Monday, May 14, 2012
Summer Activities 2012
It's almost here....are you ready Moms?
Last year was our first Summer break from school, I thought I was prepared...I was wrong..
Turns out like every other aspect of my life I needed to set goals for Summer Activities for this house. No Mom wants to hear "I'm bored". And, I do not like when my kids get whiny because they are bored. So I have been thinking/searching/planning and this is what I have came up with for Summer of 2012!! Sissy helped me a lot on what she wants to do.
I have places that we are going, activities we are doing and boredom busters! :-) The words that are highlighted are links to those places/activities.
PLACES:
Cades Cove
Chattanooga- Aquarium,Children's Museum, Railroad Museum,etc..
Splash Pad
Pool
Farmers Markets
Lake
Movies
Drive-In Movies
Library- Sissy wants to spend some time at the library, reading and playing on computers.
Park - Playground, Picnics,etc...
Beach - Day Trip
Dollar Tree $5 day (Each kid gets $5 to pick anything they want! With the exception of only 1 candy)
Cherokee Reservation
River
Briarwood-Auto Safari
Clinch Mountain,Cumberland Gap, Kentucky-Day Trip
Race Track
Baseball Game
ACTIVITIES:
Camping- Our Family recently got a pop-up camper!
Boat
Bowling
Fishing
Hiking
Rummaging
Date with Daddy
Movie Night
Fireworks
Bonfire
Board Games
Tie Dye Shirts
Diet Coke and Mentos
Water Balloons
Sprinkler
Car Wash
Garden
Photo Shoots- We have to get family pictures made soon. But also I am just going to take the kids out and take pictures myself here at home!
Geocaching
Giant Bubbles
Make Homemade Ice Cream
Fairies in a Jar
Make Slime
Make Homemade Lava Lamps
Make Homemade Fruit Leather
Alphabet Day- Find 1-2 items around the house and outside that begin with each letter!
Christmas in July- Christmas PJ's, Christmas Movies/Music, Bake Christmas Cookies,Start List
Cook Out with Friends
Take a bath in the dark with glow sticks
Catch Fireflies
Cooking with Sissy Day
Elephant Toothpaste
Sparkly Explosion
BOREDOM BUSTERS:
Read/Read Outside
Puzzles
Look N' Find Books
2nd Grade Work Book
2nd Grade Prep Activities
Color
Blocks
Ice Block-Toys
Paint
Fort
Jump Rope
Bird Watching
Cars
Swing Set
Handwriting
Journal
Fizzy Fun
Playdough
Letters to Family
Chalk
Write a story
Write a book
Make a "Wish List"
Take pictures outside
Paint Finger Nails/Toe Nails
Look for shapes in the clouds
Popsicles
Basketball
Bike
Sand/Water Table
Card Games
Plan a Menu
Computer- Starfalls Disney Jr
Kindle Fire 2nd Grade Apps 2nd Grade Apps
Best Apps for Kids
DSi
Leapster
Please leave me a comment/send a Facebook message with any other ideas!!
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Hi Sara! This is an amazing list--I'm so excited to try a few! Thanks for including links to Preschool Powol Packets too!!
ReplyDeleteThanks Carla! And thanks for coming over here and leaving a comment, so sweet! We love your list and she can't wait to start it! I let her look over it but haven't printed it yet so she keeps asking "Whats on my list?" HaHa
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