Mentally Stimulating Activities for Summer
For Teenagers: Family Dinner Party Cooking teaches so many important skills: math, science, nutrition, concentration, cultural understanding, following directions, creativity, time management, and more. Even better, it doesn’t feel like learning; it feels like fun. Encourage your older children to take the reins for preparing regular meals throughout the summer. You can pick guiding themes, like “a trip to Mexico” or “pasta party,” but let them choose the recipes and prep the meals on their own.
Every summer, parents across the country have to deal with the same delicate problem. They want to make sure their kids continue to learn without feeling like they’re being assigned tasks. After all, summer homework is every child’s worst nightmare. Luckily, you don’t have to rely on math problems and book reports to keep your child’s development from taking a two- month vacation. Here are a few mentally stimulating activities that are as educational as they are fun. For Little Ones: Homemade Bubbles Bubbles fascinate young children, so why not spend a day making your own solution and experimenting by blowing different types of bubbles? The formula is simple: 1 part dish soap (Dawn or Joy work best) to 10 parts water. Optionally, you can also include 1/4 part glycerin. The process of making the solution will teach ratios, and finding creative ways to blow bubbles fosters problem-solving skills and creative thinking.
For the Entire Family: An Educational Field Trip
Field trips always inspire excitement in students, and you’ll find the same goes for your family members. You can tailor your destination to the interests of your kids for maximum engagement. If you have a family of art lovers, head to a museum for some inspiration and discussion. Kids who prefer the outdoors will enjoy a
nature walk or hike. You can bring along a field guide to identify flora and fauna. These trips may not pack the thrill of a water park, but they’re fun in an entirely different way.
2 WAYS TO LEAVE YOUR SPOUSE What’s the Difference Between a Divorce and an Annulment?
The end of a marriage is a defining moment. The emotional gauntlet of failed love is complicated enough for someone to go through, but add in the process of making it official, and it can be an overwhelming burden. When a couple seeks to end their marriage, they most commonly seek a divorce or dissolution of marriage. However, dissolution is not the only option available to do away with a bad marriage. There are specific instances where you can have a marriage annulled if it is a “void” or “voidable” marriage. Here’s a quick overview of the difference between divorce and annulment. Divorce Filing for divorce or dissolution of marriage recognizes the existence of a valid marriage as well as the judicially imposed rights and responsibilities towards both parties as well as towards any children born of the marriage. Annulment Filing for annulment is to refuse to recognize the existence of a valid marriage because it is either void from the beginning or void “ab initio” or voidable due to fraudulent inducement to marry and the fraud has not been accepted or the marriage has not been consummated.
Divorce is a legal end to a valid marriage, and annulment is the wiping away of a void or voidable marriage from existence. Florida doesn’t have an annulment statute, but a party may petition the court for annulment so long as they can demonstrate they meet specific criteria defined by case law.
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