文 | 米粒媽
整理完這個清單,米粒媽心潮澎湃。這個看似簡單的清單,裡面是滿滿的家庭、親情和愛。全家人一起,放慢腳步,享受在一起的每一時每一刻,一起創造美好的回憶,一起去做這些傻傻的、卻超有愛的事兒。說起來大部分並不難,只是我們想不到而已, 幸福就是這麼簡單!這才是生活的真諦!
1.Pick your own...whatever. Find a farm with blueberries, strawberries, tomatoes, flowers, etc., and get picking. 去農場採摘,摘藍莓、草莓、土豆、花……摘什麼都可以!
2.Play outside in the rain. Smell the rain on the pavement; splash in puddles; make mud pies. 在雨中玩耍,聞聞人行道上雨水的味道,(像豬小妹一樣穿上小雨靴)跳泥巴坑、玩泥巴
3.Make your own rain. Douse everyone with the hose or sprinkler. 製造雨水,用軟管或花灑把每個人弄溼!
4.Take family naps. Parents nap too! 全家一起睡個甜甜的午覺,粑粑麻麻也要一起睡哦!
5.Paint with hands. 畫手指畫(用手指感受顏色的變幻和天馬行空的創造)
6.Pack a picnic...frequently. Go beyond the burgers. Try veggies or fish. The kids might like them! 時常野餐!不僅僅是漢堡啦,試試素食或魚,孩子們會喜歡哦! (可以去家附近的公園野餐,讀讀繪本)
7.Make "smores." Chocolate + marshmallow + graham cracker = summer 露天烤巧克力夾心餅乾! (美國家庭的夏日傳統,把棉花糖在爐火上考軟了,加巧克力,用兩片小麥餅乾夾著吃,米粒媽覺得非常好吃,但是你們知道美國人怎麼胖起來的了吧!)
8.Camp out. First-timers, try backyard camping. 去露營。新手的話,先在自己家後院先試試! (我家入了個兒童帳篷,米粒小朋友有時候就在我家陽臺露營)
9.Camp in. Put the sleeping bags on the floor and have a family slumber party. 在家露營,把睡袋放在地板上,全家一起開睡衣派對吧!
10.Stargaze. Invite friends and make a party of it. 和孩子一起仰望星空,呼朋引伴一起吧! (這個估計得去郊外或農村)
11.Catch lightening bugs. And then watch them flicker away into the night. 捉螢火蟲,然後看著它們在夜裡慢慢飛逝 (聽起來就好美啊!)
12.Rearrange the furniture. Give the kids graph paper and have them draw out a plan first. 重新擺家裡的家具,給孩子一張方格紙,讓他們先畫個計劃出來! (現在咱們這代家長,小決策可以給孩子做,大決策基本都不會。這樣不大不小的決策也可以讓孩子試試哦)
13.Make your own pizza. 全家人一起動手,自製一張披薩。 (喜歡烘焙、烹飪的媽媽,可以全家一起動手哦)
14.Invite friends over for a game night. Have a kids' games table and an adult one too. 邀請朋友來過「遊戲之夜」,設置孩子們的遊戲桌和大人們的遊戲桌。
15.Build a huge sandcastle. 建一個巨大的沙灘城堡
16.Make dinosuar fossiles from ice. 用冰做恐龍化石
17.Stop to smell the flowers. (Go to a botanical garden.) 路上停下,去聞聞花香 (可以去植物園玩)
18.Talk to the animals. (Go to the zoo.) 跟動物們說話 (去動物園)
19.Get wet. (Go to a water park.) 把自己弄溼 (去水上公園)
20.Have a puzzle race. Use 100-piece puzzles and see who finishes first. 舉辦家庭拼圖大賽,用100塊的拼圖,看看誰先拼好! (拼圖是鍛鍊專注力的法寶,不過一定要循序漸進,不要用太難太複雜的嚇到寶寶哦)。
21.Play a card game. Maybe crazy eights, spoons or poker. Take your pick. 全家一起玩撲克
22.Play a board game. Candyland, chess or Monopoly, depending on age and inclination. 全家一起玩桌遊:糖果樂園棋、西洋棋、大富翁……看娃的年齡啦。
23.Make a time capsule and bury it in your backyard. Send a future email to yourself, reminding your family to open it! 製作一個時間膠囊(放些能記錄當下的物品),埋在後院裡,給自己寄一封未來的電子郵件,提醒大家開啟膠囊!
24.Make a first aid kit with your kids and teach them about the contents. 和孩子們一起自製一個急救包,給他們講解每個東西的使用方法。
25.Grab some trash bags and gloves, head to a local park, and pick up garbage. Talk to your kids about recycling and how it’s important to look after our planet. 拿些垃圾袋和手套,去當地的公園撿垃圾。告訴孩子們循環回收利用的意義,以及保護地球環境的重要性。 (米粒媽覺得可以先從小區裡做起)
26.Go for a walk in the woods. Bring paper and crayons so you can do rubbings of all the different types of tree bark. 去樹林裡散步,帶上紙和蠟筆,塗鴉出不同種類的樹。
27.Learn to waterski or surfing. 學滑水橇或衝浪。 (米粒這個夏天要學自由式,從簡單的開始吧)
28.Dig in the sand at the beach. Doesn't matter if it's on the ocean, lake or bay. 在沙灘上挖沙子,不管是海邊,湖邊,還是海灣邊上。
29.Set up a blanket under a shady tree and read with your kids. 在樹蔭下鋪一張毯子,然後和孩子們一起讀繪本。 (注意防蚊哦)
30.Take an early morning bird walk. Choose the right field guide. 全家一起早期去觀鳥,選擇對的野外指南。 (在國內觀鳥的話,估計得去動物園了)
31.Grow vegetables. And then eat them. 種菜,然後一起吃。 (米粒奶奶特喜歡在陽臺上種菜,淘寶買了種子,種的菜夠老兩口吃,還經常給我們送,豆芽啊,小白菜啊,生菜啊,秋葵啊,棒棒噠)
32.Grow flowers. And then arrange them. 種花,然後一起擺放。
33.Let the kids cook dinner. In fact, make a tradition of it. 讓孩子們做回晚飯,事實上,可以作為家庭傳統經常這樣做。 (先讓大點的孩子學會煮餃子、番茄炒蛋吧)
34.Host the kids' friends for a sleepover. And the maybe your kids will be invited next--giving you a free evening. 讓孩子的朋友們來過夜,也許你家娃也會被邀請去別人家過夜,你就有了個自由的晚上。
35.Go to a nearby museum that you've never been to before. 去你們還沒去過的本地博物館參觀 (米粒同學點名要這周末去汽車博物館)
36.Go to your favorite local museum...again. 再次參觀你家寶貝最愛的本地博物館
37.Go to a carnival or county fair. Eat cotton candy, fried dough or something really bad once this summer. 去嘉年華、遊樂園/集市,吃點棉花糖、炸甜甜圈之類特別不健康的東西,整個夏天就吃一回! (可以去本市的遊樂場;有條件的可以去上海或香港的迪斯尼;大點的孩子,大阪的哈利波特樂園強烈推薦哦)
38.Decorate your walkways with chalk. Better yet, make your own chalk. 在人行道上畫粉筆畫,最好呢,自製粉筆吧 (美國人喜歡什麼都自己做……)
39.Take a hike. Choose a route near your house or take a drive to a more distant park. 去徒步旅行,可以選家旁邊的路線,或是開車去遠點的公園
40.Plant a butterfly garden. Watch the butterflies flutter by. 養一個蝴蝶園,看蝴蝶翩翩飛舞! (淘寶上就有各種蝴蝶蛹、孵化屋賣,超讚哦)
41.Make fresh lemonade. Maybe even sell it at a lemonade stand! 和孩子一起自製檸檬汁,還可以支個小攤賣檸檬汁!
42.Take road trip to a nearby city. Spend the night if you can or just make it a day trip. 開車去隔壁城市玩,可以當天往返,也可以住上一晚。
43.Show the kids science is fun. Try some experiments. 給孩子展示出科學的趣味,在家做些科學小實驗! (不知道從哪開始的,可以買些科學實驗包,或是兒童動手實驗的相關書籍)
44.Make daisy chains and ear them all day! 用雛菊做條項鍊,戴一整天!
45.Visit a local attraction and play tourist for the day. Take photos, be silly, and buy souvenirs. 去當地的景點玩,當一回遊客。拍照,傻傻的,買些紀念品。 (米粒媽在北京生活了三十多年,好多景點沒去過,慚愧……)
46.Read a chapter book aloud. Or even go on and read a whole series together. 大聲讀繪本吧,讀一章或是一整本
47.Listen to a classic as an audiobook. Or try these newer audiobooks. 用有聲書的形式聽一本經典名著,或者聽些新的書/繪本。 (可以聽聽喜馬拉雅APP的米粒媽磨耳朵電臺哦,各種原版繪本、英文童謠的音頻,在APP裡搜「米粒媽英文」就有啦)
48.Teach the kids a game you haven't played since you were a kid. 教孩子玩些你長大之後就再沒玩過的遊戲。 (跳房子,彈球,跳皮筋,扔沙包,拍畫片兒……)
49.Volunteer at a senior citizen's residence with your kids. 和孩子們一起去養老院做義工。
50.Start a neighbourhood parade! Ask friends and other families to come out, costume up, and join the parade around your street. kids can make floats from wagons and bikes! 開始一個鄰裡的大遊行!呼朋引伴來參加,穿上服裝和道具,孩子們可以用馬車或自行車做彩車!
51.Make ice cream. 自製美味的冰淇淋! (這個可以有!)
52.Make your own outdoor movie theater and host movie night! 自家院子裡做一個露天電影院,舉辦電影之夜! (現實版:在家,全家人一起看場電影吧!)
53.Take bike rides for fun. Either leave from your own house or drive to biking trails. 一家人一起騎自行車,可以從家裡開始,或是深入到騎行自行車道。
54.Go fishing. In many states kids can drop a line in without a license. 去釣魚,美國很多州允許孩子無牌照釣魚。 (鍛鍊孩子的專注力哦)
55.Paddle a kayak or a canoe. Or if you're really adventurous try white water rafting. 一家人一起劃皮艇或獨木舟,如果特別喜歡冒險,可以試試激流泛舟。 (現實版:去北海踩腳踏船吧)
56.Jump rope. Chant these jump rope rhymes. 跳繩,唱些跳繩韻律歌。
57.Press summer flowers. Make a pressed flower picture. 採集夏花,把花壓在紙上做出藝術品。
58.String beads. Beading for kids can be as simple or complex as you choose. 串珠,可以特別簡單,也可以特別複雜! (推薦B.Toys波普珠珠)
59.Blow giant bubbles. 吹巨型泡泡! (推薦德國泡特飛,能製造超大泡泡,安全無毒)
60.Play miniature golf. Can you make the last hole-in-one for a free game? 玩迷你高爾夫,最後一局能不能一桿進洞,贏得一次免費的迷你高爾夫? (現實版:去草地上和孩子一起踢場球吧)
61.Eat at the counter of a diner. And let the kids spin on the stools. 在快餐店的櫃檯吃頓飯,讓孩子們在圓高凳子上轉椅子玩
62.Find a new place to play. Easy idea: Clear out the basement or garage. Complicated idea: Build a tree house. 找到一個家裡新的地方玩。簡單版:清理地庫或車庫;複雜版:建一個樹屋!!! (太酷炫了)
63.Build a Lego castle. Clear off a table and make it a family project. 建一個樂高城堡:清理乾淨餐桌,全家人一起動手吧!
64.Master a new skill together. Learn to juggle, play harmonica, do the hula hoop, etc. 全家一起學一種新技能,學會變戲法、吹口琴、轉呼啦圈……
65.Teach the grandparents to use Skype. And show off your new skill. 教爺爺奶奶怎麼用視頻聊天軟體Skype,顯擺一下寶貝的新技能~
66.Build a fort. Try pillows and blankets in the living room or cardboard boxes in the yard. 建一個堡壘,可以在起居室裡堆滿枕頭和床單,或是在院子裡堆滿硬紙箱。 (剁手收到的硬紙箱,可以做好多好玩的呢)
67.Make fairy houses. Use moss, bark and leaves in a dwelling fit for Thumbelina. 建一個仙女屋,用苔蘚、書皮、樹葉裝飾拇指姑娘的小屋。 (現實版:芭比娃娃的小屋)
68.Write/illustrate a comic book. Make it a group effort or let everyone do their own. 全家一起寫+畫一本漫畫書,大家一起努力哦,每個人要做好自己的那部分。
69.Build your brain. These brainteaser games can help. 激活大腦,一起玩腦筋急轉彎遊戲。
70.Find a free concert near you. 去聽附近的一個免費音樂會
71.Find a kite kit at a hobby store and wait for a windy day! 在興趣商店買一個風箏,然後等待一個颳風的日子!
72.Run in the yard. Kick ball, wiffle ball, Frisbee and tag will keep you moving. 在院子裡瘋跑,踢球,打棒球,扔飛盤,動起來!
73.Visit a local farmers market. And feast on the fruits and veggies of the season. 去當地的農貿市場,用應季的蔬菜水果一起舉辦個大餐吧!
74.Create art, i.e. seashell crafts, with beach items. 用沙灘上的東西做藝術品,比如貝殼藝術品。
75.Have breakfast in bed. Take turns being the server and the served. 在床上用早餐,一家人輪流服務、被服務。
76.Play with clay. Then bake your creations to make them permanent. 玩黏土,然後烘焙成品,讓他們得以永久保存。
77.Make play dough creations. Then rip them up and do it again. 玩培樂多彩泥創作,拆了再拼起來。 (小寶寶的話,推薦日本的大米彩泥,誤食也沒關係)
78.Make paper airplanes. See whose goes the farthest. 全家一起摺紙飛機,看誰的飛得最遠。
79.Join a summer reading club. Parents can list all their books read over the summer too, but I doubt you'll get a prize. 參加一個暑假的閱讀俱樂部,爸爸媽媽也可以列出你們夏天想讀的書,但我懷疑你們能得獎哈哈。
80.Keep a sketch diary. 和娃一起寫一本寫生和美術日記
81.Write in a journal. At the end of the summer share selections with each other about the highlights of the season. 寫一本日記,夏天結束的時候,相互分享這個夏天最難忘的瞬間。
82.Spa day! Nail painting, mud masks, and more! 溫泉水療日!塗指甲、敷面膜,享受生活!
83.Make photo gifts online. Grandma will love them. 在線做些相片禮物,姥姥/奶奶會喜歡的。
84.Take lessons together. Cooking, yoga, tennis, music, etc. 一起上一門課,烹飪啊,瑜伽啊,網球啊,音樂啊,什麼都行。
85.Plan a neighbourhood BBQ! 計劃一次鄰居們一起燒烤!
86.Set up a badminton net. You could use it for volleyball too. 支一張羽毛球網,也可以打排球哦 (現實版:大點的孩子,可以一家人在小區裡打羽毛球)
87.Bring a donation to your local pet shelter and play with the animals. 去給當地的動物收容所捐點錢,和動物們一起玩耍。
88.Create a treasure hunt for kids. Do it on your own property or around town. 給孩子們設計一個尋寶遊戲,可以只在家裡,也可以在整個小鎮上。
89.Erect a bird feeder. And then watch the show from your window. 立起一個餵鳥器,然後在家裡透過窗戶看小鳥來聚餐。 (現實版:喂喂小區裡的被遺棄的小貓小狗吧)
90.Join a Junior Ranger program. Both national parks and many state parks have them. 參加一個少年巡查員項目,國家公園和很多州立公園都有的。 (希望國內公園、博物館也能搞這種活動……)
91.See a dramatic performance together. Doesn't matter if it's a puppet show in the park or a touring Broadway show. 觀看一場戲劇性表演,不管是公園裡的手偶劇,還是巡迴的百老匯演出。 (現實版:去看一場兒童舞臺劇吧)
92.Put on your own dramatic performance. Write a script, sew costumes or just do a little improv. 自己家開演一場戲劇性表演吧,自己寫劇本,縫紉服裝,進行一些小小的升級。 (現實版:用咱們團過的手偶書給粑粑麻麻講個故事吧)
93.Make music. Either make your own instruments or play traditional ones. 玩音樂,可以自己製作一種樂器,或是演奏一種已有的。
94.Go horseback riding at a local stable. 去當地的馬廄騎馬吧!
95.Encourage your kids to start a rock collection. Take out a book or look up different kinds of rocks and stones online. 鼓勵孩子開始收集巖石,可以(從圖書館)借一本書,或是在線了解不同的巖石。
96.Check under stones for bugs and look them up online with your kids. 和孩子一起翻看巖石底下有沒有蟲子,然後一起在網上查查是什麼蟲子。
97.Go to a flea market or garage sale. See if the kids are better negotiators than you. 去一次跳蚤市場或是車庫拍賣(家中舊貨出售),看看孩子們是不是比你會講價!
98.Have a garage sale. Kids can earn spending money by selling their old stuff. 舉辦一次車庫拍賣(家中舊貨出售),孩子們可以通過賣掉他們的舊物賺零花錢。 (一個閨蜜的女兒八歲,開了微店賣自己畫的畫兒,大部分收入捐給公益組織,米粒媽真心覺得很贊)
99.Climb trees together. Of course, only if the kids are big enough, and you are brave enough. 全家一起爬樹!當然啦,只有孩子足夠大,且你足夠勇敢的時候。 (加油米粒爸我看好你)
100.Have fun with water balloon pinatas. Great for those super hot days! 玩盛滿水的氣球,適合那些極端酷暑的日子!
米粒媽覺得,就是這些溼漉漉、水淋淋的幸福和美好,讓每一個和孩子、和愛人共處的日子充實而飽滿,發出光和亮來。喜歡吧?把這篇文章轉給孩他爸/孩他媽看看吧!好好利用這個列表,和家人一起創造永生難忘的夏日回憶!