Inside Summer Jobs
There are some fabulous job options for teens today. Social teens who love the great-indoors might avoid working outside as a landscaper, or lifeguard for the summer, and instead opt-in to a job of a different type.

Indoor based teens tend to enjoy working in retail stores. Consider which one is their favorite and encourage them to apply. Some teens really enjoy being around food, in which case a job at a restaurant as a greeter, junior chef, a server, or even flipping burgers at a fast food chain might provide cash and enjoyment. Employers that provide indoor summer work for teens might also include grocery store chains, government offices, and law offices. Bowling alleys and movie theaters are also excellent places to apply.

Outdoor Summer Jobs

Pool lifeguard

Let’s be honest, most teens would rather be in the sun during the summer than cooped up inside of a building just like they are throughout the school year. Help the teen create fun in the sun while earning money possible by introducing them to outdoor job possibilities.

One of the most popular and sought after jobs for those who live near water is that of a lifeguard. This job bears great responsibility and can develop skills that they use the rest of their life. They must be certified, and there are several agencies that can provide the training, such as the American Red Cross, or YMCA, or there may be local facilities that also provide certification. One the good aspects of the training is learning CPR, and how to use a defibrillator (AED). I see AEDs at most public places now, so it’s good for your child to know how to use one at any location.

Working as a lifeguard is also a great way to work on a tan while earning a paycheck. Friends can still be present at the beach or pool, and chat from time to time, and the teen will receive plenty of attention from others teens their age range.

Other fun in the sun jobs to consider are being a swim instructor, giving boating tours, mowing lawns, or working on a landscaping crew.

As this might be their first time applying, expect to be there to give advice, walk the applicant through the process, and tell them how to dress at an interview. In addition they will need to know how to fill out the application, and what to say when meeting with the manager. Remember that this can be nerve wracking for a first time job seeker. Remind the teen applying for the summer job that showing up on time means ten minutes early, already perfectly dressed, and calling in sick is almost unheard of for this age group. Prep them by staging a fake interview in your home so that you can catch any issues that they present during the interview session, and overall just remember to make the experience memorable and fun.

About the Author

Jane Warren, www.towabletubesdirect.com

Jane Warren is a water sports enthusiast who swims, scuba dives, goes boating & sailing, and rides towable boat tubes. Out of this love of water sports, Jane publishes the website TowableTubesDirect.com where she provides information and reviews on boating water sports equipment including GPS, towable tubes, skis, wakeboards, kayaks, and water trampolines. Some of the brands she has reviewed include Garmin, Sportsstuff boat tubes, Airhead/ Kwik Tek towables, and Body Glove. One of the best inflatable boat tubes this season is the Sportsstuff Super Mable towable, which is great for teens. The Garmin GPS Map 76 waterproof portable GPS is a favorite with the boating crowd.

This program is open to all children in grades 1-6.

Here’s How It Works:

1. Kids read any eight (8) books of their own choosing.
2. Kids use the Summer Reading Journal to tell us their favorite part of each book.
3. Children bring their completed Reading Journal to a Barnes & Noble store between May 26th & September 7th, 2009.
4. We’ll give them a coupon for a FREE book! They choose from a list of titles.

Click below to print out the reading journal.
Barnes & Noble Summer Reading Program

My kids have done this in the past and have enjoyed getting their free book. Shawna is to old for it now but I’m going to see if Jacqueline wants to do it again

Children who meet the required age limit, (set by each participating bowling centers) are eligible to register for two free games a day, all summer long. Click the link below to check for one in your area.
Free Summer Bowling.

Register directly on the bowling center page (The registration is valid only at the bowling center where you register and cannot be used at any other bowling center unless otherwise noted.)

After your registration you will receive two (2) emails. The first email is a welcome email and contains your account information. The second email is very important. This email does not contain coupons, but you will need to click the link confirming your subscription. If you do not click the link, their system will not send your weekly coupons to you.

The “program start” and “program end” dates are listed on the bowling center page that you register with. You can sign up for the program before the start date, but the coupons and family passes will not be loaded into your account until the start date has occurred.

Once the program has begun, you will receive an email every Sunday morning that contains a link to your coupons and family passes for that week.

Free Summer Movies

The pilot effort of National Get Outdoors Day was launched on June 14, 2008. Building on the success of More Kids in the Woods and other important efforts to connect Americans – and especially children – with nature and active lifestyles, the USDA Forest Service (FS) and the American Recreation Coalition (ARC) agreed to lead an inclusive, nationwide effort focusing on a single day when people would be inspired and motivated to get outdoors. GO Day partnered with federal, state and local agencies, key enthusiast organizations and recreation businesses to create a healthy, fun day of outdoor adventure aimed at reaching first-time visitors to public lands and reconnecting children to the outdoors. Last year, over 50 official GO Day sites across the nation from Anacostia Park in Washington, D.C. to the Big Bear Discovery Center in the San Bernardino National Forest welcomed thousands of new faces to the joy and benefits of the great outdoors.