Looking for ways to squeeze more fun for your family during the last days of summer vacation? Amber Hambrick, the City’s Behavioral Health Specialist has put together a list of over 60 fun things to do to keep the kids happy and parents from going crazy. They include:

TAKE A NATURE WALK. Pair it with some storytime by visiting West Waluga Park and taking in the latest StoryWalk® installation, “Like You, Like Me” by Jenny Sue Kostecki-Shaw one step at a time. 15775 Waluga Drive.

MAKE S’MORES. Looking for a way to upgrade your s’mores experience? Visit 1927 S’mores Company in Portland where the summer s’more lineup includes PB&J, Lemon Berry and Lemon Poppy seed as well as the classics. 1126 SW Alder Street.

MAKE A TREASURE HUNT. Read one of my earlier blogs for a scavenger hunt itinerary right here in Lake Oswego.

PICNIC AT A PARK. You’ll find a great list of suggestions on this blog – add Foothills Park to the picnic table list at 199 Foothills Drive. Or how about a picnic breakfast? Maybe picnics are ho-hum for dinner, but breakfast? Now your kids will think you’ve come up with a cool idea. You can pick up something yummy at La Provence, St. Honoré or Kyra’s Bake Shop, make a coffee stop at Ovation or Morse, and then head over to one of the parks on that list!

Here are a couple of my suggestions.

REDO DAY. This one might take a little planning but have everyone submit their favorite memories from this summer and then see how many of them you can incorporate into one day. Maybe stipulate it has to be memories created in and around Lake Oswego to keep it feasible.

LAST CHANCE DAY. Instead of repeating things you’ve already done, here’s everyone’s chance to cast their vote for doing something they haven’t had a chance to do yet this summer. Maybe you’ve been meaning to try one of those smoothies from Lola’s Café Bar or visit one of our swim parks before they close. Or you haven’t gotten around yet to checking out the newer lower soft trail at Iron Mountain Park that intersects with the Iron Mountain/Springbrook Park Loop. The time for procrastinating is gone—just do it!

House hunting can also be a fun way to see the summer out and we’re happy to oblige by showing you and your family around. Just give us a call or email us. We’d love to help!

Kevin Costello 503.939.9801 kevin.costello@cascadehassonsir.com

Riley Costello 971.322.6205 riley.costello@cascadehassonsir.com