1. Sign up for our Summer Reading Program. Earn prizes for reading or listening to books.
3. Come to the library to hear a story by a teacher or principal from Symons Elementary on Thursday afternoons and a few other days. See the schedule here.
4. Visit a museum. Use your library card to check out free passes or discounts to select museums through the Michigan Activity Pass program.
5. Play outside. Check out Go Out and Play for game suggestions or The Kids' Outdoor Adventure Book : 448 Great Things to do in Nature Before You Grow Up for more ideas.
6. Learn a magic trick. See these books for ideas.
7. Create a craft project. Try paper crafts, dinosaur crafts, American girls' crafts, origami, or browse the children's 700 section for additional ideas.
8. Explore a state park. Check out a pass for free entry into a state park or recreation area through the MI Big Green Gym program. This year, passes are available through the Michigan Activity Pass website. Search the site by zip code and then search the page of results for a state park or see a list of all locations here.
9. Plant a garden. Try one of these books for ideas: Show Me How I Can Grow Things and The Book of Gardening Projects for Kids.
10. Visit the Hack House. The Hack House museum is open from May to late November
Sundays from 1:00 until 4:00 P.M.
11. Hear a concert and see a movie during Milan Parks and Recreation's free Concerts and Movies in the Park series on Thursday evenings. See the schedule here.
12. Attend a program presented by Milan Parks and Recreation. See their schedule here.
13. Schedule nothing to do for one day and see where the day takes you.
14. Let your child plan the day from beginning to end. Have fun with what he or she chooses.
15. Try a new recipe. See these cookbooks or ChopChop magazine for ideas.
Need more ideas? See this article about 101 Free Things to do with Kids in Michigan.
What are you planning to do this summer?
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