Friday marked the end of nursery school for my kids and although at 2 1/2 and 4 they don’t yet whine “mommy I’m bored”, I want to make sure I have lots of activities to keep them busy this summer.
So I’m adding a new feature to Parents Only Zone. Every Sunday during the summer I’ll post a new activity we’ll be trying that week.
The first activity has me so excited. My new friend Janet who has an awesome parenting blog at JanetLansbury.com made this suggestion that I LOVE:
| “One of my childrens’ favorite “mom generated” activities has been a scavenger hunt. We are blessed to live in a rural area and have a big, un-manicured backyard. Before the children could read, I drew pictures of what they should try to find — leaves of a certain shape or color, bark, pine cones, an ant, something sharp, something smelly, etc. Once they were readers, it always became an accidental learning experience — learning what a succulent was, stuff like that.” |
I knew my kids would have a great time with this idea so I got more details from Janet and drew up a set of cards for our scavenger hunt. You can get creative and draw your own or download and print these ones.
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One word of warning from Janet, be prepared that their “something that smells bad” may be a little piece of dog poop! Oh well, at least they’re having fun.
Be sure to visit Janet’s parenting resource blog for informative articles on how to elevate your children.
Thanks so much Janet for a great idea and for being the inspiration behind this post.
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[...] We are blessed to live in a semi-rural area and have a large un-manicured yard. I would wander about, noting the colors, shapes and designs of leaves, small rocks, flowers, etc., and make a list. When the children were pre-readers, I drew little pictures. Jennifer Kirkpatrick shared my suggestions on her website: Parents Only Zone, and she includes a printable illustrated scavenger hunt list. [...]
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