Today is Saturday and hubby has to work. It's the first Saturday he's had to work with his new job. So today I asked the kids to make sure the house is completely cleaned and looking clutter free when he gets home.
Inside Kids Activities today: toys, playing with kittens, modeling clay, 9 year old cooking "eggs in a nest" (coordinated with the egg cooking movie from the day before), teaching 7 year old to sort and fold socks, teaching 9 year old how to properly sweep the porch/patio
Outside Kids Activities today: water painting, play parachute, reading, squirt guns and bathing suits
Inside Mom Activities: writing, reading, crocheting
Outside Mom Activities: gardening, reading
Inside Teen Activities: Computer movie making program, reading
Outside Teen Activities: animal care, yard work, running (exercise)
Family activity: visiting the library, hanging out on the porch/patio together
...........and of course all of the daily housecleaning and upkeep that's done regularly.
Saturday, June 6, 2009
Friday, June 5, 2009
Summer Kids Activities
Today is the official day in which all of the kids are out of school. With so many ages in the house, it now becomes a challenge to keep computer time and video game time to a minimum, especially for the teenagers (who haven't found a job yet).
For the younger ones (9 and 7), our indoor activities are modeling clay, and reading. Outside activities are a 10 foot parachute, putting up a tent to read and play in, and for the evening a movie called "Kids Get Cooking", The Egg (for ages 5-12). The library is full of ideas.
Kids Get Cooking: The Egg, Goldhil Learning Series, DVD, Endorsed by the National Education Association.
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