a fun way to get them introduced!

Superhero Research Project

In this activity, your students will research a favorite superhero and discuss which of their powers are real and not real. Your students will be able to complete a simple research chart and graphic organizer.

Learn About the Police Badge

In this activity, students will learn about the meaning and information on a police badge. Then they will be able to create their own badge with their own identification.

Crisps are the hidden gem of the homemade dessert world.

The crust is fun for kids to mix and roll out, and the filling overflows with vitamin and anti-oxidant packed berries!

Building Sand Castles

If your child aspires to be the next Frank Lloyd Wright, we've got some tips on building sand castles that last.

Book Through the Summer

To help keep summer memories alive, have your fifth grader utilize his writing skills to create a summer book keepsake!

Invite your middle school writer to make this artistic trip diary, and practice narrative prose and analytical writing in the process!

Letter from Camp

Is your fifth grader trying overnight camp this summer? If so, prepare your child for writing a letter home with this activity!

A lemonade stand is a great opportunity for your kids to work on their money skills and donate some hard earned money to charity.

Make a Travel Picture Suitcase!

Make a passport suitcase and keep track of all the places you've traveled together as a family. Here's how:

Are you looking to entertain your child and a large group of his friends? Try out Chain Tag. The more players you have, the more fun the game becomes!

Are you looking for a fun game that will keep your child on his toes? Try introducing him to Water Tag.

Steal the Bacon

Are you looking for a fun pool game that doesn't require a lot of heavy accessories? Try Steal the Bacon, a creative form of tag your child is sure to love.

Pool Obstacle Course

Here's a guide to help you design a challenging pool obstacle course for your elementary school children with ordinary pool toys and household objects.

Pool Basketball

What do you get when you cross a pool, water balloons and hula hoops? Pool Basketball, an exciting summer game perfect for kids of all ages.

Fill Your Bucket

Combat summer boredom with this easy and fun game. Race against each other to see who can fill their bucket the fastest using leaky cups!

Are you sneaky, sneaky? You'll have to be when your play this fun game involving squirt guns and blindfolds that'll test your child's stealth.

This sponge relay game is the perfect way to cool off and to keep kids' minds sharp this summer.

Wet Clothes Relay

Cool down this summer with a wet clothes relay, and get the whole family involved for some real summer fun!

Cruise Ship: A Pool Relay

Challenge your child to an exciting race across the pool and engage him in a game of Cruise Ship. Grab some plastic figures, hop in the pool, and you're set.

Grab some rope and a couple of rafts and you're ready to play Rope Rush, an exciting race game for the pool!

Stay active over summer vacation with this fun take on the old favorite Red Rover!

Backyard Astronomy

Enjoy those warm spring and summer nights with your child while teaching her some backyard astronomy at the same time.

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