{"id":4826,"date":"2015-06-04T13:52:53","date_gmt":"2015-06-04T13:52:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oshetablogs.wordpress.com\/?p=3210"},"modified":"2015-06-04T13:52:53","modified_gmt":"2015-06-04T13:52:53","slug":"five-days-worth-of-summer-plans-that-dont-require-pinterest-or-modge-podge-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.patheos.com\/blogs\/shalominthecity\/2015\/06\/five-days-worth-of-summer-plans-that-dont-require-pinterest-or-modge-podge-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Five Days Worth of Summer Plans That Don’t Require Pinterest or Modge-Podge"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<\/head>
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It\u2019s finally summer break here in Los Angeles!\u00a0 My kids\u2019 last day was yesterday and I\u2019m so relieved.\u00a0 This school year darn near killed me. Between the cross country move<\/a> and starting new schools and learning to navigate the Common Core- I\u2019m more ready for summer than I\u2019ve ever been.\u00a0 I\u2019m also ready to start Camp Mom next week.\u00a0<\/strong> As y\u2019all know, I tend to go big and structured with our summer plans.\u00a0 Remember the Hunger Games themed field day?<\/a>\u00a0 Good times\u2026good times.<\/p>\n

This summer will be slightly different, I\u2019m not making a rigorous lesson plan for each child as in summers past because #FromBostonToLA sucked up all my lesson planning mojo, but when I thought about the days stretched long and terrible before me, I decided that if there\u2019s one thing I hate more than over-planning my summer- it\u2019s hearing the dreaded, \u201cI\u2019m bored\u201d 48.5 hours into summer vacation. It\u2019s inevitable. Even though my children know that bored kids get chores- the gross ones, like wiping down the veggie drawer and scrubbing the kids\u2019 bathroom- at some point when they\u2019ve watched, \u201cSpongeBob:Sponge Out of Water\u201d for the eleventy-billionth time,\u00a0 they\u2019ll whine \u201cI\u2019m bored\u201d. To which,\u00a0 I\u2019ll roll my eyes and try to ignore them, then they\u2019ll bring my iPad over and ask for a new app. So instead, I\u2019ll give them a new sponge to wipe the baseboards. Without a doubt,\u00a0 they\u2019ll cop a \u2018tude and then it\u2019ll be Summer Chore Smack down 2015!\u00a0 Smack downs totally kill my summer buzz, so in an attempt of proactive peacemaking, I\u2019ve created our weekly schedule.\u00a0<\/strong><\/p>\n

Each day has a general idea that will guide our activities.\u00a0 VBS hopping takes prescient (really, what woman will turn down five days of super cheap childcare- \u201cnot ,I\u201d\u00a0 said the mama pouring a virgin margarita, \u201cnot I!\u201d), outings will come after morning chores, and we\u2019ll always throw our plans to the wind if we get invited to hang with new friends, people before plans.\u00a0 Always.<\/p>\n

If you\u2019re looking for a way to structure your summer, here\u2019s our summer weekly schedule. That is at least for June.\u00a0 In July each kids is hosting their own book club which I\u2019ll share more about later on.<\/p>\n

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