i don't know if it's because they are still in the first stages of school, but phoenix and tyler hated to see school end this year. most kids are so excited for summer fun, but they would rather have just stayed in school and learn...especially phoenix. she nearly had a panic attack the last day of school.
so, since we are on a super tight budget this year, and our summer fun will consist of a whole lot of at home time, or activities we can find around our area, i decided to bring school to them...in a sense.
at least once a day they will have an opportunity to do some practice work (think worksheets..oh fun!) to keep their brain fine tuned over the summer so they don't forget any of the stuff they learned. not quite my idea of fun but they LOVE it!
on top of all those super fun worksheets, there will be a "theme" of the week and lots of activities that go along with that theme. and plus also, there will be craft activities, trips to the library, and whatever else i can think of.
the themes are pretty simple because i want elijah to be able to participate as much as he can as well. this week's theme is WATER. and although water play will definitely be a big part of our summer, we started off our theme with water table play.
wanna know something science-y you can teach children about water without getting all hydrology nerdish?
another way to say water is... H2O!
HA! how easy is that?
okay, so back to the water table...
i decided against a kiddie pool this year because they are a lot to maintain. the water gets gross after one day, they are hard to dump, and they last about one season. this water table has been a big hit for us so i am happy to stick with this instead. and besides, if they really want to get wet, we will be going swimming at a local pool from time to time.
what are you doing this summer to keep your kids learning while still having fun?
