https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Sun, 24 May 2026 09:49:55 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730978 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 20:24:40 +0000 cmomma17 1730978@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: glad you had fun! Love the digging for change idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730976 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 20:23:27 +0000 mrbee 1730976@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: The other day we were gardening in a street tree bed, and the kids weren't into it... so I buried a dollar in change everywhere and gave them sticks to dig for the coins. They spent an hour digging up the soil looking for coins, and actually helped us loosen the soil! Usually they just step on the flowers, so it was a nice change of pace ha... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730951 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 20:11:00 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1730951@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: What a fun idea! That sounds like a truly excellent evening. And hopefully all that good physical activity will also translate into easy (and sound) sleep. Hope you and Bee have a fantastic evening, as well. :D</p> <p>--I miiiight steal your penny idea. I think Ellie would get a big kick out of it. She really likes searching for things. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730834 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 18:53:36 +0000 mrbee 1730834@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>&lt;&lt; Hope you have fun this evening-- I'd love to hear what you end up doing. &gt;&gt;</p> <p>@Mrs. Twine: We played soccer and frisbee and tag! But the biggest hit of the evening was that I brought a few dollars in pennies, nickels and dimes and sprinkled them under a tree and the kids ran around picking it all up. Then they used the money to "buy" some bubble gum from me! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730744 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 17:12:03 +0000 Mrs. Jump Rope 1730744@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mrbee: we go outside and oolay soccer. Or Chloe is really into golf. Or hula hoops!</p> <p>She also loves riding her bike, going to the park and taking long walks. Sometimes we do all three and it's a guaranteed early bedtime. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730739 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 17:07:54 +0000 Sparkler 1730739@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are watching the World Cup, so we will let out kids watch for a bit and then go outside and play "World Cup" soccer with the kids! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730712 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:39:35 +0000 mrbee 1730712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Seattlemom: That looks fun... will definitely try that on a rainy day! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730711 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:39:08 +0000 mrbee 1730711@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Mrs. Twine: Love the idea of a scavenger hunt! Will come up with one and try that later this week!!</p> <p>@cmomma17: What a great idea... I think I'll try that tonight! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730705 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:31:52 +0000 cmomma17 1730705@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Make up your own Olympic Games! Literally make them run! ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730690 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:13:26 +0000 lady grey 1730690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>You could do a baking project, like pretzels. Or make your own playdough. Or a simple science project:<br /> <a href="http://www.thejoysofboys.com/will-it-float/" rel="nofollow">http://www.thejoysofboys.com/will-it-float/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730687 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:10:02 +0000 Mrs. Twine 1730687@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Do you get fireflies where you are? </p> <p>Or... could you maybe cook out somewhere kind of different where they could do some exploring?</p> <p>Lots of times just going somewhere you usually go but just at a different time of day is exciting to kids-- it feels magical that it can be the same place, but not the same.</p> <p>How about an easy scavenger hunt? You could make a list of things you are positive you'd encounter on a nice walk and then look for those things together.</p> <p>Hope you have fun this evening-- I'd love to hear what you end up doing. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/whats-a-fun-summer-evening-activity-for-the-kids#post-1730681 Sun, 29 Jun 2014 16:01:47 +0000 mrbee 1730681@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I promised my 2 and 4 year old that I'd take them to the pool after their nap... but then they took forever to fall asleep and by the time they wake up, it will be too late to go to the pool! I mean we could still go, but we'd only have about half an hour or so before it closes.</p> <p>What's a fun evening activity that we could do instead of going to the swimming pool? ETA: Ideally it'd be something outdoors so they could burn off some energy running around... </p>