On your mark, get set, SUMMER! 50 simple activity ideas to get the fun started!

by darryl.henry on June 22, 2019, 12:06pm. EST

Grand Blanc resident Benjamin Craw, 7, makes a "mud angel" as he kicks his arms and legs to and fro while playing with his cousins as hundreds gather to slip and slide, and dance around in water soaring down from a firetruck hose on a park's hillside on Tuesday, July 28, 2015 near downtown Linden during the Linden's Largest Sprinkler, a community event the fire department held to help kids cool off by spraying their trucks' hoses during one of the summer's warmest stretches. The high temperature was 91 degrees today in Genesee County. (Jake May/The Flint Journal via AP) LOCAL TV OUT; LOCAL INTERNET OUT
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At times this year it felt like it would never happen…but summer is finally here! With its arrival comes the familiar sounds of the ice cream truck; buzzy heat bugs; and of course….calls of “I’m boooooored”! Sigh. So…how do you prevent that inevitable, all-too-common refrain?! With this funtastic list of 50 simple, cool things to do courtesy of our friends at RealSimple.com. Check it out…and Happy Summer!

photo credit: The Canadian Press

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On your mark, get set, SUMMER! 50 simple activity ideas to get the fun started!

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