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Parent ’ s Guide To

Summer Survival

Top 20 Best Parker County Things To Do With Your Kids

BY MARSHA BROWN , MISTY BROWNING , SCOTLYN OGLE
The bell heralding the last day of school for 90 days is met with extreme reactions . From kids , it ’ s exhilarating but for parents , it can be more then a little frightening .
It ’ s usually fine for a week or so , but then inevitably comes that phrase dreaded by just about every parent , “ I ’ m bored .”
Fear not , parents ! Parker County Today is here for you . Our scholarly staff has devoted hours and hours ( Ok , a couple of hours , at least ) into finding ingenious , educational and fun activities to keep your little tax deductions busy , or at least afraid to tell you they ’ re bored , for the whole summer .
Part 1
1 . Leonard Golf Links — Just Fore the Fun of It
“ Golf , like measles , should be caught young .” – P . G . Wodehouse
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What could be a better way of spending time as a family than to take up golf ? What better place to start than at Leonard Golf Links ?
P . G . Wodehouse once said , “ Golf ... is the infallible test . The man who can go into a patch of rough alone , with the knowledge that only God is watching him , and play his ball where it lies , is the man who will serve you faithfully and well .”
We believe that Wodehouse was correct . Golf is definitely a sport that builds character in its participants , so why not have your children play golf together , build character , make some great memories and have fun all at the same time ?
But where do you start ? Leonard Golf Links , just
Student Randi Mendolia and Instructor Holly Haas . Photo by Marsha Brown