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Best Outdoor Party Games for Kids
These easy outdoor games are competitive, so they are just right when you have favors and prizes to award. They work at family picnics, birthday parties, and other outdoor group events.

Quick Ideas for Summer Family Fun
Nothing drives a parent up the wall faster than a whiny, bored kid. We don't always have the time to prepare and supervise elaborate projects. So, keep these quick ideas handy and have a little fun on a boring summer afternoon.

Choose the Right Bicycle for You
A guide to determining which style of bike is best suited to the type of riding you will be doing.

Outdoor Toys For Kids
Long summer days seem endless at times! Keep your kids busy and entertained in your own backyard with these popular outdoor toys.

Summer Crafts and Activities
Try these free summer season related craft patterns and projects. Use many creative techniques and supplies to make a variety of summer related crafts including ice cream, sun catchers, sun dials, and much more.

Lemonade Stand Printables
The weather is getting nice and it's a great time to start planning a lemonade stand to help your neighbors cool off and make a little spending money for yourself.

Ideas for a Rainy Summer Day
When your summer plans are canceled due to rain, use these ideas for rainy day summer fun for the kids.

Great Water Toys For Your Kids
Kids love playing with water toys especially in the hot summer. Compare prices, read reviews, and pick the best water toys that your kids will really enjoy.

At Home Activities to Learn Letters and Words
You can find many fun ways at home to help your child continue school progress in word recognition and vocabulary development.

Low-Cost Summer Activities for Kids
Inside and outside activities for kids with simple how-to's to follow.

Choose the Right Surf Board
Are you just learning to surf? Make sure to pick out the best board, at the best price.

How to Host a Slumber Party
Slumber parties are a rite of passage for growing up with many kids, and having a successful sleepover requires some preparation and planning on the part of parents.

Best Swimming Pool Toys
Splash around in the pool on a hot summer's day, and have loads of fun with these swimming pool toys. A perfect way to beat the summer heat and cool down is to splash around in the pool with these pool toys.

Backyard Adventures
Get into the great outdoors, go exploring, and get creative. Try these fun crafts, games, and activities in your own backyard.

Pressing and Drying Flowers
Learn how to save your colorful flowers by drying or pressing them. Great for crafts, decorations, and gifts!

Backyard Home Theater
With high gasoline prices, more expensive air-fares, and high theme park ticket prices, getting away for the summer is certainly more difficult these days, especially if you have a family. If you are facing discontent on the homefront because of your inability to take your clan on summer vacation, why not add a little adventure and excitement at home on those warm Summer nights with an outdoor home theater?

Beach Treasures Crafts
When you go to the beach, do you end up with pails full of sand, seashells, stones, and other beach related objects? If so, here are some fun crafts you can make with all those items.

Making Ice Cream
Get creative with Ice cream! Make your own ice cream, creative ice cream creations, and ice cream crafts.

Summer Arts & Crafts for Kids
Cheap and easy summer art projects for kids.

Is My Kid Ready to Spend the Night Away From Home?
Is your kid ready to spend the night away from home? How about going away for more than one night to a summer or weekend camp or even a week-long outing? How do parents know when a child is ready to spend the night away?

Create Your Own Summer Job: 6 Ways to Make Money This Summer
Summer's here, and opportunities for quick money abound. If you're a recent graduate, a teacher or student off for the summer, or anyone else looking for some quick cash, summer's a great time to start a business. With a little money, some hard work, and a lot of entrepreneurial spirit, you can start turning a profit immediately. And all of these ideas are things you can still walk away from in September if you want to.

10 Free Entertainment Activities for Seniors
Many communities offer dozens of free entertainment and fun activities for seniors on a budget - you just need to know where to look. Here's a list to get you started.

Strengthen Your Family by Volunteering Together
You and your family CAN make a positive difference when you volunteer together. Small children can be just as helpful as older ones; the key is to choose an age-appropriate volunteer activity.

Affordable Kid Options For Summer Fun
Summertime sometimes presents a dilemma for working parents on how to safely and affordably entertain their children and provide them with often sought-after enrichment activities as well. Here are some great ideas for summer fun.

Summer Math Fun
Enhance your child's math skills during the summer months with everyday fun and games.

Productive Summer Vacation Ideas
School's out for summer, and our kids all want to watch TV or play video games for three months straight. But successful parents know that summer vacation is an opportunity, not just a break. Find solutions for keeping your kids' minds and bodies active this summer.

Astronomy & Space Activities In Less Than Thirty Minutes
Great fun astronomy & space activities for a rainy day, weekend, or summer vacation. Keep your kids -- or yourself -- busy and entertained, while learning a little bit more about space.