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Summer Activities For Tweens

24 Activities Your Tween Will Actually Want to Do With You This Summer

1. Enroll in a sushi-making class, or experiment with making your best version of pad thai at home. 
2. Check out a local sporting event. Pro tip: tickets to a college or minor league baseball game are pretty affordable.
3. Join a Summer reading club together. There's literally no limit to what doors a good book can open!
4. Go to a museum you haven't been to yet.  
5. Make it your mission to find a local "hidden gem" and explore it from top to bottom. 
6. Give them a rundown of your family history. You'll really be surprised by how many questions they'll have about their heritage.

Ah, the tween years! The magical limbo period in your kids' lives where they're too old for and totally uninterested in events geared toward children but not even close to being old enough or mature enough to hit up teen-centric events. As any parent knows all too well, the Summer months can be brutal in the boredom category — and the tween years can be especially challenging.

While you're probably already completely used to all the grunts and groans that are mumbled in your direction from your 9- to 12-year-old, we have good news: there are some activities you can do with them that they may genuinely enjoy. Don't believe us? Scroll through to check out some of our favourite ideas, and don't forget to bookmark them all.

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