Summer is a great time for fun family activities. Here's a list of 66 family ideas and family home activities, day by day:

Day 1
Look for community service activities that can include your child.

Day 2
Find and use a computer with your child.

Day 3
Turn off the TV for family reading time.

Day 4
Ask your child what being responsible means to him or her.

Day 5
Have your child be a pet detective and observe an animal.

Day 6
Help your child organize his or her own library.

Day 7
Have your child find 3 jobs in the classifieds that interest him or her and discuss them.

Day 8
Cut a snack, such as an apple or an fuchsia, into equal parts and talk about fractions with your child.

Day 9
Ask your child to organize the coins in a coin jar.

Day 10
Tell your child a story about looking both ways before you cross the street.

Day 11
Have your child talk with a person from another state or country.

Day 12
Take your child to the park or playground.

Day 13
Visit the library for a special children's program.

Day 14
Take your child to the museum.

Day 15
Make a time capsule with your child and save it for a year or two.

Day 16
Read about your state bird and flower with your child.

Day 17
Have your child read your recipe to you.

Day 18
Have your child read a story with a friend or sibling.

Day 19
Make fingerprints with soap flakes, water and food coloring with your child.

Day 20
Tell your child a story from when you were his or her age.

Day 21
String a macaroni necklace with your child. Have him or her count the pieces of macaroni.

Day 22
Talk to your child about fire safety. Discuss a fire escape route and have a mock fire drill.

Day 23
Explain the origin of a holiday, such as Independence Day.

Day 24
Encourage your child to check out two books this month from the library.

Day 25
Practice printing or handwriting with your child. Make a certificate.

Day 26
Ask your child to make a collage from things around the house -- ribbons, string, buttons, pebbles,etc.

Day 27
Read a poem aloud with your child.

Day 28
Make a personalized bookmark with your child.

Day 29
Tell a story. Ask your child to tell it back to you.

Day 30
Hide a treasure with your child and draw a map to find it.

Day 31
Have your child decorate a shoe box to store treasures.

Day 32
Ask your child to watch the moon and record changes in size and color.

Day 33
Talk to your child about avoiding strangers.

Day 34
Have your child swap favorite books with a friend.

Day 35
Make a wish list of places you would like to visit with your child.

Day 36
Ask your child to write a note to a relative or friend.

Day 37
Learn a tongue twister with your child.

Day 38
Take a walk or bike ride with your child.

Day 39
Show your child how and when to dial 911.

Day 40
Discover when things were invented with your child. Make a timeline.

Day 41
Make a grocery list that fits within a budget with your child.

Day 42
Include your child in preparing a healthy meal.

Day 43
Take your child on a field trip.

Day 44
Cook dinner with your child.

Day 45
Make a poster for summer safety tips with your child.

Day 46
Have your child tell you a favorite story.

Day 47
Look up events on the day your child was born.

Day 48
Ask your child to watch for numbers in TV programs and commercials.

Day 49
Teach your child a new skill like setting the table.

Day 50
Have your child look for bugs. How many different kinds of bugs can she find of different sizes and colors?

Day 51
Ask your child to study town history from old newspapers.

Day 52
Take your child on a field trip.

Day 53
Have your child list all uses of math around the house.

Day 54
Watch an educational television show with your child and discuss it.

Day 55
Cut pieces of paper into shapes and paste them in a quilt pattern with your child.

Day 56
Pick a library reading list appropriate for your child's age and help him get a library card.

Day 57
Have your child put an ice cube outside. How long until it melts? Until it evaporates?

Day 58
On trips, make a game of measuring distances and times.

Day 59
Make a board game with your child.

Day 60
Read a newspaper article about the environment with your child.

Day 61
With a bucket of water and a paintbrush, have your child “paint” the sidewalk.

Day 62
Make finger puppets with your child. Cut the ends off the finger of old gloves. Draw faces on the fingers with felt tip markers and glue on yarn for hair.

Day 63
Write a list of your child's favorite animals. Talk about what makes each animal special.

Day 64
Have your child list all the uses of math around the house.

Day 65
Share family history and photos with your child.

Day 66
Take your child to the museum.