83. Make a list of your favorite local parks and playgrounds and then add some new-to-you locations you want to try. How many can you check off your list by the end of the season? Visit metrofamilymagazine. com/metro-parks to get started. 84. Enjoy the best of locally grown produce and foods by visiting a farmers market. Find a full list of our favorite local markets at metrofamilymagazine.com/ farmers-markets. 85. Check out an audiobook from your local library and listen as a family. 86. Break out the glow sticks for a twilight family walk. 87. Stay up late to stargaze. 88. Enjoy a summertime outdoor concert or movie. Find the metro’s seasonal line-up at metrofamilymagazine.com/ outdoor-movies-concerts. 89. Get into the Olympic spirit with an active game night. Think balloon volleyball, relay races, water balloon shot put or pool noodle javelin toss. 90. Learn how to conserve water during the hot summer months. Get tips from local nonprofit SixTwelve at metrofamilymagazine.com/how-to- conserve-water. 91. Grab a cool treat from a shaved ice stand. Find local hot spots to enjoy cool treats at metrofamilymagazine. com/places-to-find-cool-treats-in- okc. 92. Celebrate National Joke Day on July 1 with a don’t-laugh challenge to see who has the best jokes in the family. 93. Learn more about snakes at the free World Snake Day Celebration at Martin Park Nature Center on July 13. Meet park ambassador snakes, make themed arts & crafts and more. 94. Take part in the most relaxing of holidays, National Hammock Day, on July 22. If you don’t have a hammock at home, consider kicking back in the Wheeler Ferris Wheel’s hammock grove.
96. Plan a backyard campout or go camping at a state park. 97. Invite your neighbors to a popsicle party. 98. Go on an outdoor scavenger hunt. Find a list of things to search for at metrofamilymagazine.com/ outdoor-scavenger-hunt. 99. Prepare a puddling or insect watering dish to get your yard ready for the fall monarch migration. After a particularly difficult season last year, these beautiful pollinators could really use our help. 100. Create a digital scrapbook or photo book of your family’s favorite summertime experiences so you can look back at the memories for years to come!
95. Conduct science experiments with items you already have on hand at home. Visit metrofamilymagazine. com/simple-science to get started.
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