Is your family ready to have some major fun this summer? Then enter our Summer Fun Challenge -- a 10-week contest running from June 15 through August 23, 2006 that celebrates active, fun-loving families.

Get each challenge by either signing up for our free weekly "FamilyFun Weekender" newsletter, or by returning to this page each week. As your family completes each challenge, rate the fun on our easy-to-use downloadable Scorecard. Take lots of photos too -- they'll come in handy later.

At the end of the summer, send us a copy of a completed Scorecard from your favorite activity, and tell us which challenge was your favorite and why -- include your best photos as well. After evaluating the entries, our editors will award a LifePlay climbing structure as grand prize, a Little Tikes Super Spiral Bouncer as first prize, and a selection of FamilyFun books as honorable mentions. For complete rules, click here.

Ready? On your mark, get set ... go!

Challenge 1: Design and Make an Official Family T-shirt
Click here for all the details.



Challenge 2: Turn Fresh Fruit into a Delicious Treat
See some yummy examples.



Challenge 3: Go Fly a Homemade Kite!
Get some high flyin' ideas.



Challenge 4: Create a Family Portrait
See a few funny examples.



Challenge 5: Make it with Milk Jugs
Click here for some moo-velous ideas.



Challenge 6: Create a Family Treasure
For some fun examples, click here.



Challenge 7: Rediscover Your Hometown
Check out these great ideas.



Challenge 8: Get Wet 'n' Wild in Your Backyard
For some wild 'n' wacky fun, click here.



Challenge 9: Create a New Ice-Cream-in-a-Bag Sensation
Click here for more details and to get the basic homemade recipe.


Challenge 10: Make a Masterpiece with Sand
Click here for some sandy projects to dig into.