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Quick Ideas to Entertain Children - Fun Family Activities
You've probably got 120 minutes to goof off with the kids. We've got 41 unexpected ways to make every second count.
By Leigh Newman | Click to Print This List
Original Content  |  July 14, 2011
Learn to Tie Knots Photo: Thinkstock
Learn to Tie Knots

It's a skill so useful for sailing, camping or just looking cool and capable. Hit the hardware store and invest in four feet of inexpensive, easy-to-manage 1/4-inch to 1/2-inch nylon rope per child and adult. Instruction is particularly effective if one sibling ties up another sibling or father...(Keep at least one other parent, guardian, sentient adult within shouting distance to avoid a grown-up learning a lesson the hard way.)
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