Hello buddies! How’s the week going? We’re off on somewhat staycation – take a look at my IG tales for pics and adventures! – however for at this time’s put up, I assumed I’d share some enjoyable actions to do with the children whereas they’re residence for Christmas break.
Insert MAJOR sigh of aid and all of the cheer for Christmas break. I like having the kiddos residence, and particularly love zero alarms (aside from the times I’ve to show), sluggish mornings, and seeing the place the day takes us. Our weeks are fairly busy round right here between college, gymnastics and dance group, horse classes, and soccer, so having a few weeks off beautiful. (Not months off. I’m not placing that out into the universe.)
Whereas I nonetheless must work whereas the kiddos are residence, I’ve been making an attempt to pre-write as a lot as potential and e-book calls into time blocks so we will have some enjoyable adventures whereas they’re residence.I assumed I’d share a few of my high concepts right here and would love to listen to what you’re doing with the fam this winter break!
Winter Break Actions with Children
Please take into account that these are simply concepts and a brainstorm checklist, and there’s no manner we’ll do all or a lot of the issues right here. I’m actually most enthusiastic about simply CHILLING, however it will likely be nice to have the lists on the afternoons the place we’re in search of one thing to do!
Concepts for residence:
– Tenting in the lounge. This was an enormous hit when the pandemic first hit, and a manner for us to differentiate the weekend from the entire different days that blended collectively. We’d roast s’mores, watch a film, and sleep in a tent downtstairs. I discovered in a short time that I hate air mattresses lol but it surely was price it for the recollections for the kiddos.
– Make slime. That is our go-to recipe and you may add glitter to the combination for a shiny snow slime
– Bake one thing. We hardly ever have time to bake whereas the children are in class, so it is a particular alternative to bake collectively
– Educate them a recipe. That is certainly one of my targets for this Christmas break! We’ve got a gasoline range, so I’m not fairly snug with them utilizing it but, however I wish to train them easy methods to make eggs and pancakes on our massive griddle. It’s electrical, so it will likely be good for them to make breakfast (with supervision, in fact).
– Go on a scavenger hunt. Whereas it’s a bit chilly, we nonetheless bundle up and take walks with Maisey every day. Create a scavenger hunt checklist earlier than you head out.
– Hike! We’ve got so many stunning trails right here in Tucson that I’m hoping one afternoon we will go discover one.
(Pic from our final journey to Sedona)
– Learn a e-book and watch the film. Liv is ending the e-book Surprise, so I’m excited to look at it with the children certainly one of these nights.
– Allow them to host a expertise present, or have a dance celebration. That is certainly one of my go-tos once I have to get some chores carried out — I activate some music and the ladies dance and play whereas I clear
– Karaoke! We’ve got this bluetooth mic and the ladies looooove it.
– Play a board recreation or card recreation. Zingo, Guess Who, Previous Maid, and Uno are all favorites.
– Make a fort
– Work on a puzzle
– Create a year-end picture album. I’m actually making an attempt to get higher about this, so this put up is my motivation to do it.
Concepts for adventures and excursions:
– Take them to spend their vacation reward playing cards at Goal or the mall
– The arcade! Our children LOVE the mall arcade and we all the time have a blast taking part in video games for a bit
– Mini golf
– The Botanical Gardens
– The zoo
– An aquarium
– Take a brief street journey or staycation. We’re lucky that Mt. Lemmon is simply an hour away, so we will see some pine timber and snow!
So, inform me, buddies: what are you as much as for winter break? Any enjoyable actions or little journeys deliberate?
xo
Gina
