We’ve survived (and thrived) through 10 weeks of summer. One of the few things that got me through this season was finding a small activity or purpose for each day. I hope you found a few gems yourself and will continue to search for new ideas to share with the kids in your life, even when summer is over. Here are a few ideas this week as we say goodbye to lazy days and look forward to school in a couple of weeks…
August is here, and soon (if not already), children will begin to head back to school. Whether it is preschool a couple of mornings a week, a traditional grade-school program, college or even homeschooling, establishing a routine can make the next day run so much smoother. The key to the entire process, though, is to start NOW, not the night before.
We only have two more weeks of great activities to share…we’re saving some of our best ideas for last! Take a look at what’s on tap for this week:
Are we having fun yet? Get ready for some easy and entertaining ideas for this week! Read more…
In the wake of Hurricane Dolly here in Texas (and the storms/heat/all other yucky outside weather stuff going on), I thought I’d share a great activity to try indoors this summer. This is a great project for pretty much any age; if a child can hold a marker and scribble or color on a paper, then they are ready for this one. All you need are markers, a timer, and a sheet of blank paper for each participant.
The dog days of summer are definitely here! While the term, “dog days of summer”, actually stems from the position of the Dog Star, Sirius, during this time of year. Sirius rises and falls with the sun right now, and the Ancient Egyptians thought that this action is what made this time of year so much hotter. Whatever the reason, cooling off is on tap for this week!
With our second child, we learned early on that in order for him to be successful, he needed to be in charge, or in charge as much as we could let him. Letting children make their own decisions gives them ownership of the situation and can help them learn to behave well.
Last week, I mentioned monitoring my child’s progress through an incentive chart to achieve a certain goal - staying in bed for my older son and potty training with my younger one. Incentive charts can be a useful tool for teaching a child a new skill or desired repeatable behavior, from picking up toys to folding clothes to clearing the table without being asked. The key is consistency.
