No matter how you look at it, Summer is quickly approaching. With my oldest just turning 7 and no longer purely entertained by being Mommy's helper or running errands, we've decided to do something really fun! She is compiling (with my help) a list of all things we'd like to do this summer. Small things from plant extra flowers to big things like try new day trips. Of course I have to monitor, because "running down to Disney World for a quick trip" just isn't quite in the budget this year! And we want to be realistic! :)
She is really into science lately which is really fun. She wants to do the messy and fun things, like the classic volcano everyone has seen and/or made. I was not a science kid myself so I do not know of a lot of other big fun science projects. I've searched like mad and finally come across a site I love and took a lot of ideas from. Science Bob is a great place to go for things science related for the younger kids. Its more than just projects, although that's all I read, but check out his site - really great stuff!
Our list also includes other fun ideas we haven't heard much about before. Like a Life Book. Similar to a scrapbook, except less pictures and she is in charge. She can read very well and writes quite clearly also. So this book is totally compiled by her. I will give her guided pages and provide her information, like about her birth and trips she's taken so far in her life. Then she can add her own pages, like collages of things she likes, maybe brief journal entries, pictures she's drawn, etc. I would like to come up with a standard page that I have her fill out every summer. Like "Summer of 20XX" and then have her answer 10 questions every summer. Hopefully by the time she graduates it'll be something really amazing. I'll take pictures along the way so if you are interested you can play too.
Bed Time starts in 10 minutes! So off I go!
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