10 Ways to Give Your Kid a 1970’s Kind of Summer

Now this...is awesome. Summer is just about here and the kids will want things to do. Why not flash back and let them live how you lived.

Stay active, ditch the gadgets, go outside, BE A KID!!! Man if I had a dollar for every hour of Wiffle Ball I played as a kid in the summer, I'd be loaded. Drinking from a hose, spending multiple nights at friends house (or Grandma's) playing basketball, just turn the summer days into adventures! According to scarymommy.com these are 10 Ways to Give Your Kid a 1970's Kind of Summer. Minus the short-shorts and bad haircuts, have fun!

• Make them play outside
• Let them watch TV
• Eat whatever you  want, and/or whatever can find
• Send them to the movies for the entire day
• Spend three nights in a row at your best friend’s house
• Make stuff, like from stuff you find
• Have them put on a talent show
• Play this until you want to throw it against the wall, or smash into 1000 pieces
• Build a fort in the backyard
• Finally, learn to find the amazing in the ordinary