Last week I posted this and was looking for some ideas. Thanks to those of you who spoke up!
I took some of your ideas and some of my own to come up with our game plan for the summer.
Everything pretty much applies to Kennan and Brayden, as Grayson is too young. He's just along for the ride!
I thought I would share it with all of you!
Fridays are going to be our "out to lunch" day. It is so easy for me to want to go out to eat...I get bored with eating at home all the time. So, we decided Friday would be the day and we came up with some different places we'd like to go. Every Friday someone will draw a place and off we go!
The kids each get to pick a show to watch in the morning and then one in the afternoon.
They will also each get 30 minutes of computer time a day.
I took Mindy's idea of a activity/chore jar and made it into a "Boredom Basket". On each slip I wrote something different for them to do. If they are feeling bored they can draw a slip out of the basket and do what it says. Some are fun {15 extra computer minutes, write and mail a letter}. Others are not so fun {pick up the toy room, help mom with a chore}. They have to do what it says...good or bad! We haven't had to use it yet this week since we've been so busy!
Kennan and Brayden each have started a prayer journal. {This idea has 2 parts for me - encouraging the kids to be in prayer more and thinking of others and also keeping Kennan on top of his writing and spelling.} After breakfast and before TV/computer/playing they write and draw in their journal. I have encouraged them to pick a different person each day to say special prayers for, but so far they have pretty much stuck to a family at our church who just had a new baby. {No biggie....I figure they need lots of prayers right now!} Kennan is able to write and draw on his own, but I do the writing part for Brayden.
We have a few different activities planned throughout the summer. Library story time twice a week during June, soccer camp for Kennan, VBS, a few fun vacations, etc.
I plan to have the kids help out as much as possible. They are both pretty good helpers and it helps keep the sweet little girl in the picture below out of trouble!!
Monday will be our field trip days. It is Kenny's day off so he will be able to join in the fun! A few ideas we have are to go to a nearby town to enjoy their park and meet up with friends, go to the nursing home {thanks Amber!}, do a Meals on Wheels route, and a few others!
So, that's our plan! Hope this helps others who are looking not to fall into the too much TV/boredom/whining part of summer!
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Great ideas! Here are two more ideas I saw in Family Fun magazine...Playground passport--map out playgrounds in your town. Take a picture when you visit and record favorites parts of the park. Try to visit as many as you can.
Restaurant reviews--help the kids make up a rating system to review the restaurant when you eat out. Rate the food, service, atmosphere or whatever else you notice. Older kids can write a review and younger ones can draw pictures.
Hope it is a great summer!
Sounds like y'all are ready for a fun summer! Maybe we can get together if you guys make a trip to DFW :)
Sounds like fun! I really like the boredom fun/helping basket of ideas! Keep us posted on how your ideas are working for you!
Love love love ALL these ideas! I will definitley be using the ideas you gathered :)! Way to go!
Sounds like a plan! Here's another one E. and I stumbled on today (haven't tried it yet, so no guarantees): She's going to help me plan occasional dinners in which the foods all start with the same letter of the alphabet. Tonight this meant brainstorming on her own first, then googling for more ideas, then shopping together. Hopefully tomorrow she'll be invested in the dinner prep, too-- and it may bring some variety to the menu around here!
What great ideas! I love the Boredeom Basket - so clever. Also love the prayer journal. They will (and you will!) I'm sure cherish those as they get older.
Looking forward to seeing lots of pictures this summer!
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