Summer is in full swing around here. Truthfully, I've never been very good at summer. For 2 out of the 4 years we've been here, I've been hugely pregnant.
Pregnancy + Arizona Summer + Cherie = Looney McRooney
You get the idea.
When this summer started creeping in, I felt like we needed to do something different. They needed something different and so did I. I needed to feel like I wasn't just hanging on for the ride, but that I was making the ride better for all of us. After perusing some articles on Power of Moms, I decided on my plan of attack. A schedule! Oh yes, I was going to make a schedule. See, me and schedules don't exactly get along. We like to pretend we're friends but really we have this roller-coaster relationship that always ends in a nasty break up.
But not this year.
This year, I changed it up. And hallelujah…It's working! We've got a daily schedule so everyone knows what's happening and what they need to accomplish. Along with that is a daily theme that gets their little brains excited for each new day. I love it! They love it! (Somebody tell me why it's only taken me this long to figure this out!)
Our daily themes are:
Masterpiece Monday: Art or Craft Project
Take a Trip Tuesday: Library, Museum, Friend's House
Wet Wednesday: Swim, Water Games
Treat Thursday: Make a treat, Visit Water & Ice
Friend Friday: Invite a friend over
I can't take credit for these ideas…I just found them on Power of Moms. But man, I'm glad it got my wheels turning just in time.
Here's a peek at Masterpiece Monday a couple of weeks ago. Hours of fun, I tell you.
Let the summer swing on!
Here's the recipe for flubber just in case you're interested:
Materials:
Warm Water
2 cups Elmer's Glue
2 tsp. Borax
Food Coloring
Directions:
1. In the first bowl combine:
1 1/2 cups very warm water
2 cups Elmer's Glue
Food Coloring
2. In a separate bowl, mix thoroughly:
1 1/3 cups very warm water
2 level teaspoons borax
3. Mix the contents of the two bowls together kneading until it is fully combined
4. Discard any remaining liquid
2 Comments
I’ll pass on the flubber but can I be invited over on a Friday?!?
i love the schedule. loose enough to follow, fun enough to look forward to. that’s me kinda schedule.
i have that flubber recipe (and ingredients) in my summer box but we haven’t made it yet! a friend of mine had it and i died at how it was identical to GLOB we had as kids. jeff and i loved the stuff.
you are a fun mom, cherie!!