Summer is the best season to try and have some fun. It’s the best time for vacations, festivals, staycations, concerts, and spending time outside getting plenty of fresh air and a tan.
However, if you’ve got a family to entertain this summer time, you don’t have to deal with the complaints. There’s a lot you can do to keep everyone happy, and we can even get you started with a few great ideas
Kids, teenagers, young adults, older couples, elderly relatives – any member of your family is going to have a good time when you plan quick and easy activities like these.
Head to the Beach
The beach is always going to be a free place to visit, but that doesn’t mean it’s a boring way to spend time. After all, as long as you put on plenty of sunscreen, plenty of towels and even a few chairs, and have a parasol to go over the top, you can relax and lounge in style.
Both you and any older kids in the family can spend time there, reading magazines and sipping on cold drinks out of the cooler you’ve brought with you, while any kids and fun loving adults can all take a dip in the ocean and have a splash around.
Book a Table at a Restaurant
It’s pretty easy to pop some shoes on and head out to eat, what with the amount of amazing Indian restaurants that can be found in every town and city around the world. However, that doesn’t make it any less exciting when you know you’ve got a table booked and the promise of scrummy food on the way.
That’s why you should make a policy of eating out once a week this summer time; take it in turns to choose where you’re going to go, and make sure you visit a new restaurant, diner, or sports bar every time. If you end up liking a place, you can make a special request to head back there at the end of the summer, meaning you can celebrate in style before heading back to school or work.
Buy a Garden Fire Pit
If you don’t already have a fire pit in the garden, make sure you get one for the rest of the summer.
Fire pits are great for gathering around on both warm and chilly nights, seeing as the flames in front of you can make it more temperate without being too overbearing, and you can sip hot cocoa and roast marshmallows as you tell stories, listen to podcasts, and make up a few ghostly tales of your own.
This adds up to a bit of low cost summer fun that you don’t even have to leave the house for, and that’s great when you’ve got a large family to corral into the same place!
If you want to have fun with the whole family this summer, without anyone complaining or finding things inaccessible, try out the three activities above.