Kids activities

[Descant]

Rainy day: Bring from your home library: The Big Book of Games; How to Nothing, All alone by Yourself; bring a few decks of cards and learn games, tricks and how to build a house of cards. Play a game: Let's see who can be the quietist while I take a nap. The current compulsion to schedule adult organized activities is, IMHO, a negative for building imagination and self sufficiency. We were told "Go outside and play, come home when the street lights come on. (We don't have street lights in my area, but otherwise a good NH activity.) In a motel or cottage colony? Go knock on doors and ask for kids. There will be other families not knowing what to do and everybody will be happy to make new friends. Put sticks in the ground and see who can knock them over with a Frisbee. The folks at the local tackle shop would love to sell some cheap tackle and teach some basic skills. (You need a license, the kids probably don't.) If you are absolutely compelled to spend money, rent a boat, get rides at the local airport, go horseback riding. Ride the Mount rain or shine. Instead of climbing Mount Major (free) go to Gunstock and take the chairlift to the top, or get a similar view by hiking to the fire watch tower from Gilford Village. Lots of Old Home Days in August, parades and free stuff. Really stuck? www.visitNH.gov. I could keep going, but you get the idea...

[thinkxingu]

Originally Posted by Descant

Rainy day: Bring from your home library: The Big Book of Games; How to Nothing, All alone by Yourself; bring a few decks of cards and learn games, tricks and how to build a house of cards. Play a game: Let's see who can be the quietist while I take a nap. The current compulsion to schedule adult organized activities is, IMHO, a negative for building imagination and self sufficiency. We were told "Go outside and play, come home when the street lights come on. (We don't have street lights in my area, but otherwise a good NH activity.) In a motel or cottage colony? Go knock on doors and ask for kids. There will be other families not knowing what to do and everybody will be happy to make new friends. Put sticks in the ground and see who can knock them over with a Frisbee. The folks at the local tackle shop would love to sell some cheap tackle and teach some basic skills. (You need a license, the kids probably don't.) If you are absolutely compelled to spend money, rent a boat, get rides at the local airport, go horseback riding. Ride the Mount rain or shine. Instead of climbing Mount Major (free) go to Gunstock and take the chairlift to the top, or get a similar view by hiking to the fire watch tower from Gilford Village. Lots of Old Home Days in August, parades and free stuff. Really stuck? www.visitNH.gov. I could keep going, but you get the idea...

Gee, how did stickball, kick the can, and roll the hoop not make your list?!

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[Descant]

Originally Posted by thinkxingu

Gee, how did stickball, kick the can, and roll the hoop not make your list?!

My sister was never very good at team sports.

[Cobaltdeadhead]

I can't seem to get the search function to work, so this seems like a good thread to ask the question.

Is the mini Arcade in Alton Bay opening for 2025? That was a nice addition last year. Even though it was small, it offered enough to send the kids off with $20 while we relaxed at the town docks

[sky's]

Originally Posted by Descant

Rainy day: Bring from your home library: The Big Book of Games; How to Nothing, All alone by Yourself; bring a few decks of cards and learn games, tricks and how to build a house of cards. Play a game: Let's see who can be the quietist while I take a nap. The current compulsion to schedule adult organized activities is, IMHO, a negative for building imagination and self sufficiency. We were told "Go outside and play, come home when the street lights come on. (We don't have street lights in my area, but otherwise a good NH activity.) In a motel or cottage colony? Go knock on doors and ask for kids. There will be other families not knowing what to do and everybody will be happy to make new friends. Put sticks in the ground and see who can knock them over with a Frisbee. The folks at the local tackle shop would love to sell some cheap tackle and teach some basic skills. (You need a license, the kids probably don't.) If you are absolutely compelled to spend money, rent a boat, get rides at the local airport, go horseback riding. Ride the Mount rain or shine. Instead of climbing Mount Major (free) go to Gunstock and take the chairlift to the top, or get a similar view by hiking to the fire watch tower from Gilford Village. Lots of Old Home Days in August, parades and free stuff. Really stuck? www.visitNH.gov. I could keep going, but you get the idea...

it is true back in our day we created our own activities and games. today they things to entertain them. sit on a couch and look at your phone all day very productive?

[pondguy]

Back in the day my Grandmother would give us the bag of clothes pins to play with it worked for a while.

[Biggd]

When I was a kid, a rainy day was for football. We called them "mud bowls".

[SAB1]

Buy them hiking boots and burn some boot leather. So many great trails to hike. They should be able to do bald peak in moultonboro, mt major and red hill easily. Mt Roberts off the castle in the clouds or big ball off the Shaw trail in tuftonboro. Tough to beat the view from bald peak, a/k/a bald knob, rt171. You can make the top in an hour and see the entire lake.

[Mr. V]

Originally Posted by SAB1

Buy them hiking boots and burn some boot leather. So many great trails to hike. They should be able to do bald peak in moultonboro, mt major and red hill easily. Mt Roberts off the castle in the clouds or big ball off the Shaw trail in tuftonboro. Tough to beat the view from bald peak, a/k/a bald knob, rt171. You can make the top in an hour and see the entire lake.

With all due respect I have to wonder how many of the youngsters today would be physically able to meet those challenges, given their slothful quasi-addiction to their phones and video games: hello, obesity; greetings, woefully out of shape.

What ever happened to JFK's program to instill physical fitness?

[Puck]

Go to one of the public boat launches and just watch what happens. It can be both entertaining and educational. Perhaps the kids can find some decent tiktok material.

[WinterHarborGuy]

Another fun activity for kids in Wolfeboro is the Lego place...

https://www.bricksatthelake.com/

[Senter Cove Guy]

On a rainy day, don't forget Escape Rooms (good ones in Gilford - escapehousenh.com).

[Descant]

Originally Posted by pondguy

Back in the day my Grandmother would give us the bag of clothes pins to play with it worked for a while.

I used to know how to modify a clothespin so the spring would strike a kitchen match, set it ablaze and fly across...