Happy Summer Solstice! What are you doing today?

Today is the longest day of summer, and spending time with 6 kids I think there will be a few more nights that seem LONGER!  Since this is the official start to summer here's a few fun things you can do with your kids to celebrate the day:

1.  Stand that egg on end, some say it's only Spring Solstice, some say Summer, some say you can do it any day of the year.  Why not try this trick to Wow them before they think you're uncool as you move into Middle School.

2.  Do the Summer Solstice Dance.  The pagans used to dance around bonfires, believing the higher they jumped over the flames, the taller their crops would grow.  Some did it clothed some did it naked.  You can scare your children into submission by dancing tonight naked or you can scare them with your dance moves fully clothed.  Either way dance like nobody's watching and scare them anyway.

3.  Today is the day where the Arctic Circle has 24 hours of daylight.  Celebrate in your home by turning the air all the way down, every light on and keeping your kids up 24 hours - better yet, just pass that one by.

4.  Just say Oohm - you can bring your children to a Summer Solstice Yoga Practice and watch as their limber limbs compete against your old creaky ones.  Nothing like watching everyone fall as they switch from Downward Dog into Plank to Crocodile and up to Cobra.

5.  Be one with the day - sure it's the longest day of the summer, celebrate with all the traditions of summer - go find some fireflies, walk through fields with flashlights, sit and tell ghost stories.

Make summertime fun so that rather than feeling like every day is the longest day of summer but the days are simply flying by!  Happy Summer Solstice!