What are we Gonna Do? FHE

With only a couple days left of school and summer around the corner, I decided that it was time to get the kiddos input of what they want to do this summer.  I started out with a clip from the Jungle Book.  This link here from youtube is a lot shorter than what is in the movie.

We then talked about how much time the vultures wasted by not having a plan.  We talked about how boring it is when you don't have a plan of what you are doing.  You basically sit there waiting for something to come along and who knows how long you will have to wait.  I then asked what can be done so that we don't act like vultures sitting in our tree.  The kids were awesome with their answers.  They suggested making a schedule, pull an activity out of the bored jar and making a list of things to get done, like Grandma Charla does.

We then threw out ideas of activities and things that we want to do this summer.  I'm going to take them and mix them with mine to create a plan.  In summers past we do our chores and school work in the morning and then go have fun in the afternoon.  I try to set Fridays aside as all day field trip days because Stephen can usually go with us.  It was just good to here what THEY want to do this summer.

At the end Stephen brought up no screen days.  These are days where they can't watch TV or do computer, they can't be turned on.  I don't want them relying on media to entertain them.  Of course the kids were all mad that dad remembered this little detail of summer.
Anyway, WE know what we are gonna DO this summer!