Quote Originally Posted by pomtzu View Post
There's no kids around here anywhere near his age, so there really isn't anything for him to do. I guess playing basketball or jumping on the trampoline gets old after a while.

One of the downsides of country living I guess.
Oh, but there IS stuff to do in the country!

Look for arrowheads

Find the neatest rock you can - and it can just be one, so you may have to look for a while to make sure you have the neatest, coolest one, then make a grown-up help you look up what it is - quartz? feldspar? granite? Keep it until the next day, then find a better one ...

See how many plants you can identify in your yard.

Take a walk and gather wildflowers for a bouquet for grandma - good practice for future girlfriends

Do you know every tree in the yard? What kind it is, what's special about it?

Do a "nature study" - pick a spot and count how many birds (and what kind) and bugs - yes, from ants to beetles to worms ... you are allowed to pick up rocks to see what lives underneath - bonus points if you find a salamander

See how high you can climb in a tree, and what you can see from there that you don't see on the ground

Draw something every day. You don't need to be an artists, just do you best. It helps you execise a different part of your brain, always good. If you don't want to draw flowers, draw cars ... I promise you will get better by the end of the summer.

Flowing water in the yard? Build a little dam, just for fun. Be sure to destroy it before you go to bed - no need to flood the yard ...