Helpful Summer Fun

Today's suggestion is to fix something.
(Preferably with tools, not a kitchen knife.)

This one may require some assistance from Dad, and then again, it may not. I'm sure there's something that needs fixing around your house. We actually have a "Fix-it Box" at our house. Find something to fix, dig out the tools, and get to work with your boys.

Fixing things is fun for boys, and it teaches a number of great lessons:

• Don't toss what you can fix.
• Learn how to use tools, and remember to be careful and safe.
• You can help others by fixing things.

In fact, if you or your husband is a good "fixer," why not take the boys along to help someone in the neighborhood? Visit an elderly neighbor and see if he or she has anything that needs to be fixed.

If you're not a master fixer, just offer to change light bulbs or install new batteries in the smoke alarm. If you're not great with hammer and nails, you can still find a way to fix something with your boys, have a good time, and teach them some valuable lessons.

Give it a try -- fix something with your boys.

For the love of boys,
Laura