Five ways parents and kids can beat the summer heat and still get outdoors on a summer day.
1. Take swimming lessons at a local pool or park district lake.
2. Go on an early morning hike.
3. Visit a local cave or cavern where the temperatures are usually cooler
4. Take a trip to a spring fed swimming hole
5. Go up into the mountains for a picnic, day hike or overnight stay where the temperatures will be 10-20 degress cooler
