11. Introduce the concept of "saving money" with a fun summer craft activity. Use an empty shoebox to create a fun "bank", and have children decorate it with pictures of ways they'd like to spend money they save doing chores, errands or from an allowance over a period of time. Provide old magazines and newspapers for children to cut and glue pictures from to their box, or have them draw their own with Colorations® crayons and markers. Have a discussion about the items they've put on their "banks," the cost of the items and how much they’ll need to save to do (or buy) them.

12. Every child can feel like an undercover agent or spy when they create their own secret code! Challenge children to come up with a different symbol or number for every letter in the alphabet and create a language only they can understand. They can practice writing secret messages using the following crayon-based resist technique: write on white construction paper with white crayon, then paint over message with Liquid Watercolor™ and paintbrushes. Watch as the message magically appears!

13. Get the whole family to scoop up some fun with this unique and challenging game. You'll need a large pack of pom-poms, two bowls, a handkerchief or scarf to use as a blindfold, a timer and two large spoons. Designate an area on the floor to play, then divide your group into teams and blindfold your first two participants. Blindfolded players have one minute to scoop up as many pom-poms as they can into their bowls, using only their spoons. Take turns; the first team to fill their bowl with pom-poms wins! Note: this is not as easy as it sounds, but it's a ton of fun. You can even throw in some mini pom-poms for an added challenge!

14. Letter games are a fun way to chase away boredom on a rainy day or a long car trip. Take a set of magnetic letters and a magnetic board and spell out a word. Challenge children to change the word by adding and/or taking away one or two letters at a time. For example, "snap" to "nap" or "snake" to "cake". Or, decide on a theme, such as types of food, animals, places, famous people, etc. and put the letters in a bag. Then, have children draw one letter at a time and come up with as many words as they can that start with that letter and fit the theme.

15. Celebrate Friendship Day on August 1st! Have children show their friends how much they care by making them personalized Fun Shapes Paper Cards decorated with markers, crayons, glitter and more!

16. Take the kids on an imaginary "field trip" to an exotic location of their choice, such as a medieval castle in Europe, the Great Barrier Reef in Australia or Yellowstone Park. Using a large poster board, have children create a memory board of their trip with a collection of pictures they can draw or cut out from old magazines, newspapers or images printed from the computer. Have them add the names of places that they "visited" or people they met on their "trip".

17. Have a daytime pajama party! Children can invite over some friends to hang out in the pjs all day long. Set out healthy snacks and play some fun dance music. Kids can play hide-and-seek, build an indoor fort, watch movies and play board games such as Candy Land or Clue Jr..

18. Get everyone outside for a treasure hunt! Make it more challenging by wrapping the clues (use small pieces of paper) around little nuggets of treasure, such as gold wrapped candies, and leaving some of them blank. Hide the clues around the backyard (or neighborhood) and give each child a paper bag to hold the clues they've collected. Put the real treasure in a box and conceal it in a secret spot for the one of your super sleuths to discover.

19. Before you know it, the summer will be over and it will be back-to-school time. Get the kids ready for the school year ahead with a new lunch bag they can design themselves. Have them write their names on it and decorate with colorful designs using Colorations® Permanent Markers.

20. 20. Kids will love to cool off with a fun tossing game that will definitely get their clothes wet! Fill one small, one medium and one large bucket approximately halfway with water and position in a line in the back or front yard. Have children stand a few feet away and take turns tossing large sponges into the buckets. Each time they make one in, that target must be moved back for added challenge. Once sponges start getting soaked, the fun really begins!