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Paint Rocks and Hide Them

Paint rocks with bright designs, then hide them around town for strangers to find and smile at.

1 hour Low-cost Kids Families Creative
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Learn to Skip Stones

Find flat stones at a lake or river. Master the wrist flick. Count the skips. Challenge each other.

30 min Free Kids Families Outdoorsy
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Run Through the Sprinklers

Turn on the sprinklers and run back and forth screaming. Age requirement: zero. Joy requirement: maximum.

15 min Free Kids Families Silly
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Fly a Kite

Buy or make a kite, find an open field, and let the wind do the work. Simple magic.

1 hour Low-cost Kids Families Outdoorsy
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Backyard Slip-N-Slide

Lay out a tarp, add dish soap and the hose, and slide your way into summer legend status.

1 hour Low-cost Kids Teens Adventurous
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Visit the Library Summer Program

Free reading programs, activity kits, movie screenings, and air conditioning. Your library is a summer goldmine.

1 hour Free Kids Tweens Educational
Backyard Camping Night

Pitch a tent in the backyard, tell stories, make s'mores, and sleep (or try to) under the stars.

Full Day Low-cost Kids Families Adventurous

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