I've really been wanting to make a summer calendar with fun things to do with the girls so that we all don't go crazy with nothing to do. However, my energy has been so lacking lately, and I just haven't gotten around to it. Thankfully my friend Virginia posted a link to a super-Mom who has already done all the work!! This Mom has created a daily calendar for June-August with a special activity to do with your kids every day. It is really pretty amazing! You can go to her blog and download the summer calendar. (Sometimes links don't work on my blog, so just in case that didn't work, you can go here: http://www.fistfulofcoupons.com/index.php/2010/06/01/organizing-summer-fun-ideas/ )
She has also posted a link to google docs where she has written out all the recipes, science experiments, crafts, etc, for you to just download. I am so excited to have this in my possession & really wanted to share it with you! Some things may be a little too old for my kids, but we can use this for years to come. We can also fill in days with some of our own activities like library story time & trips to the aquarium. So thank you super Mom that I do not know & thank you Virginia for posting this link...you just may have saved my summer from the I'm bored blues!! The calendar starts next week, so we all have time to gather supplies. Her post also has a list of other ideas and links.
What are your plans for keeping your children happy this summer?? I'd love to hear your ideas--especially those of you with young kids!
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Happy Summer things:
ReplyDelete-picnics
-beaches, beaches, beaches!
-farms
-puddle jumping
-parks
-backyard obstacle courses
-scavenger hunts (nature items, colors, shapes, etc.)
-car washing
-bike riding
-playing ball
-pools
-roasting marshmallows
-BBQ
-sparklers
-making music (perhaps even a parade!)
-swings
-watching clouds
-water blasters
-corn-on-the-cob
-gardens (others, because, well, my thumb is not so green!)
-bird watching
-ice cream cones
-hikes
-tents
-ponds for fishing and frog hunting
-Vacation Bible School
-hanging laundry outside
-berries
-evening walks
-UNO (and a wide assortment of other great games, best undertaken in pajamas with treats!)
-tree hugging (literally)
-water balloons
-museums, and
-stone collecting
(...just to name a few...)