Interesting recommendations noted. It reminds me how my father handled summer boredom in our house, as I grew up. We lived not far from the water, being surrounded by the Long Island Sound on the north shore, and the Atlantic Ocean beaches south of us. A few clean lakes were in between. So summers included days on the beach, playing baseball with friends, movies in the evenings, and my father set apart times of scholarship. My sisters and I were gathered together frequently for an hour of math drills, memorizing the times table, doing fractions, reading something or other. Church was a weekly requirement in our Catholic home. I think the most important thing for parents to do is to have one on one discussions with their children about Biblical faith, Jesus, and the moral absolutes..,right and wrong. Where this is neglected, children cannot grow spiritually, and the opportunity to share and instill Christian values may be lost forever. Soli Deo Gloria.