I hope everyone is enjoying this warm weather. It's nice to see things opening back up and things starting to look up. I made a list of some fun things you can do with the warmer months and prepare for summer vacation.
1. Make a summer bucket list.
2. Sign up for a fitness or yoga program
3. Step, crawl or play into a world of imagination and play at the Children’s Museum at Holyoke
4. Visit the Dinosaur Footprints in Holyoke.
5. Bring the kids for hours of fun at the Holyoke Mall with Altitude Trampoline Park, Billy Beez, All in Adventure, Round 1 and more.
6. Make pudding sand cups.
7. Play Bees and Butterflies tag.
8. Take a self guided tour of the Wistariahurst Museum, a cultural and educational center owned and operated by the City of Holyoke and supported by Historic Holyoke at Wistariahurst. *You should call first as tours haven't fully opened as of this article*
9. Volleyball Hall of Fame provides the opportunity to bring people from different cultures and different parts of the world together to celebrate the sport in it's birthplace of Holyoke, Massachusetts.
10. Have a picnic at a park. Check out my families favorite local parks HERE.
11. Draw and paint a portrait with water colors.
12. Try a new recipe. Have the kids help with the cooking. Try this Broccoli Salad.
13. Start a new chapter book. Sign up for a reading challenge at the Chicopee Public Library.
14. Go thrift store or tag sale shopping.
15. Try one of our local ice cream shops
16. Make a DIY face mask.
17. Visit a local Farmers Market and support our local farmers.
18. Have a family brunch.
19. Deliver dinner to a neighborhood family.
20. Plan a scavenger hunt.
21. Create a backyard oasis for summer fun and relaxing.
22. Shop for fresh produce at a local farm.
23. Bring the whole family for an evening of bowling at AMF Chicopee.
24. Have a family camp out in the backyard or camp in in the living room with a DIY tent.
25. Create a budget and save for a summer get away.
26. Start a gratitude journal.
27. Take a family hike.
28. Take a swim at Chicopee State Park.
29. Go to a Drive in movie.
30. Make a tie dye t-shirt.
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