Which means sleeping in (not), no schedules and a whole lotta time. Without fail my kids are bored by the end of day one. So I have a couple of ideas to have fun and keep some sort of structure.
Before school gets out, I ask the kids what they would like to learn about. In the past we’ve done: circus, animals, artists, our country, and everything in between. I then plan activities, books, and worksheets around that theme. This year I made a simple printable and laminated it, added magnets on the back and stuck in on the fridge. Easy peasy.
Last year I had a more elaborate activity board (that sadly was broken by our painters mid summer).
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My favorite free worksheet sites:
We then put all the worksheets into this little sorter:
I used pretend money templates and added pictures of Josh and I to the dollars in Photoshop (you could use any editing program you want). After my kids complete their chores, they will have opportunities to earn a Mom Buck ($1) or a Dad Bucks ($5). I plan on catching them doing nice things (ie playing with their sibling nicely on their own) as well as asking them to do things to earn bucks. The family bucks can be traded in for real money. They can then use it for treats or whatever they choose (within reason).
What great ideas, Mique!
I love the idea of having a theme each week with my kids this summer!!
I just adore Mique and love her ideas – she makes adorable printables!!
{Cute as a Button Teacher Printable}
{I can’t decide which of her Rule The World printables I like best… They are all awesome!}
{And even more!}
{And print off a few of Mique’s bookmarks for your kids to use this summer!}
You have great ideas Mique. And, I just called a couple girlfriends and we marked our calendars for the show on August 6th!
Love these ideas. My kids are older but we still try to do different and fun things throughout the summer.
Thanks for sharing. Wish I lived in Cali so I could visit your shop.
Ruth
Thanks so much for having me Jen. Love you! xoxo
Wonderful guest post! I love the idea of a weekly theme.
Jen from
Creative and Curious Kids!
What a fun share…I am such a sucker for themed days, weeks, parties, whatever.
Great idea Mique!
i adore that mique!!!
you know the first time i ever met her or heard about her was at the crafting table at blissdom, when we were all together.
she happened to sit by me. little did i know just how sweet she was.
great super ideas. love boredom busters for the summer.
big hugs to you both!
xoxo
kellie
LOVE the weekly theme idea! I can not wait to start next week with my kids. Family bucks is an awesome idea too. Hopefully these ideas will help to ease some of the summer boredom.
I love the idea of themes to keep the kiddos learning all summer long! How cute are all those printables!
Such great ideas!! Love the theme sheets. My kids would really like that. We will have to give it a try. 🙂
What a great idea for family bucks! I love it
This post was stuffed full of good ideas!! Great feature, Jen. 🙂 Mique, thank you for sharing the links to the worksheets sites too. That will be nice for my almost-kindergartner this summer!