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In the Northwest, Marinas come alive at night with children of similar ages to your. They carry plastic buckets with shrip nets, roving the docks under the lights looking for shrimp. This becomes a real social event and normally results in making many new friends.

On our boat, baking cookies and brownies is a big hit for everyone. Another favorite pass time is takin the dingy around the dock for some people watching. Your children are pretty close to the age that this would be a real adventure and give them some independance.

Last but not least is getting some tapes of old radio shows to listen to. They are always free of the stuff we want to get away from and offer cool entertainment. I suggest The Adventures of Sherlock Holmes..good stuff!