What a perfect way to celebrate childhood and summer vacations! Here are the things I did as a child that weren't on the list that I consider indispensible:

swing on an old fashioned tire swing

make a wigwam out of cane poles and blankets

pick fresh fruit from tree, bush, or vine

learn to swim

collect driftwood, either from the beach or from creeks and rivers

and though I did not crab in pools, we did hunt crawdads (crayfish) in the creek.

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"If you want your children to be bright, read them fairytales-- if you want them to be brilliant, read them even more fairytales" Albert Einstein