Keeping my 7 Year old Entertained
@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
United States
June 27, 2022 11:25am CST
This has been a chore, but I am managing to keep Little Miss busy this summer.
We go to the local library at least once a week. She chooses 3 books to read. We then return home for lunch. Sometimes I’ll pack a lunch and we go to her school’s playground for a picnic.
Usual we have a friend visiting and they enjoy playing together.
The splash pad is open during the day. The weather hasn’t been great so we have yet to go there. Hoping to bring her this week.
I promised myself that we wouldn’t spend all day inside the house. I hate the humid weather but am pushing myself to get outdoors! So far so good!
Do you struggle to get outside in the hot and humid weather? How do you stay cool?
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
27 Jun 22
It is so hot that I can even feel the road like shaking. (It is what you see when cooking things) its like uh just so hot.
So uh we do use aircon.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
I’ll turn mine on when I’m cooking dinner tonight. The windows are open today because it’s decent weather today.
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@DevMrSamEleazar (14058)
• Philippines
27 Jun 22
@ElusiveButterfly Ohh nice! Well we also have windows open but its just hard to live alongside a highway as when someone go high speed you can really see the smoke from vehicles.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
@DevMrSamEleazar yeah that’s not cool.
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@ihasaquestion (8274)
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27 Jun 22
Having a nice shower and then sitting in front of the fan do help a bit.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
I’ll shower at night and lay on my bed with the fan on.
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@celticeagle (166660)
• Boise, Idaho
28 Jun 22
The library is such a nice place to frequent when you have kids. Nice to get outside. We have a greenbelt here along the river. There are cool spots in certain areas and it is nice for the kids. Going out in the earlier hours of the day when it is cooler is nice. It was triple digits here yesterday.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jun 22
We are heading to the library tomorrow. My hope is to bring the girls to the splash pad for a little while.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
30 Jun 22
@celticeagle I plastered them with sunscreen and I sat in the shade!
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@celticeagle (166660)
• Boise, Idaho
29 Jun 22
@ElusiveButterfly .........Sounds like a fun day ahead. Don't forget the sunscreen.
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@rebelann (112770)
• El Paso, Texas
27 Jun 22
The only thing keeping me indoors are those pesky gnats that jump into my face when I'm trying to work out there, they get into my eyes and then my eyes swell up and I can hardly see. There is little to no humidity with it gets really hot here.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
Those bugs are horrible! I try to use a repellent but they still manage to bug ya!
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jun 22
@rebelann I’ve tried skin so soft but I hate that oily feeling on my skin.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
Thankfully there was a nice breeze so it made it somewhat tolerable.
@aninditasen (16377)
• Raurkela, India
28 Jun 22
I normally stay at home. I like humid weather if it's raining and cool. Have a nice day with your 7 year old.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jun 22
The oppressive humidity is not my favorite.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
30 Jun 22
@aninditasen when it is really hot and humid we stay inside to keep cool. Once the sun goes down we go outside.
@aninditasen (16377)
• Raurkela, India
29 Jun 22
@ElusiveButterfly It's humid here and hot which I don't like as I am perspiring a lot.
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@snowy22315 (180356)
• United States
27 Jun 22
That's good but you realize there is a lot of summer yet to go right??
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jun 22
Yes, and I have some fun ventures planned. Hopefully the weather will comply.
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@RebeccasFarm (89832)
• Arvada, Colorado
27 Jun 22
Oh yes I do. It is too hot much too hot for me here.
I have fans here but that is all..and ice and cold showers.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
My mother-in-law would run the cold water in her shower and it would cool her house down a little bit.
@RasmaSandra (79649)
• Daytona Beach, Florida
28 Jun 22
Good that you have her for company, It is so humid and hot outside I keep indoors by my AC
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jun 22
We are going to visit my mom at the nursing home tomorrow. I might take her to the movies in the afternoon.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
28 Jun 22
Rain or shine, we try to find fun things to do.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
30 Jun 22
Give him sone options to choose from and hopefully he will like st least one thing.
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@Chellezhere (5701)
• United States
27 Jun 22
I am not a spring and summer person, so I keep myself in climates with four seasons that look and feel like four different and separate seasons. I lived in Florida for twenty-five years. So you cannot convince me that winter in Florida is longer than two days in February. It is not.
But, spring in the Mid-Atlantic and New England regions does last until the end of June. So that is helpful for me. Still, 90°F+ is 90°F+ no matter where you live (humidity included or not). And am blind, so I can't drive. I walk to most of the places I go.
That means, whenever possible, I go out in the mornings, and I avoid going out on days when I know rain or thunderstorms are possible (even if not expected until late in the evening). I wear loose-fitting clothing, wraparound sunglasses, and a floppy hat. And, when I am feeling overheated, I stop somewhere for a cup of coffee or hot tea to avoid heatstroke and get my body temperature regulated to where it should be.
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
I live in New England and loathe the winter months. It was cold right into June this year. Had to fire up the furnace in the morning to chase the chill out of the air.
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@Chellezhere (5701)
• United States
27 Jun 22
@ElusiveButterfly, I know. I am right below you in New York.
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@ketinaharriet (397)
• Nairobi, Kenya
27 Jun 22
It's a struggle, I end up staying under a shed and having a cold drink like ice cream, water, soda
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@ElusiveButterfly (45940)
• United States
27 Jun 22
I can’t drink cold drinks when it’s hot. It makes me nauseous,