From the archives: This story was last updated in July 2019.
Summertime means summer vacations for kids across America. There’s nothing better than the first few weeks. No classes, no alarm going off early in the morning, no homework! But then it comes: the summer doldrums, and kids start getting bored.But one Iowa teenager took that feeling and turned it into an inspiring project that should give hope to all those parents who want to see their kids become more self-sufficient.