Tips provide various ways of having fun with children

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Mareschal

This article was written from the perspective of a child’s aunt, but it also could apply to other relatives of children, especially grandparents.

When I was a child, I looked forward to long summer days with no particular agenda and especially no school.

I remember a nice balance of free play, visits to the library and book-mobile, trips to the zoo and science museum, and occasionally an evening drive to the ice cream store in pajamas. One of my aunts would invite me to stay with her for a week or two at a time. My favorite part of the visit was staying up past my bed time and watching “The Tonight Show” with Johnny Carson.

Those times are long gone, but as an adult and an aunt, I have recreated these fun times for myself and the overscheduled children in my life.