Summer is the hottest season of the year, and having fun while it is difficult. Thankfully, summer has already begun, and the sun will shine brightly every day in the morning for the next few months. It will be a warm day that will make you feel alive. Most people spend some time outside throughout the summer, but since we are currently dealing with a pandemic, we are ensuring that we can enjoy summer both inside and outside the house. While ensuring our health's safety
Some individuals choose to stay at home laze around and sleep all day. On the other hand others may try to do something enjoyable during the summer. Traveling or going to the beach are both options, as is eating cold sweets, but more importantly, how can a family have fun during Summer Break? A budget-friendly summer holiday that will keep you proactive and entertained throughout the summer.
Here are some ideas on how a family can have summer activities that won’t break the Bank:
1. Have a Picnic at a Park
A picnic in the park is one of the summer activities that you can participate in. You can bring fruits, a blanket, and a book, and you'll be good to go. Half of the appeal of having a picnic is being outside in the nice weather, soaking up the sun and relaxing.
If you wish, you can have a multi-person gathering where you invite a few of your friends, colleagues, or neighbors. This is an excellent idea to get people together and get to know one another. A simple afternoon at the park can be a lot of fun if you bring some fun toys or board games.
2. Get Creative in the Kitchen
In the summer, people prefer to drink or eat something cold, sweet, or refreshing, as well as anything that is pleasing to the palette. While it's lovely to enjoy things on a budget, making foods once in a while is also beneficial.
During the last pandemic, Dalgona coffee became an instant hit, and its popularity prompted others to try it. Making an iced coffee is also an alternative because it is less time consuming and easy to prepare.
If you want something more unique and delicious, try making a shake or smoothie with just a blender and some ice, sugar, evaporated milk, and any fruit you choose you can create some delicious and body cooling drink.
Consider what you spend the most money on over the summer and see if you can make it yourself by experimenting in the kitchen. You'll save a lot of money and feel great about yourself for creating something unique!
3. Enjoy free Activities
You can also enjoy community activities, there some options on how you can enjoy free summer activities with your family, like bike rides or festivals. You can also check out some events in neighboring cities there might some low cost activities that are so much fun.
I personally recommending playing family sports like badminton or tennis that can help you to work up your body, be more proactive and healthy.
4. Go on a Summer Purge
Most people make a general cleaning once in a year but it is not bad to clean your house in the heat of the summer holiday. You might even found some things you use in the past and have some reminiscence. You might even collect some used papers to be thrown or recycle or some clothes that you can give to your relatives or donate it to charity.
Having a purge in the summer is ideal because it's a perfect time to reduce clothes you won’t use anymore and have a garage sale. You can supplement your income and learn to live with simply what you require.
5. Have a Family Outing or Two
Planning a family outing on beach or poolside was a good thing too just be careful on health protocol since those places may be crowded so having a reservation on those places is much better since the accumulation of visitors can be limited you can’t control your exposure on public places but you can control the your exposure on other people.
While it is nice to go swim or dive on a beach or poolside it also helps you to improve social well-being by inviting friends to socialized with it also improves mental health. People who participate in this kind of events prove to lower the anxiety of a single individual.
There is also a good option like going on a camp in mountains it is also good for a family bonding. Even a night in a mountain is also good since it was summer you can see the sky much better. You can see the stars and the moon in the sky.
6. Community Walk
Walking is beneficial for every individual it helps to maintain healthy weight and lose some body fats. It can also prevent or manage some health condition like heart disease, stroke, and blood pressure. Having a walk in a community is also good if you are new in the place. You can explore new places and discover some stores and foods stalls that you might want to try in the near future.
You can be also a tourist in your own neighborhood there might some hidden corners and areas that are waiting for you. Unexplored areas that need to be discover. Have some walk and get lost some. Enjoy having different path once in a while and make a wrong turn.
Appreciate simple things and actively look for something new, something that you’ve never seen before. Having new perspective can show you things you might be missing out, things that can just be seen in your neighborhood places.
7. Have fun event
Having an event theme in your own household is also good thing besides traveling, it wasn’t pricey. If you can’t go to your desired destination do it right in your house or your backyard. You can watch movies in Netflix, eat some snacks, and chill or rent an inflatable pool and put in your backyard and cool off.
You can also invite few friends in your house and play some board games like chess or any other board games or card games like playing “Uno” is also good since it was also popular fun game for a family and friends. Since it has no age limit even kids and adults can enjoy this game together.
Written by John Patrick Villanueva
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