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1 2 3 4Keep a journal this summer! Each day, write down what you did.

Help out! Sort things that can be recycled from things you throw in the trash.

Reuse old cardboard boxes to make a treasure chest for your things.

Crafty Bird Feeder

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Plant a garden. Observe and record your plant’s growth every couple of days.

For a sweet treat, make your own ice cream in a bag!

Cut out a large paper “s” and write as many words as you can that start with “s.”

Use craft sticks to build a small birdhouse.

Go on a number scavenger hunt! Find something that shows each number for 1–10.

Invent a recipe! List the ingredients and steps to make the recipe.

Blast Off!

Rocket Ship

12 13 14 15 16 17 18Make lemonade! Start by measuring out all the ingredients.

Use a paintbrush and water to write math problems on the sidewalk. Solve the problems before they evaporate!

Write a poem about summer!

Collect 3 or 4 flowers from a nature walk and make a flower pressing!

Make multiplication flash cards. Practice with a friend!

On your next visit to the beach, try to find as many rocks or shells as you can. Graph them by type or color!

Out of This World!

Card for Dad

19 20 21 22 23 24 25Go abroad at home! Visit an ethnic food store or restaurant with your parents!

Go on an insect hunt. See how many different insects you can find.

Use toothpicks and marshmallows to build different 3-D shapes.

See how many rectangular prisms you can find in your living room.

Read a book that was made into a movie. When you’re finished, watch the movie!

Make a celery “stamp”! Cut off the end of a heart of celery and dip it in paint to make some fun designs.

Crabby Headband

26 27 28 29 30Make a fraction fruit salad! Can you make a salad that is 1/2 banana and 1/2 apple?

Fill a cup with water, and mark the water line. Put the cup outside and observe it once an hour. What happens?

Make a thank-you card for someone.

Do a jump rope challenge with your friends! Who can make the most hops?

Go to the library and ask the librarian to suggest a book.THANKS

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1 2Mix lemon juice and baking soda in a plastic bottle. Put a balloon over the opening and watch what happens!

Star-Spangled Wreath

3 4 5 6 7 8 9Play “charades”! Decorate your bike or

scooter for the 4th of July, and have a parade with your friends.

Organize your clothes by color!

For a fun car game, find a word that begins with each letter of the alphabet.

Cut up comic strips, mix them up and then arrange them in the correct sequence!

Play “Go Fish.”

ABC Tree

10 11 12 13 14 15 16Pitch a tent or build a “reading fort” that you can read in every night.

Imagine you are a character from a book. Write a letter to a friend as that character.

Make a comic strip of a scene from your favorite book.

Track how many minutes you read each day, and then graph your summer reading.

Blow colored bubbles! Add food dye to different containers of bubbles!

Have a water balloon toss with a friend. Measure how far apart you are when the balloon breaks.

Colors of the Rainbow! Bookmark

17 18 19 20 21 22 23Read a story…but stop a few pages short and write your own ending!

Try to find some constellations tonight. Use a star chart to help you!

Make up your own game board with sidewalk chalk! What are the rules? How do you win?

Try a new fruit or vegetable. Make up a recipe for it!

Make a time line of your family history! Go back as far as you can.

Make a poster that lists 5 bike safety rules.

Make Me Talk! Fish

24 25 26 27 28 29 30Learn to say “summer” in different languages!

Place some old pennies in a bowl with vinegar and salt. Then watch what happens!

Plan a picnic! What food should you pack? What else do you need to bring?

Practice your origami skills! What shapes do you make as you fold your paper?

It’s rhyme time! Make a list of words that rhyme with “fun.”

Make a list of all your friends, and then put it in alphabetical order.

Craft Stick Puppy

31Make some cookies or lemonade and start a small business! How much money did you make?

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