Table of Contents:

Introduction to Weekend Parenting

Chapter 1:At Home
• Mural Painting
• Board Games
• Card Games
• Letter Writing
• Marble Games
• Draw Pictures
• Carve Soap
• Shape Clay

Chapter 2:In the Yard
• Plant a Garden
• Roast Marshmallows
• Fort Building
• Catch Lightning Bugs
• Construct Mechanical Gardens
• Search for Four-Leaf Clovers

Chapter 3:At the Park
• Kites
• Paper Airplanes
• Puddle Splashing
• Picnics
• Playgrounds

Chapter 4:Overnight Activities
• Movie Night
• Build Weekend Storage Boxes
• Weekend Journals

Chapter 5:Road Trip
• Car Games
• Round Robin Stories
• U.S. Patent Awards
• Tongue Twisters
• Discuss a Topic

Chapter 6:Local Fun
• Miniature Golf
• Bowling
• Hiking
• Sports
• Libraries
• Swimming
• Shopping
• Showtime
• Movie Theater
• Flea Markets
• Yard Sales
• Roller Skating

Chapter 7:Long Distance Adventures
• Museums
• State Park
• Festival, Carnival, or Circus
• Gemstone Hunting
• Boat Racing

Chapter 8:Holiday Fun
• New Year’s Day
• Valentine’s Day
• Easter
• Memorial Day
• Fourth of July
• Labor Day
• Halloween
• Thanksgiving
• Christmas
• Birthday

Chapter 9:Learning Things to Do (While Growing Up)
• Sewing
• Shaving
• Tool Use
• Card Designing
• Magazine Subscriptions
• List Making

Chapter 10:Winter Activities
• Snowmen
• Skiing
• Sledding
• Sculpting Snow
• Snow Trekking
• Snow Play

Chapter 11:Parenting from the Car Trunk
• Frisbee
• Golf Club
• Notebooks and Color Pencils/Markers
• Football
• Cards
• Books
• Lacrosse Sticks

Chapter 12:Quick–The Kids Are Here!
• Cooking Meals
• Puzzles
• Video Games
• Cartoons
• Carve Out New Space
• Home Repairs
• Bake Cookies
• Design Your Own T-Shirt
• Charades
• Weather Investigation
• Finger Painting
• Mobiles and Dreamcatchers

Chapter 13:Advance Planning Required
• Movie Making
• Rockets
• Book Making
• Collage
• Acting
• Scrapbook
• Photo Album
• Gold-Star Bulletin Board
• Home/Apartment Redecorating
• Volunteering
• Boy Scouts/Girl Scouts
• Musical Instruments
• Bridges
• Ant Farms

Afterword

Index of Activities

About the Author

Divorced with three children in 1993, Doug Hewitt soon discovered how tough parenting could really be, and wondered how he could raise his toddlers to become responsible adults. The notes based on his weekends with his kids eventually became The Practical Guide to Weekend Parenting. An engineer by day and a writer by night, Doug spends most of his time with his children in their hometown of Mayodan, North Carolina, and is a frequent speaker on parenting.