Is a Y membership an option? Swimming at a local hotel? I think 10am is a reasonable time for a teen. I also set limits for mealtimes. - Breakfast before tv. lunch must be eaten by 2pm. No snacks after 4.
I also insist on violin practice 15min per day, reading, and 15 min of math. Last year I also had dd2 work on keyboarding and cursive skills.
I figure they can do 1 -1.5 hr of work a day. If they dont, then no electricity time the next day.
We do alot of movies from the library and plenty of extra tv time as well. We bike many more places, library, pool, grocery. Swim at the town or Y pools and do some hiking if my knee is up to it.
Honestly, I'm dreading it. This is the earliest we've ever gotten out and I'm not sure we'll be able to go away for August like we usually do. Plus we're having a financial crisis and have no $$ to do anything
dd1 10/05
dd2 11/09
and ... a mini poodle!