Frisbee Fun
May 30, 2008
Whooo Hoo the weekend is here! The month of May is on it’s way out and June is just around the corner. It won’t be long before we can head out to the beach and go swimming. Here in the “great white north” the weather is very unpredictable. Some days are sunny and warm and other days are downright chilly. It’s nearly impossible to plan for fun stuff outside.
This weekend we’re going to the park. There’s a cool frisbee golf course so we’re going to see how good our frisbee throwing skills are; after that we’ll probably take along a lunch basket and have a picnic in the park as well.
If it’s cold and rainy we’ll end up watching movies which is cool too since National Treasure’s Book of Secrets just came out. We might even have a pizza picnic in the living room. I found a great website that you might want to check out Kids National Geographic there’s a bunch of activities, stories, games, and more for you and the kids.
Happy Memorial Day
May 26, 2008
I hope everyone had a wonderful Memorial Day weekend. As a single mom, I always treasure the holidays that I get to spend with the kids because they spend every other holiday with their dad. I sorta feel like I’m missing out on when he has them for a holiday.
This Memorial Day the three younger children will be with their dad so it will be just me and buddy. There’s some parades, celebrations, and a bunch of other stuff happening in some surrounding towns. I’m sure that wherever you are that there are towns around you that are having some form of Memorial Day festivities.
We’re going to load up the bikes, pack a picnic lunch, and head out to the Highground for their Memorial Day celebration. Afterwards we’re going to go out for a bike ride and stop somewhere to eat our lunch.
Once we get home we’ll probably raid the game closet and play some board games together. I’m sure he’ll want to spend some time with his friends at some point too. When the other kids get home we’re going to roast smores in the backyard and read a couple more of our Memorial Day books for their bedtime stories. At the end of the day I think I’ll be ready for some much needed rest!
Have a great Memorial Day!
Memorial Day Activities
May 23, 2008
Memorial Day was originally named Decoration Day and is a day that is intended to honor those who have died in service of our country. No matter where you stand politically in regards to war, it is important to teach our children about the men and women who have died in service to our country. An excellent way to do this is to read some books to them. A few books that I recommend are:
Let’s Get Ready for Memorial Day by Lloyd G. Douglas
Memorial Day Surprise by Theresa Golding
The Wall by Eve Bunting, Ronald Himler
Take a trip to your local library to see if they have these or other books that would help to teach your children about Memorial Day. If you wish to purchase these books for your personal library then just follow the links to Amazon.com and purchase them there.
On HighlightKids.com I found an excellent project for children to make a foam Memorial Day Wreath. If you have or are purchasing star shapped cookie cutters for this project have them do double duty and make some Memorial Day sugar cookies to munch after your craft project.
These projects will all make great things to do if the weather is cold or rainy outside. If you want to spend some time outside this weekend how about packing a picnic lunch and heading to the park to play kickball or catch with the kids. If you are allowed to have a fire ring in your backyard top the day off with a backyard bonfire and smores.
Whatever you do this weekend; I hope you have a wonderful Memorial Day celebration!
