Here is a sampling of other ideas for keeping children busy:

• Jacks and marbles• Bubbles and hula hoops• Red Rover and Captain Midnight• Dodge ball and four square• Hopscotch and hot potato• Croquet and bocce• Catching fireflies• Sandbox and sprinkler fun

• "100 Wonderful Things to Keep Kids Busy and Having Fun" by Pamela Byrne Schiller; 1992 "Weekends With Kids: Activities, Crafts, Recipes, Hundreds of Ideas for Family Fun" by Sara Perry; 2002• "Simple Fun for Busy People: 333 Free Ways to Enjoy the Ones You Love Without Spending Money" by Gary Krane; 1998• "The Complete Idiot's Guide to Crafts With Kids" by Georgene Muller Lockwood; 1998• "Family Funbook: More Than 400 Amazing, Amusing, and All-Around Awesome Activities for the Entire Family" by Joni Hilton; 1998

• Second annual Kids Expos hosted by state Sen. Jane Orie, R-40th, Children's Hospital and Butler Memorial Hospital, 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. June 16 at the Butler County Airport on Airport Road.Activities, music, entertainment and educational exhibits on health, safety and science.• Wacky Wednesdays at the Thinking Cap, 164 Point Plaza, Butler Township.Free activities from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Wednesdays through July. Call 724-282-1773.• Summer Kid Bowl at Family Bowlaway, 540 Fairground Hill Road, Butler Township.Butler County youths in kindergarten through sixth grade can pick up a card entitling them to a free game of bowling and shoe rental any day of the week throughout the summer. Call 724-283-8630.