Help your kids keep up with their reading by taking them to the library once every two weeks to pick up a new novel. If you know what books your child will be reading in the fall, you can help her by picking up other works by the same author or books from the same era. Have your child write a short book report discussing the novel she read.
Take your child camping near a lake, river or at a national park. You can introduce the forest, lake or wetland ecosystem to your child. Ask him what he knows about the food chain in the forest and which animals he can name from the ecosystem.
Take your child on a guided tour of a historical landmark or of the old part of a city. Choose a tour that introduces the history of the area or landmark and have a discussion with your child about life at that time. You can also take your child to a history or war museum and explore the different exhibits together.
Put aside some time for your kid to express herself artistically. She may be interested in music or visual arts. Get her an instrument or a paint set. You can also take her outside to paint from nature.
Take your child to a zoo, natural history museum or marina. Walk around the different exhibits with your child and discuss the animals, their habitat, food and place in the ecosystem. If you are taking your child to a natural history museum, you can also introduce or discuss the science of evolution and the fate of extinct animals like the dinosaurs.
Get your child a guide to stargazing, including different constellations and where to find them in the sky. Get your child a telescope. You and your child can enjoy stargazing on summer evenings, pointing out different constellations and focusing your telescope on the moon and different planets.