I love Summer Traditions. Childhood memories are made up of events not things. Think about it for a moment. As a child what stands out in your memories of Summer? For me it was camping with my family. Fishing with my Dad. Cooking around the campfire with my Mom--she can make anything in an iron skillet. We went clam digging, frog gigging, trout fishing...and I am seriously not even trying to rhyme here. (smile) I know some of you didn't notice those phrases even rhymed right? My mom even skinned an eel my Dad caught--and we all ate it. Tasted like chicken. :)
The thrill of it all was being together with no schedule. It was exciting to know we had to eat off the land (or so we thought). Mom did pack eggs, bacon, pancake mix, bread, milk and whatever else we could get into that ole truck that could carry 5 kids, Mom and Dad and all the camping equipment we would need for a week. I still don't know how they did it. How did they keep ice cold for a week? I will have to ask that question. We slept on the ground or in the bed of the truck. Tents weren't what they are now.
We kids used our imagination. We built rafts. We somehow found a way to swing from the trees with either some old rope or a thick grapevine. We built our own tree houses. We fished with sticks. It was all about the adventure. No one had to entertain us. We knew exactly what we were doing, no Google needed. This was a time when kids were kids. We played ball and cards and board games. We caught lightning bugs and put them in jars and yes we made jewelry out of them, (poor things)
So this Summer go back in time and find the child in yourself and allow your children to do the same. Let them find the Robinson Crusoe and Huckelberry Finn inside of them. An imagination serves us all well in that when we exercise it we become more creative and awaken the inventor inside of us.
Enjoy your Summer. Leave a reply about what your summer traditions were and who knows you may just find them in print here on RPMDaily.
We kids used our imagination. We built rafts. We somehow found a way to swing from the trees with either some old rope or a thick grapevine. We built our own tree houses. We fished with sticks. It was all about the adventure. No one had to entertain us. We knew exactly what we were doing, no Google needed. This was a time when kids were kids. We played ball and cards and board games. We caught lightning bugs and put them in jars and yes we made jewelry out of them, (poor things)
So this Summer go back in time and find the child in yourself and allow your children to do the same. Let them find the Robinson Crusoe and Huckelberry Finn inside of them. An imagination serves us all well in that when we exercise it we become more creative and awaken the inventor inside of us.
Enjoy your Summer. Leave a reply about what your summer traditions were and who knows you may just find them in print here on RPMDaily.
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