Camp Mom! 20 Activities to Make Summer Awesome for Everyone

There'll be no "I'm bored!" whining this summer! Make a staycation as fun for your kids as a week of summer camp with these awesome (and cheap) activities.

By Aimee Herring

Aimee Herring

1 of 10

Craft & Win!

Handy with a glue stick? Got a drawer full of glitter? We want you! Visit parents.com/craftiestmom to enter our Craftiest Mom contest (any adult can enter, even Dad!). Through August 9, submit an original craft that you like to make with your little ones. Our winner will receive a $300 gift card from Jo-Ann Fabric and Craft Stores and be featured in a future issue of Parents. Judges include Nizzi Renaud, from Etsy.com, an online marketplace for unique handmade finds from independent artists; Genevieve Gorder, from HGTV's Dear Genevieve; Cassi Griffin, of The Crafty Crow kids' craft blog; and Parents magazine lifestyle director, Amanda Kingloff.

Enter Our Craftiest Mom Contest

What do you think of this story? Tell Us.

1 of 10

Related Links