>Have you ever seen two tractors try and pull each other across a line–kind of like in a tug-o-war? Watching a tractor pull can be fun. See which tractors can pull or lift the most. Make this a family activity: Take the whole family to watch the tractors. This activity promotes prediction skills. Which one
>Go for a boat ride! Safety First: Wear a lifejacket, boat safety kit, and an adult with you in the boat. Make this a family activity: Take the whole family out on the water! This activity promotes water safety awareness and a discovering a new vantage point for seeing the world.
>Make balloon animals. You will need long, thin balloons made especially for balloon animals. What animals can you make? This activity promotes visual-spatial skills.
>How do you sign your name? Change it! Play with it. The way you sign your name says something about you. What do you think it says? This is the signature of Louis XIV (14th) of France. (He was a king.) By the way, Happy Bastille Day to those of you in France! Make this
>To make a paper fan, you will need paper and a stapler. Fold one edge of the paper up about 3 cm (1 inch). Turn the paper over and without unfolding the first fold, fold the end up, in the other direction 3 cm (1 inch). Flip it over and repeat. Keeping folding and flipping
>Go to the playground. Is there a kid or two you don’t know? Introduce yourself and play! Make it a family activity: Take the whole family for a walk to the playground. This activity promotes physical activity.
>Can you write with your non-writing hand? What letters are the hardest to write? (If you are right handed, write with your left hand. If you are left handed, write with your right hand.) Make this a family activity: Whose handwriting/printing is the most different? The most similar? This activity promotes dexterity.
