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BY RACHEL SCALL Nice summer weather only lasts so long. Take advantage of the warm weather and venture out to your backyard or a nearby park with your grandchildren this summer and try out one of these fun activities.
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1. Scavenger Hunt
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Create an outdoor scavenger hunt for the grandkids. Make a list of common—and not so common—items you can find in your backyard or local park. Your list can include things such as pine cones, a certain color rock, a certain shape of leaf or anything else you can think of. Divide your grandchildren into teams of two (you can join a team or judge the competition). You and the kids will run around finding the items on the list and either collecting them or photographing them. First team to find all the items on the list wins.
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2. Activity Course
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Set up an activity course for the kids. Activities can include hula hoops, jump ropes, small puzzles and hopscotch, just to name a few ideas. If you don’t have enough materials to let the kids run the course head-to-head, let each child run the course one at a time and time him or her. Then let the kids time you as you show them how the activity course is really done.
60 June 2011