End of School Basket

On the last day of school it is a tradition to have a basket for the kids filled with goodies to get excited about summer.  This year I did one big basket filled with FUN!
 I’m really excited to give it to the kids tomorrow.  Some of it are things that we already had, and the other things are stuff that I buy for the summer anyway.  Here are some of the things:

• Roasting sticks (from Target’s dollar section) and marshmallows
• Our hike book with a package of bubble gum to chew while we hike
• Glycerin for our big bubbles
• Movie theater candy for our summer movies
• Cones for Dad’s running games
• Coke with Mentos taped to the outside for our Science Day
• A science experiment kit
• Summer reading programs
• Flyers of Summer Sports camps
• Shrinky Dink paper
• Ziploc of change and bills for summer garage sales
• Slip in Slide
• Map of a road trip we are taking
• Water balloons
• Doodle book and Sketch book
• Letter to each of the kids highlighting what we remember and enjoyed about their school year.  Stephen and I each write one to them because we each went to different activities or helped on different projects.  I usually stick these in their school scrapbooks.

We sign up for the Barnes and Noble reading program, the public library AND I do my own scripture one with the kids…

And the other thing I wanted to share was this summer fun doodle book.  It would be perfect for traveling or just doodling.  There are some really fun starter pages like “What is sitting on the eggs,  Who is jummping on the trampoline, What picture is on the Viking’s shield,  What is in this cave….  LOVE this book!  You can check it out here on Amazon -The Boys' Doodle Book: Amazing Pictures to Complete and Create (See all Children's Drawing Books)



Oh, I’m excited for summer!!!!  I’ve got a little summer plan that I will share later this week.  I also need to get all caught up on what we have been doing.  This is just such a busy time of year.