In the first weeks of summer, shake off the rest of the year and let everybody enjoy doing some everyday things differently. Time in the summer should have a different feel, so relax some rules. Try leftover pizza for breakfast, or skip breakfast entirely. Or skip a bath. Or let your kids keep their pajamas on all day.
Summer is a good time to limit TV watching.
Play a hot game of Monopoly or Clue. Take a walk on the beach. Make fruit smoothies and fresh popcorn and have a backyard picnic. If you have a little parcel of earth available, help your children start a vegetable garden. While your children are waiting to harvest their carrots or tomatoes, take them to a farmers' market or a u-pick farm.