On top of our usual daily routine of morning chores, devotionals, school work, journal writing, and quiet time, we tried to have a little fun each day. Something to look forward to and let the summer boredoms pass. I have to say, we had a pretty kick-butt summer! Jackson said "Let's stop having fun everyday. Let's just do something fun once or twice a week so Summer will slow down and last longer!" I wish it worked that way! It went way too fast.
Mom store Monday: the kids could buy cheap trinkets, toys, school clothes, etc. with the tickets they earned from doing chores throughout the week.
Make something Monday: We also tried to incorporate a craft. We made masks, colored salt-art jars, pet rocks, jelly fish, pine cone bird feeders, airplanes, spiders, snakes, owls...all kinds of stuff!
Take a trip Tuesdays: We went on outings to swim lessons, the park, feeding the fish up the canyon, picnics, feeding the ducks, kids summer clubs with friends, the movie theater to watch "How to train Your Dragon2", and Grandma's house to visit Bruno. Grandma helped on special outings when I needed extra hands and was a great help plus fun to be with!
Wednesdays:
Wet and Wild Wednesdays: We played in the sprinklers, had water gun fights, slip-n-slide parties, visited splash pads, Lindon pool on free swim day, and Utah Lake, and sometimes we just played in the water whenever we felt like it...like boating in Boise and other times for fun.
Thursdays:
Thinking Thursdays: We had fun with science projects like creating "snot", volcanoes, play dough, silly puddy, and Coke and Mentos explosions. We also learned about whatever the kids had questions about like how to make gum, how to build a boat, who is Helen Keller, Why does the Earth look flat when it's really round, is Pluto a planet....they had tons of questions and we found the answers! It was fun to light the fire of their curiosity.
Fridays:
Fabulous Fun Fridays! This was always looked forward to! We did special things like PJ parties with a rented movie, friends over for a pizza party, neighborhood kickball, went out to lunch for happy meals, checked out free local events. Lots of fun stuff. It was a great summer!
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