Fun stuff to do with kids

• fingerpaint with shaving cream
• collect sticks and mud and build a bird nest
• write newspaper articles for a pretend newspaper (or for the family newsletter if you tried that one)
• let them vacuum the window blinds
• let them wash windows and mirrors
• clean out the garage in preparation for a yard sale, let them price their own items and keep the money they earn
• create a design box (copper wire, string, odds-and-ends destined for the garbage, pom-poms, thread, yarn, etc.)
• make family t-shirts, there are about a million different ways to do this
• build a house out of plastic cups
• eat popsicles