Tuesday, November 26, 2013

School's out today! What to do with a 6 & 8 year old during the summer?

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I have a 6 y/o girl and 8 y/o boy and live in the Inland Empire, CA. (North of Orange County) I'm looking for ideas for the summer. Right now I'm planning on one trip to Disneyland/California Adventure before our passes black out. My sis wants to take them to the Discovery Science Center. Swim lessons for 2 weeks in July. Crafts on the way include glow-in-the-dark bug shirts and memory books. Any other ideas?
One more caveat -- my 8 y/o deals with high-functioning autism so some things like day camp are probably out. (He's verbal and well behaved most of the time but has some language processing delays)



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Hi. I have an 8, 13, 17 & 19 year old!! Summer is truly the most expensive, tiring and FUN time of the year for us.

We've manged to get thru many by structuring our days. I try to divide the day and limit certain activities to time slots. My kids are NOT allowed tv, video games or computer from 10-5. Crazy, I know.

6-9am : Mom's quiet time. (I start the day ALONE to drink coffee and gear up for the day). My kids sleep in so it works.
9-10am: Breakfast, get dressed and make beds.
10-12 Outdoor play. ie: bike ride, water play, walk our dog, park time, etc.
12-1: Lunch. The kids help plan the meals, prepare and clean up.
1-3: Arts & Crafts. Mix up activities so not the same two days in a row. Painting, stamping, paper machet, baking, build a tent, etc.
3-4: Chores!
4-5: Back outside. We bring out the sidewalk chalk and make obsticle courses to follow, trails, math problems, just have fun.
5-6:30: Mom cooks and kids can watch tv or play video games.
6:30: Dinner. My kids earn tokens for eating new things and helping clean up.
7:30 Baths, spend time w/family and watch tv together. We try to do family game night once a week.
10: BED!

This schedule gets us thru the day to day stuff, but we have a great time going to Water Parks( we buy an annual pass so we don't pay everytime we go), Nature Centers, Movies and we're looking forward to the Drive Ins!

Have you heard of thwe book called Hatchet?




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It's cool. This kid gets lost in the woods and he has this hatchet. He compares a lot of stuff to television. He got lost in the woods because the pilot gets a heart attack and dies. So the kid decides to fly the plane until it runs out of gas. His plane almost sinks. Well it did, but not while the kid was there.


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Sure, HATCHET by Gary Paulsen has become a classic for upper elementary students-3-5 grades.

Gary Paulsen has gone on to write sequels and prequels about the main character Brian as well.


If you like HATCHET, then try reading:
Brian's Return
Brian's Winter
The River
Brian's Hunt

If you like Gary Paulsen's writing, then try reading:

How Angel Peterson Got His Name
Caught by the Sea
Guts
Father Water, Mother Woods
My Life in Dog Years
Puppies, Dogs, and Blue Northers

The Quilt
Alida's Song
Soldier's Heart
Nightjohn
Sarny

Mr. Tucket
Call Me Francis Tucket
Tucket's Ride
Tucket's Gold
Tucket's Home
Tucket's Travels

Captive!
Curse of the Ruins
Danger on Midnight River
Escape from Fire Mountain

Canoe Days
The Beet Fields
The White Fox Chronicles
The Transall Saga
The Rifle
The Tent
Dogteam
The Car
A Christmas Sonata
The Monument
The Haymeadow
Woodsong
The Night the White Deer Died
Canyons
The Winter Room
The Voyage of the Frog
The Island
The Crossing

The Amazing Life of Birds
Molly McGinty Has a Really Good Day
The Glass Cafe
The Boy Who Owned the School
The Schernoff Discoveries
Harris and Me


Happy reading....




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