Summer Activities - 2011 Edition

Summer is in full swing around here, even if the weather isn't exactly playing along. My boys have been out of school for almost 2 weeks!

Inspired by The Crafting Chicks, I created 3 jars of ideas. One has rainy day ideas (blue paper), one had sunny day ideas (yellow paper), and the third is places to go (orange paper). The summer jars are a big hit with my boys! They even wrote out some of their own ideas.

Here is a sample of the rainy day list, which is the longest. :)
- write a letter to a friend
- write in summer journal (I bought each of them a composition book)
- summer reading. We signed up at the local library. There are so many programs available including Half Price Books.
- make muffins or cookies with Mommy
- play a board game
- look through photo albums
- do a science experiment. I found some great books at the library.
- find 5 toys to give away
- practice math skills (note to self: get a math workbook or two)

Here are our sunny day list. This list is the shortest because my boys don't need much help coming up with ideas on those days.
- play street hockey
- sidewalk chalk
- bubbles
- paint rocks
- hide & seek
- dig up weeds with Mommy (hmmm, maybe today?)
- wash the car
- slip n' slide- "water slide" - garden hose directed down the slide (our slide isn't bolted down so we can move it around)
- street soccer

The "places to go" list includes parks, beaches, mini golf, and the Zoo. For rainy day outings, there is the following:
- Science center
- Children's musuem
- Lego store at Bellevue Square
- rollerskating
- Zoo (inside stuff)
- McDonald's play area (yes, they still like that).
- Creation Station
- Amphibian Center in Edmonds - call first before you go - limited hours.
- Lowe's Build and Grow (some Saturday mornings)

Today, we're going to the play area at McDonald's and I'm bringing a book to read. :)Pin It