Weary Parent: Parenting Tweens & Teens

June 30th, 2008

Camp Weary Parent Goes Patriotic

Happy Independence Day week everyone!  We will be thinking red, white, blue and fun this week and we theme our activities around the USA’s birthday on July 4th. Our community actually celebrated early this year and we watched fireworks last night. It was a perfect family evening and it definitely put me in the right […]

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June 29th, 2008

Sunday Reading

97 Things To Do Before You Finish High School
Teens don’t need TVs for graduation anymore. 62% of college students are watching television online.
Teens are getting their booze for free from adults. 40% of underage drinkers say they got alcohol from adults. You may want to lock up your alcohol, because more than 80% of the […]

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June 28th, 2008

Hookah Smoking

On a recent episode of MTV’s The Real World one of the house guests returned from rehab only to deal with his partying roommates. When his friends from back home came to Los Angeles to visit him he had to find an alternative way to have fun without hanging out with his roommates at the […]

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June 27th, 2008

Field Trip Friday Reach the Beach

Happy Friday! It is going to be 97 degrees here today so I declare today Reach the Beach field trip day. Pack your suits and head to your nearest beach, pool, waterpark, or family friendly river! If none of that is an option, crank up the sprinklers, make some water balloons or play other water […]

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June 26th, 2008

Teens Getting High On Salvia

Always on the look out for a good time, teens are turning to a new drug. In the past couple of years some teens have found the Mexican herb, Salvia. Salvia is a powerful hallucinogenic herb with psychedelic effects. And it’s very potent. A teen can begin to feel the effects within just minutes […]

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June 26th, 2008

What Would the Top Mom Contest Winner Look Like?

Vanessa Van Petten is having a Mom Blog Makeover contest, but she just posted the FUNNIEST thing I have read all week. She does a play by play comparison of America’s Top Model show and a fictitious America’s Top Mom show.
With comparisons like:
6. America’s Next Top Model Contest= Runway Walk with Platform Heels and a […]

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June 26th, 2008

Fun and Fruity Smoothies

What goes best with a hot day at the beach? Something fun and fruity, of course! Fruit smoothies are a very refreshing way to get a bit more vitamin C into the kids’ diets.
Our favorite fruit smoothie recipe is so easy the kids can make it themselves! Simply put a cup of orange juice, a […]

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June 25th, 2008

Make Your Own Beach at Camp Weary Parent

While it is summer and we’re all busy having fun, we can’t let learning fall completely by the way side! One of the best ways to get kids learning is by getting involved and DOING. Today’s activity is hands-on learning at its best!
Create your own beach erosion

Take a deep baking pan or similar container and […]

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June 24th, 2008

Fun and Funky Flip Flops

Flip flops are a summer staple and an essential for going to the beach.  For today’s Camp Weary Parent activity we are getting creative with our feet.
Stop in at the dollar store or another discount store and pick up a few pairs of inexpensive flip flops for the kids. Then collect a variety of craft […]

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June 23rd, 2008

Camp Weary Parent Kicking Off Beach Week

What is summer without some sun, sand, and splashing in the water? This week at Camp Weary Parent we are going to the beach - without even leaving home. Grab your snorkel, flippers and beach bag and let’s get started!
Make your own sandcastle:
(Instructions from How Stuff Works)
Sand Clay Sculpture
Make souvenirs of your beach vacation with […]

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