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Family Travel Destinations: U.S. National Parks

Family Balance Sheet

As a family, we have dreams of traveling extensively throughout the United States. The Every Kid in a Park initiative provides an opportunity for US fourth graders and their families across the country to obtain a FREE pass for to visit federal lands and waters. Smithsonian National Zoo. Welcome to your guide to the U.S.

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Enriching Education: How Families Can Make Summer a Season For Building Children’s Language, Literacy, and Learning Skills

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ASHA urges families to use the summer to nurture joy in reading and let kids be the ones who choose what they read. Don’t assume that kids only learn by reading traditional novels. Let kids design their own special place for reading. This could be a family book club, or one with neighbors or friends. Cook together.

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Our Day at the Washington, D.C. Zoo

Family Balance Sheet

We took a day trip a few week's ago to the Smithsonian National Zoo. but this is the first time we have taken our kids to our nation's capital. While zoos are an awesome opportunity to see exotic and beautiful animals, I struggle with the fact that they truly are out of their natural habitat. I loved the flamingos.

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Start Planning and Budgeting for Summer TODAY!

Family Balance Sheet

As a family, we are looking forward to camping trips, a week at the beach, and cookouts with friends. ” Kids (and parents) get excited about summer trips and activities, so I like to post a family calendar on the refrigerator with all of our summer plans and activities. How much is summer going to cost you and your family?

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Family Camping @ Avalon Campground

Family Balance Sheet

My family does! Avalon Campground is family friendly, full of amenities, and very close to the beach. The campground also has an 18 hole miniature golf course, 2 beautiful pools, and shuffleboard court, Scooters or bikes are a must for kids to motor around the campground. Love to camp? This year, we discovered a gem of a beach.

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6 Free Online Summer Camps for Kids (2020)

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But keeping kids engaged for the duration of the summer is a herculean task, and there’s no shame in seeking outside help. There are five main camps your kids can enjoy. Kids can choose from six tracks, including Production and Composition, Science and Math, Health, Instruments, Careers, and History and Culture.

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Central Park Zoo, Life Changes.and Zucchini

Family Balance Sheet

My husband and I just commented this week about how active we have been--VBS, Y-camp, play-dates, boating with the grandparents, weekend trips to visit extended family and friends, trips to the playground, picnics, swimming at the community pool, CSA farm days, a day trip to Central Park zoo, and a summer vacation to the beach.

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