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26 Summer activity idea: Write a letter to your favorite author. A librarian can help you find a postal or e-mail address. Events	27 Summer activity idea: Draw a picture postcard of an imaginary place. On the back, write a message. Mail it to a friend or relative or put it in your scrapbook. Events	28 Summer activity idea: The first U.S. postage stamps were designed in 1847. Be a philatelist. Design your own stamp. Events	29 Summer activity idea: Word game! Invent a code (A=1, B=2, for example). Send a message in code to a friend. Events	30 Summer activity idea: List all the ice cream flavors you can think of. Now put them in A-BC order. Events	1 Summer activity idea: Invent a recipe for a cool summer drink. Write it on a recipe card. Serve the drink to your friends. Events	2 Summer activity idea: Go to the library and find a cookbook. Make the most interesting dish in the book. Events
3 Summer activity idea: Read the directions on a box of gelatin. Ask a parent if you can help make dessert tonight. Events	4 Summer activity idea: Work up an appetite by reading a story about food. Make and eat the food you read about. Events	5 Summer activity idea: Word game! How many smaller words can you find in the word watermelon? Events	6 Summer activity idea: If you are going on a family vacation this summer, read about your trip. Mark your travel route on a map. Events	7 Summer activity idea: Pretend you are going to visit another city, state, or country with a friend or relative. Write to the tourist bureau for more information. If you plan to visit a foreign country, write to the embassy. Visit the library and find books about the place you want to visit. Or search online for information. Plan your itinerary – and don't forget to check the weather! Events	8 Summer activity idea: Pick an important news event from another city, state, or country. Find as much information on the topic as possible – read newspapers, listen to the radio, and watch TV news. Talk about what you learned. Events	9 Summer activity idea: Word game! Look for out-of-state license plates. Make a list of all the state names and slogans. Decide which ones you like the best. Ask friends and relatives which are their favorites. Events
10 Summer activity idea: Pick wildflowers and press them between the pages of a heavy book until the end of summer. Events	11 Summer activity idea: Plan a backyard camping trip with a friend. List all the things you will need to survive. Events	12 Summer activity idea: Plan a family 'booknic' at your favorite outdoor spot, such as the beach, a park, or the woods. Pack lunch and plenty to read. Events	13 Summer activity idea: Collect shells at the beach or rocks along a trail. Use a nature guide to identify them. Events	14 Summer activity idea: Find something small enough to put in your pocket. Write or tell a story about it. Events	15 Summer activity idea: Look for shapes and designs in the clouds. Draw them. Events	16 Summer activity idea: Word game! Make a list of words to describe fireworks. Events
17 Summer activity idea: An animal has escaped from the zoo! Make up a story about it. Tell it to a friend or family member – or write it down. Add pictures, if you'd like. Events	18 Summer activity idea: What museums are close to your house? Are there any old, historic buildings in the area? Find these places on a map. Find out what is on exhibit at the museums and why the old buildings are important. Events	19 Summer activity idea: Go back in time and pretend you lived in – or did business in – the oldest building in your area. Write a story about how you spent your time. Events	20 Summer activity idea: Make a list of zoo animals. Sort them by different categories, such as type of animal (mammals, fish, etc.) or coloring (green, brown, striped, etc.). Events	21 Summer activity idea: Visit the zoo with friends or relatives and find the animals on your list. Events	22 Summer activity idea: Visit a museum or historical building with friends or relatives. Write a list of things you see that you didn't expect. Events Summer activity idea: Word game! Think of the softest animal or the oldest thing you've ever touched. Write a poem about it, but don't use the word soft or old. Events	23 Summer activity idea: Make your own joke book. Collect jokes and riddles from your family and friends. Events
24 Summer activity idea: Cut out pictures from an old magazine or catalog. Write a story about them. Events	25 Summer activity idea: Create a rebus story (a story that uses pictures to represent words). Write a short story, and then substitute pictures (that you draw or cut out) for some of the words. Events	26 Summer activity idea: Start a round-robin story. Write the beginning, then ask friends to add to it until it has an ending. Events	27 Summer activity idea: Learn what birds live in your area. (Birds are described in books called Field Guides.) Wake up early to go bird watching and list the birds you see. Events	28 Summer activity idea: Which constellations can you see on a clear summer night? Look at the sky using a star guide to help you find the constellations. Events	29 Summer activity idea: People have been looking at the skies for generations. Ask a grandparent or a much older friend to tell you a story about his or her childhood. Events	30 Summer activity idea: The first UFO was reported in 1947. Read a science fiction book in honor of it. Events
31 Summer activity idea: Word game! Baseballs also fly through the sky in summer. Find a list of baseball teams in the sports section of the newspaper. Put them in A-B-C order. Events	1	2	3	4	5	6