After court reporter school gets out, kids have nothing to do all day, for months. If they have nothing to do, they’re going to bug you about it so it’s a good idea to come up with things for your kids to do during summer months now.
The best way to keep your kid happy during the summer is to have him or her find a new hobby and really get into it. My favorite thing to do during the summer as a kid was to take karate and taekwondo classes. I started one summer and when I wasn’t in class I was at home practicing routines and moves so I could get to a black belt quickly. And if your kids were like me, this will turn into a full-time activity, even during court reporter school years.
You could come up with a big project for them to work on an hour or two each day, and hopefully they’ll have something cool finished by the end of summer. I used to work with my mom in her garden for an hour or so a day, and by the end of the summer I had my own beautiful creation of plants and flowers on my side of the garden.
If you or your kids aren’t into gardening, that’s okay. You could work on building an awesome tree-house throughout the summer with your kids. Or if you’re a handy-man you could build a go-cart by the end of summer even if you only worked on it for a few hours per week.
Sports are a great way for kids to pass time, so if you keep a collection of soccer balls, tennis balls and rackets, baseballs and everything else, your kids will be able to pass a lot of time just playing sports. This has the added advantage of getting your kids to exercise ans stay fit.