Summer is right around the corner. Lots of littles have started getting out of school, IG is filled with the adorable first and last day of school photos. As a teacher, this is a time I used to look forward to. I had eight weeks to attend trainings, sleep in, go out to lunch and just relax. Of course, that was way before I had kids. Now the summer is different. Even though AG isn’t in school yet, I wanted to plan out our summer, filled with fun activities for us to do.
Today, I’m sharing our summer fun plan. Each day of the week has a particular focus.
Monday: arts & crafts: get out the glue, glitter and construction paper! Let your littles create, make a mess and then display their masterpieces.
Tuesday: book cooks: this is something I was a part of while I was teaching. pick a book to read and do a fun activity with food afterwards that goes with the book.
Wednesday: water fun: get outside and play in the water, blow bubbles, throw water balloons or go swimming. Beat the heat with water fun.
Thursday: abc & 123: one of the most important things parents can do for their children over the summer is continue with learning activities and reading. Lots and lots of reading. This is the day for focused learning activities. Think about what your child needs to work on and see what fun activities you can find. AG is working on colors, letters and numbers. You’ll see lots of our learning activities this summer focused on those three things. I also should note that reading should be happening every day, no matter the age of your child.
Friday: fun Friday: get out and have fun! go to the zoo, aquarium, bounce house, library, children’s museum or host a fun playdate. Friday kicks off the weekend, make it fun and tire those kiddos out!
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I’ll be sharing our plans every Monday. I hope that this will give you some fun ideas of things to do with your littles over the summer months. Take a look at our summer fun for week #1 below.
Paper Plate Jellyfish / Rainbow Bubbles, / The Very Hungry Caterpillar & fruit caterpillar snacks
Letter Stamping / Field Trip to Aquarium
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You can also find the printable summer fun sheet here. Laminate it or frame it, so you can fill in your activities for each week. Keeping it in a common area can let your littles know what fun is coming up and is also a good reminder for you of what to do each day.
If you have any tried and true summer activities, please share!
On another fun note, check out this summer fun giveaway!
This is such an amazing idea! I need to get on board with this for my kiddos! Jonah is 2, and he would love this kind of structure!
Love this! I definitely need to give it a try!
Wow, I love this idea!! Great idea to have a routine for activities to mix it up each day!
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Leah, this is a fabulous idea. I will be sharing it with my #ETHANproject Bloggers for sure!
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PS…tried to pin it…no luck….
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I’m really liking this weekly schedule. Funny, I was JUST talking to my husband last night about wanting to create something like this for my 3 year old, now that I’ll have her for 2 weeks (preschool is over) until she attends a summer program. This is inspiring, I think I’ll give this a try with her. And I did post about ways we beat the summer heat last year. It includes more outdoor activities than anything else: http://momistabeginnings.com/ways-we-beat-the-summer-heat/ and also…I used to be an art teacher at a private school, taught pre-k through 2nd grade. I have a section on my blog’s sidebar that says “art for kids” where I’ve shared some of my own art projects. Feel free to use them in your classroom or with your own kids 🙂 -Misty
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I love this idea for a weekly calendar! You always have the most fun ideas!
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Love the weekly calendar! I’ve been trying to do 1 activity a week with my kids. We do either something crafty or scientific or we make a recipe!
Neat schedule! Will pin for use later! Thanks for sharing.
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You seriously rock my socks. Brooke is IN LOVE with the hungry caterpillar and I cannot wait to try some of those eats! Love your blog mama…so inspiring!
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I would probably spend the money on a trip to the aquarium since my daughter keeps asking but with being on maternity leave it’s not in the budget.
This is awesome!!!
Such a cute idea!!! I’ll be filing your ideas away for weekend activities for us!
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I really love this idea! Love the printable too, such a great way to keep track!
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awesome giveaway! I have been looking into a schedule… This is the second schedule I have ran across today! I love the idea and yours is pretty much what I have come up with for my little girl for this summer. Soo excited to start a better routine and schedule!