It’s Early Release Day!
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Posted by Jenn Greenleaf May 13, 2009 |
There’s only half a day of school for my youngest children today, and that means lots of fun and creative time with them! I’m so excited because it feels like forever since we’ve had an afternoon like this together without having to run here, there, and everywhere!
I have some things to do for work, so I’m bringing it all outside. They want to catch tadpoles and all that other fun nature-y stuff, so I’m going to finish my deadlines out on the deck while they do that. Then, I have a ton of ideas to explore with them:
- Arts and crafts projects: my oldest son has a “dinosaur project” he’s been wanting to do, which is perfect for outdoors. It’s also that time again to write some letters, and draw some pictures for family we don’t see very often.
- Nature collections: every year we pick leaves and other items from nature to press in my giant gardening books. We use them later on once they’re “flat” for art projects (greeting cards, collages, paintings, art book projects, and so on).
- Reading: the kids LOVE it when I read to them, so I thought it would be perfect to read to them while we’re outside. What a nice and relaxing way to spend the afternoon!
- BBQ! We’re having family over for a barbeque for dinner, and the kids love helping prepare for that. I’m going to ask them what they’d like to help me prepare for dessert. I have a number of choices to set out for them to decide from.
It’s going to be a great day, and I really hope the weather cooperates! So far, it’s been a sunny and very comfortable morning. If that keeps up, then it will be just right for everything the kids and I have in mind. Mind you, they have a lot of their own ideas for how they’d like to spend their time off from school so it wouldn’t surprise me if we didn’t have time to do more than prepare dessert together. They’re busy little bees!