Summer time blues or summer time rocks? Your tips!

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Permalink Reply by Jill Hart on June 1, 2009 at 11:57am

I LOVE summer! My 7 year old is home all day, so my 4 year old has a playmate. Which means I get extra time to work, but it also means I get more done so I have more time to play! :)

Our schedule gets much more flexible in the summer. Usually we get up a little late, mess around for a while, have lunch, the kids head outside and I work. Then, after they come back in I have time to sit down and read with them or doing something else constructive (at least it's constructive SOME of the time. LOL). Then dinner and hubby gets home and we all go out for a walk or to swim....I think I could live like this year-round. :)

AND we're headed on vacation next week. YAY!

Jill
CWAHM.com

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Permalink Reply by chelsey holman on June 1, 2009 at 1:38pm

well i live in southern ca.we get a magazine out here called kids magazine .it has the best cheap or free things to do or places to go in la or orange county.so we usually pick things out of there to do during the summer and year round

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Permalink Reply by Takiela on June 1, 2009 at 5:33pm

I love summertime too! I love for my kids to be out of school because I miss them during the school year.

Sometimes we stay up late have movie night and camp out on the living room floor with pj's and blankets and pig out!

We usually hang out at the library a lot! Our daughter volunteers there so she knows all the latest news and events regarding free activities, craft extravaganzas, and the latest books for kids. We stay extremely active in the summer with swimming, picnicing at the park, bar-b-queing, going to the zoo, and going on adventure walks around the neighborhood and various trails.

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Permalink Reply by Dana Neal on June 15, 2009 at 10:02am

I do not like summer...you either have too much to do or not enough to do. Now that my daughter is 19 and my oldest son is 15, they can help me handle my youngest who is 11.

What really worked the summers they all were under age was attending camp at the local Boys and Girls Club. Drop off early in time for me to get to my daytime and pick up late, etc etc. The children had field trips and extra activities while at B&GC's

Now, my two oldest are working their own "biz" by running a concession stand at a youth and young adult center..while my youngest attends band practice and summer school. This means that someone has to take my "baby" on city bus everyday to summer school and pick him up every other day.

It is mind boggling but it will work out..God help me pay for all these bus passes and bus tickets....

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Permalink Reply by Carla Williams on June 15, 2009 at 10:36pm

It's been awhile since I had to think about this, but I will give it a shot. We usually had 6-7 kids (our three boys and three or more temporary custody children) and several kids from the neighborhood. I would let them choose a topic that they wanted to know more about --insects, dinosaurs, space etc. We would then research the topic and do all sorts of fun things related to it--crafts, writing stories, putting on plays--whatever they wanted. They were having so much fun that they never figured out that they were learning.
Carla
www.thespiritualmom.com

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Permalink Reply by Deb Ingino on July 5, 2009 at 9:03pm

When we had our daughter and purchased our home on Long Island we were focused on having fun times. That’s not always easy. So I compiled all of the activities we enjoyed and those shared by other parents.

I'd like to share a copy of the E-Book I created "Fun Activities For Your Child's Wired Style' with my compliments.

Its filled with fun activities that cost nothing or nearly nothing and are conveniently categorized according to your child's personality wiring or temperament.

Enjoy the summer with your children!
Deb Ingino
www.MyWiredStyle.com
"Success for your child can not be learned, it is discovered and nurtured"

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• FunActivitiesForYourChildsWiredStyle.pdf, 203 KB

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