Looking for a summer activity for kids has never been this easy. In the age of technology, any information you need to get for a certain summer workshop can be obtained easily. And I have never seen a list this long when it comes to summer workshops and activities. Sports clinic, art workshops, academic tutorials to name a few. So in the spirit of being kuripot and to be a bit different from all the blogs/ websites writing about summer activities, I present to you 5 Summer Activities To Enhance #MultipleIntelligence (That Won’t Break Your Budget!):
Summer Activity #1 Play Outside
Introduce your kids to old games. Remember a few summer back (I mean some decades ago..) when an afternoon nap will end with a paswit from your kalaros? And then you’d hurriedly put on your slippers and excitedly run outside, only to discover na ang mahuli, taya! You’d play taguan, patintero, tumbang preso, moro- moro until your lola starts calling you because it’s dinner time already. Nakakamis no? Why not let your kids experience that? If you don’t have enough space, there’s a nearest park where you can play taguan! Or just like my kids, they play taguan here in the house. I don’t know how they do it but I am glad they knew how to play it.
BONUS: Aside from it builds’ your child’s #bodysmart potential, it helps in being #brainsmart (taguan is the best way to teach counting!)
Summer Activity #2 Create Mother’s Day Card
Aren’t you glad that Mother’s Day is during summer vacation? And also the time when flowers is abundant! For a change, why not start picking flowers and let it dry in time for Mother’s Day. Dried flowers looks good on greeting card. Check out this video:
BONUS: If you made a lot of cards, the kids can even sell it to your neighborhood!
Summer Activity # 3 Set Up A Mini Store
I am not going to claim that I am #peoplesmart, but I am not shy. I think my social skill is on the upper percentile and I have to thank my grand mother for that. She’s the one encouraging us to sell samalamig, halo- halo and barbecue during summer vacations. Dealing with different kinds of costumers everyday enhanced my social skills. It also helped me in the math area!
So if you have a community that is open for this, why not set up a lemonade store, or a sago’t gulaman stop or homemade halo halo store? You can also opt on making ice candy and let the kids sell it on the neighborhoods or make a signage in front of your house. Involve the kids in the making or cooking, let them do most of the selling and the inventory.
And oh, those cards you made from Summer Activity #2 is a good merchandise too!
BONUS: If they have a bike, selling ice candy around the village is a good exercise 🙂
Summer Activity # 4 Gardening
A good activity in the morning and in the afternoon. A few years ago, we did it on the evening. Gardening is very fulfilling, it also teaches the kids to be caring as well as how to be patient.
Here’s a list of plants that’s low maintenance and easy to plant:
- Chinese Kangkong
- Okra
- Tomato
- Eggplant
- Sili
BONUS: It’s best to plant vegetables so the kids can harvest it and they can eat it too! It teaches them what hard work and reward is all about.
Summer Activity # 5 Reading and Book Buying
I am not supposed to include this on my list but reading is an essential tool for learning di ba? And sometimes, with so many summer activities we have lined for our kids, we forgot the basic one. There’s a warehouse book sale going on here in Pasig, you might want to check it out. Books can go as low as 49 PhP, you can bring your kids along and let them choose some books they could finish this summer.
Try out some of the activities listed here and tell me how it went ha.. Let’s all unite in enhancing our children’s Multiple Intelligence 🙂
