Kids' View: Summer Lovin'

What do you love most about the summertime?

“I like to use the shovel in our garden. And I like picking the tomatoes off of the vine.” —Dillon, 5

“Playing power rangers on the trampoline.” —Nate, 3

“The warm, warm weather. I could stay outside all day.” —Jennifer, 14

“Disneyland, camping, and visiting grandma and grandpa.” —Anna, 6

“I like working out.” —Gentry, 12

“Playing football, definitely.” — Derek, 9

“My favorite thing about summer vacation is horseback riding.” —Kim, 7 

“Swimming and sleeping in and playing.” —Noelle, 5   

From the Grown Up

Tim Hollis, author of Dixie Before Disney, is an expert on old-time tourist attractions. 

Kids recently asked him, “How was vacation when you were a kid different from vacations today?”

“When I was a kid in the 1960s, people did not usually go to just one mega-resort like Disney World or Universal Studios. Instead, we had fun just driving from place to place and maybe seeing eight or ten tourist attractions before the trip was over,” Hollis says.

For a kid-friendly perspective on summer vacations, visit http://www.pbs.org/parents/summer/