What will you do this

?

Will you go to the beach?

Will you go on a trip?

Will you go to the pool?

What about when you’re at home?What else can you do?

Have an Art Museum Day!

Make a bunch of pictures either by yourself or with

your friends! Hang them up on the walls or on the

fence outside your home and take a walk through your own art museum!

Visit a REAL art museum!

The Zimmerli at Rutgers or the Princeton Art

Museum are only 15 minutes away!

Philadelphia and New York aren’t too far

either!

Take a virtual tour of an art museum! The Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York is just

one museum that lets you visit their galleries right from your computer!

Be crafty!Use photos from school or other events to

make a scrapbook! You can even take pictures of other things you are doing this summer.

Glue the pictures to pages of a notebook and decorate the pages with drawings or stickers!

Collect empty containers and boxes around your house & make instruments

out of them! Use rubber bands, tape, and whatever else you need to hold

them together. Make up a song on your new instruments! Have a concert!

Make a sculpture out things you find around the house, like empty bottles, cardboard tubes, and other old items!

Challenge yourself!How long can you last without watching TV, playing video games, or using your computer? One afternoon? One whole day? Two days? Longer?

How many sit ups, push-ups, or jumping jacks can you do in one minute? Try it every day and challenge yourself to go faster! Try other activities, too!

Challenge your friends or family!Set up a “Field Day” in your back yard or at a park!

Challenge your friends and family to relay races and other games like:-Marshmallow Toss

-Ping Pong ball bounce-Fill-the-Bucket race with a wet sponge

-Broom stick Limbo

Or make up your own challenges!

Be a Book Worm!

Start a book club with your friends!

Pick a book to read and then

meet up to talk about it!

Visit the South Brunswick Public Library! They have lots of activities there over

the summer.

Sign up for a reading challenge!

Time your reading with the Scholastic App

(scholastic.com/apps/scholasticreadingtimer)

Or set a goal for the whole summer! Visit MyCentraJersey.com and find out how

you can read 5 books and win tickets to a Somerset Patriots game!

Go Outside!!!Build a bug box & catch insects

outside. Observe how they move and what they do. Look online for information on what they like to eat so you can give them some

food.

Go for a walk! Come up with a scavenger hunt list before you leave and see how many of those things you can find on your way! Make a collage with all the things you’ve

collected!Catch fireflies

in a jar and watch them

glow!

Camp out in your back yard! Bring snacks, toast

marshmallows, and look for constellations in the sky!

Blow bubbles, play hopscotch, or draw with chalk on the sidewalk!

Ask a parent or grandparent what they played when they were little. Try out a new game!

Be a Scientist!

Visit the planetarium in Trenton!

Fill a cup or a bucket with

water. Test if different items

will sink or float!

Get a magnet from your fridge. Test out different objects to see if they are magnetic!

Use a magnifying glass to explore

the world around you up close!

Explore life on the farm!

Go and pick your own fruit! Here are some local farms to

visit to get fresh apples, strawberries, and

blueberries!

-Von Thun’s(South Brunswick)

-Stults (Cranbury)

-Terhune Orchards(Princeton)

Plant your own garden!

Start growing plants from seeds, or start with a small

plant that you buy at a garden store. You can plant flowers for your garden or even grow your

own vegetables!

Be a friend to animals!

Make a bird feeder! Buy a kit at a store or make your own by sticking seeds to a pinecone and hang it outside!

Visit the Zoo! The Philadelphia Zoo and the Bronx Zoo aren’t

too far. The Turtleback Zoo is even closer!

Do you like fish? Visit the aquarium in Point

Pleasant or in Camden!

Have a Game Day!Have a board game

tournament! Challenge your friends or family to

Checkers, Monopoly, Yahtzee, or your favorite

board game. See who can win the most games in a

row!

CHALLENGE: Make your own board game!

Design the board, come up with the rules

and make your own game pieces!

A deck of cards can be lots of fun!

Play Gin Rummy, Go Fish, or even Solitaire!

Learn a magic trick!

Use the deck of cards to build a house of cards. See how tall you can make it before it falls

down!

Get into Show Biz!Go see a play! Plays in the Park in Edison even has plays you can see outside in the evenings over the summer!

Sing a song and record it! Create a music video for it! As an extra challenge, write

your OWN song to perform!

Make a movie! Write a script and have your

friends and family play different roles. Record it and have a movie night

to enjoy it!

Write a book! Write a poem! Write a silly story! Who knows

what it will become?

Write a play! Come up with costumes and a set, and perform

it for your friends! Stuffed animals make a great audience, too!

Have a family movie night! Get into your

pajamas, make some popcorn, turn off the lights, and snuggle up on the couch to watch your favorite movies!

Be a chef and make yummy snacks!

Help make Rice Krispies Treats, cookies, or brownies to share with your friends when they come over for a play date!

Spread peanut butter or cream cheese onto a piece of celery. Stick raisins onto it to

make it looks like ants crawling on a log!

Make fruit kabobs! Choose your favorite fruits and line them up on long sticks! Or

take your favorites, add some ice, and blend them together to make a tasty

smoothie!

Make your own pizza! Use half an English muffin, some

sauce, and some cheese, and microwave it until the cheese

melts. Yum!

Help out in the kitchen! Help mix up ingredients or put things together for a salad. Ask what you can do to help make your meals!