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  1. Build a campfire and make s'mores.
  2. Write poems.
  3. Make a popsicle-stick puzzle.
  4. Plant a vegetable or herb garden.
  5. Let the kids be in charge of the dinner menu.
  6. Spend a day at work with Mom or Dad.
  7. Take a free Junior Chef class at your local Williams-Sonoma.
  8. Glam up old sunglasses with a DIY twist.
  9. Plow through your kids' creations together. Toss what they don't want, and transform the best of the best into a masterfully curated gallery.
  10. Give them a shovel and let them dig a giant hole. Seriously.
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