So, we finished off the school year and now what do we do?!
As the mom, who loves to spend time with her kids, really...I've got all kinds of family outings (letterboxing and hikes) planned, craft days to sew and scrapbook and paint, etc....but, I also have newsletters to write, training that I need to complete before we leave the country, paperwork to handle, phone calls to make, a house to divide into three piles - going to Kyrgyzstan, going into storage, donate/give away/sell; there are times I am just going to need the kiddos to be creative and play on their own.
The best way to do that, and not have the kids get, dare I say it, "bored," is to have some things already planned and organized to keep them occupied.
I've pulled some fun books together that they can use during the summer. The boys love to solve mysteries and Sissi loves to draw, so I'm thinking these will be good. We also have Mad Libs and Sudoku books on hand.
Some days, they have so much creative energy. Here is Gwangi, it's still the last day of school and he has already gotten paper out and created his own game board and set of rules to play with his heroclix.
But, I wouldn't be honest if I didn't show that some times, this is the default...
So, after seeing some ideas on Facebook, I decided to come up with a list. A list of fun, alternate, creative ideas for play and to spend their time this summer. Actually, my oldest wrote about 90% of this list and I then added a few other ideas, but it is now taped on my freshly cleared off sliding glass door for their viewing pleasure. I'm excited to see how it goes!
Here is to a fun and creative summer! Do you have any similar plans that you would be willing to share?
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