Oh What Do You Do In The Summer Time?

I'm not going to lie...I am not one of those moms that bawls when her kids go to school.  I think I cry more at the thought of summer.  I haven't been very excited to have all the kids home ALL the time.  Normally we spend a lot of time with family over the summer.  This year I don't have the luxury of packing up the kids and heading to Grandma's and Grandpa's for the afternoon.  Nor do I have the wonderful days when Grandpa calls to see if he can kidnap the kids for a day or Grandma wanting to take them to the movies.

So, I've been wanting to do something fun over the summer that will keep us entertained.  Of course, I want to throw a little educating in the mix while we're at it.  One of my best friends in high school has a sister that does a summer camp with her kids.  Each week she would do a different theme with them.  Some are educational, some are not.  I sent her a message on fb and she sent me some great information.  I have combined her ideas with mine.  

Here is the GENERAL outline for our summer camp.

June:

Science

Sports

Animals

Spy

July:

Patriotic/Pioneers

Army

Space

Ninja

August:

Pirates

Scooby Doo (still not sure about this one, but I think the younger boys will like it)

Knights

With each theme I will incorporate reading, writing, crafts, and some field trips.  With this as well as weekly trips to the library, park playgroup, and whatever else may come up, I think we have an enjoyable summer ahead of us.  My kids are excited about it and I am too!

On a side note, I think I was feeling a little crazy when soccer and baseball sign-up time came.  We have 2 kids in soccer and 2 in baseball.  For the month of June they overlap.  That means 4 practices and 4 games every week!  Not my brightest mommy moment... :)