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Fun Family Traditions to Start This Summer

Create lasting happy memories with your kids by starting one (or more!) of these fun traditions this summer.

Summer starts out with the promise of long, lazy days, BBQs, and beach weekends -- but before you know it, the school's-out thrill wears off of your kids and the chorus of "I'm bored" starts, and then you blink and it's time to start shopping for school supplies again. Where do those summer days go? To help make those few fleeting months feel extra-special, consider starting one (or more!) of these fun family traditions.
  • Host an End-of-School Awards Dinner
  • Choose Your Vacation Spot by Throwing a Dart
  • Hold Your Own Family Olympics
  • Enjoy a Backyard Campout
  • Schedule "Books and Cones" Dates
  • Build a Fourth of July Stand
  • Create a Sidewalk Chalk Mural
  • Be a Tourist in Your Own Town
  • Schedule Your Own Holiday to Celebrate
  • Hold an Outdoor Movie Night
  • Celebrate the Great Summer Switch-Off
  • Create a Vacation Bucket List
  • Do a Rain Dance
  • Take a Classic Family Vacation Photo
and...Have FUN!