Great thread to swap stories/ideas with. Our kids are teens now but have been coming to the lake since they were babies. We have a TV/VCR unit for tapes but that's about all as we don't have cable, yes no computer either. So if it's not a movie on a rainy day we have tons of board games and card games. We also have bikes, canoes and kayaks they can use within a limited distance. When they were younger we would bring the brio train sets with us, lincoln log/Ft apache type toys and they would always bring their favorite toy. We always tried to keep it simple. If it needed batteries we usually didn't bring it. It's a long way out to buy expensive batteries. When they were really little (toddler stages) it was the babydoll/carriage set or the tonka/lil tykes type trucks they could push around. Always have paddle games, hula hoops and jump ropes around. Then of course it's the fishing poles or hikes around the lake on nice days or even those quiet mist days. Oh yea and we usually give them a camera and film and have them take photos of our weekends and vacations at the lake. A few times a year we will make our way down to the Weirs for a "day out" at the slides, pier, mini golf. We've also try to make one or two white mtn attractions and have the kids collect either the banner or the snowglobe of the attraction for a collection. Other times we go to the wildlife center in Holderness or the Loon Center in Moultonborough (the annual Loonfest is great for kids!) Rambled on here too long.
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