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Kids can weave an outdoor hideout or track the changing Moon in their very own Moon Diary. For the adults, a Tasting Beer Flash Sale and the story of a “Common Sense” summer camp!
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Dear readers,

The stresses of the school year may be over, but if you’re a parent, the cancellation of summer camps and other kids’ events presents its own challenges. This week, we’re sharing some fun and easy ways to keep kids flexing their creative muscles, asserting their independence, and developing an understanding of their universe.

Happy adventuring!
Your friends at Storey
Outdoor Hideout for Kids: How to Make a Loom Tent

How to Make a Loom Tent Hideout

Kids can make a space to call their own with simple found materials and a bit of imagination. This project from Backyard Adventure shows them how to weave weeds, grasses, sticks, flowers, and leaves into a loom tent for a private outdoor hideout.

(There’s even an adorable video to help them get inspired!)
Make a Moon Diary: An Astronomy Activity for Kids

Make a Moon Diary: An Astronomy Activity for Kids

The Moon is the second brightest object in our sky, and there’s no special equipment needed to observe it. In this excerpt from Sky Gazing (available for preorder now!), kids learn why the Moon seems to change its shape from one night to the next and how to keep track of its phases with their very own Moon Diary.
How to Be a Person Badges and Sweepstakes

Earn “Be Your Best Self” Badges and Enter to Win Our How to Be a Person Sweepstakes!

Asking “How can I help?” is a sure way to be your best self — and it’s a great question for kids to ask this summer. When they master a new life skill from any of the categories in How to Be a Person, they can earn a nifty badge. Collect five, and they can enter to win a $100 Target gift card for stocking up on supplies to master even more life skills!
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Flash Sale
Fully appreciate each pint with this updated edition of Randy Mosher’s best-selling guide. From an exploration of beer styles to in-depth flavor profiles, tasting techniques, craft beer trends, beer cocktail recipes, and food and beer pairings, this book brims with knowledge no true beer lover should go without. 

On Sale July 10–17
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Parents Create Common Sense Camp

Parents Create “Common Sense Camp” to Teach Their Kids Basic Life Skills

“Summer camp has always been this great opportunity for our kids to realize what they could do without us — and for us to realize what they can do without us.” 

With summer camp canceled, one family is using How to Be a Person by Catherine Newman as the foundation for an eight-week program that fosters kids’ self-discovery and builds their self-esteem.

Read the Today.com feature here.
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Image credits:

Loom Tent photo © Kortney Sellers, excerpted from Backyard Adventure

Moon Diary illustration © Hannah Balley, excerpted from Sky Gazing

Be Your Best Self badge illustration © Debbie Fong, excerpted from How to Be a Person

Common Sense Camp photo © Oona Hanson, via Today.com

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