Dear Parents,
I'm writing to you from CAMP MOM. Wish you were here! The activities are super fun, the drinks are ice cold, and, at the end the day, the kids always wind up covered in mud from head to toe. Lots and lots of mud. But isn't that precisely why garden hoses were invented?
Here's a list of some of the classic summertime activities on our CAMP MOM itinerary:
* backyard camping (with tents)
* picnics (love 'em!)
* lemonade stands
* fishing
* skipping rocks
* little red wagon rides
* sprinklers
* sidewalk chalk
* bubbles
* squirt toys
* kite-flying
* impromptu parades (complete with marching, flag-waving, and musical instruments)
* swinging on the swings
* sandbox
* spraying our fire/garden hose
* bike riding
* scooter riding
* swimming
* catching (and releasing) fireflies
* outdoor movie nights
* campfires in our fire pit
* sunrise (aka 8 AM) yoga
* practicing cartwheels
* hula-hooping
* jumping rope
* playing leap frog
* playing hopscotch
* playing go-to games (like: red light, green light; what time is it mr. shark?; red rover; mother may i?; freeze tag; hide and seek; steal the bacon; SPUD; ringalario)
* whiffle ball
* badminton
* horseshoes
* obstacle courses
* harvesting our backyard garden
* beach combing
* sandcastles
* hanging wash on our child-sized clothesline
* playing pick-up games of basketball & soccer
* tossing a football
* relay races
* sack races
* three-legged races
* egg-and-spoon races
* drinking "bug juice"
* making s'mores
* eating fresh berries with homemade, hand-shaken whipped cream
* playing tin-can-telephone
* building a clubhouse
* building a fort
* playing marbles
* playing jacks
* scavenger hunts
* treasure hunts (bury a treasure. mark it with an X. draw a map. say AARGH.)
* writing postcards
* tucking messages into bottles
* writing in the sand
* "painting" the fence with brushes and buckets of water
* water balloons
* making dandelion wishes
* making daisy chains
* making (more) mudpies
* nature walks
* birdwatching
* cloud-watching
* star-gazing
* sleeping bags
* a good, old-fashioned hootenanny (aka sing-a-long)
* family dance parties
* (surprise) ice cream runs (in pajamas)
* bedtime stories by flashlight
*** sweet dreams of an endless summer ***
I'm sure I forgot something... what's on your summer itinerary?
Keep in touch,
Jen
