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Fun Ideas for Kids!

By Patsy Gilbert, Hershey to Elizabethtown Macaroni Kid December 2, 2016
60. Make Mug Cakes
59. Research your Genealogy and make a Family Tree!
58. Play Library
57. Celebrate Earth Day!
56. Make your own ice cream
55. Try a new recipe
54. Make your own sidewalk chalk
53. Use your homemade sidewalk chalk to play games like hopscotch and tic-tac-toe
52. Take a trip to the library
51. Create a spring scavenger hunt
50. Talk a walk or rides bikes on the Conewago Recreation Trail
49. Make giant bubble wands and homemade bubble solution
48. Fly a kite
47. Go Geocaching
46. Family Game Night
45. Let the kids take photos and turn them into a movie.
44. Backwards Day - dinner for breakfast and breakfast for dinner
43. Have a Silly String Fight
42. Search for a four leaf clover or make your own
41. Play Frisbee
40. Finger Paint
39. Make fruit smoothies
38. Make popsicles
37. Leftover popsicle sticks?  Make a craft!
36. Rollerskate in the neighborhood
35. Go for a bike ride
34. Have a dance party
33. Have a movie marathon
32. Learn origami
31. Make paper airplanes
30. Tie-Dye!
29. Make puppets
28. Plant a garden
27. Have a tea party
26. Create soap bubble art
25. Use sight words in hopscotch
24. Make thumbprint art
23. Have ice cream floats
22. Make paper plate crafts
21. Make indoor s'mores
20. Write and illustrate a book
19. Make a marble run
18. Make macaroni art
17. Visit ZooAmerica
16. Visit a pet store
15. Play Hide-and-Seek
14. Research something fun like an unusual animal
13. Make homemade musical instruments
12. Go thrifting
11. Have a lemonade stand
10. Have a spa party
9. Have a Color Run in your backyard
8. Create Rock Art
7. Make your own Bubbles
6. Make homemade Bouncy Balls
5. Make your own Board Game
4. DIY Outdoor Game
3. Visit Hershey Gardens
2. Visit The Hershey Story
1. Visit a new park