Woohoo! Welcome to a short workweek bursting with opportunities for red, white and blue festivities. Help the kids spruce up their wheels for a neighborhood parade and make that early bedtime, or hit the town for a late night of kabooms.

Summer has barely started and the kids are already getting restless. Keep them off the screens and busy with this giant list of cheap or free at-home activities. Plus, this is your sign to make that hot summer date night a priority. We can hear the light-as-air macarons calling your name. 

— Devon Hammer, email editor and PNW mama of three