Best Things to Do With Kids Near You

Swimming lessons

Zip line adventure gift cards

museum membership

A family trip or staycation

If you can find beach chairs with straps for carrying on your back, it makes the trip to and from the car so much easier!

We keep an old plastic milk jug or two filled with water in the trunk of our car for a last clean up in the parking lot before we all get into the car to head home. Beware, though! Some milk jug tops are stronger than others so reuse ones that are less likely to pop off and spill all over your trunk.

I use old flat bed sheets as beach blankets. I always pack icy cold water bottles and ice packs in insulated bags with fresh fruit and snacks. In my beach bag, I always keep kids sand/water toys, hand sanitizer, sunscreen, hand soap, hair ties, lotion, band aids/emergency kit, napkins, tissues and bug spray. Don't forget beach towels, sunglasses and spare swimsuits!

Bring a garbage bag! Better yet, always keep one in the car as a back up. This is something I often forget to pack and always regret it when I do. They are handy for discarding your own trash throughout the day, of course, but my kids also love bringing our “grabbers” for impromptu beach clean ups, too.

Low key trips to the zoo. We became members so we can enjoy going for just a few hours at a time.

Strawberry picking 🍓

Pool time!

Start and finish (read aloud) a book in the "Harry Potter" series.