Summer can be fun and offers lots of possibilities for outdoor play. But keeping kids interested in reading might be a little more challenging during summer. Our family does a few things to make reading fun and I thought I'd share them here for anyone looking for some ideas. Try having a different book each week that the family can read together and make themed activities for that week based on the story.
For little kids, about 3-5 years, read a book together.
Make a play about the story, and have kids pick the character they want to play. Mom and Dad can get involved too-especially if there are more characters in the story than kids in your family.
Make costumes together, and collect "props" that fit in with the story.
If there are any recipes in the story, make them during the week.
For older kids make word scrambles using words out of the story.
Have everyone write a new ending for the story and share them. For very young ones, have them draw their new ending.
Have everyone draw a new picture that would go on the cover of the book.
Take family trips to the library to pick out the book for the next week.
Any tips you'd like to share for helping your kids to enjoy reading?