Anyone else feeling that middle-of-the-summer slump??  Anyone else having those days where you just want to put on all your DVDs and lay in your pajamas with your kids?  Or those days where you toss out a bowl of cereal at 730am and eggs at 1130pm and a weird quesadilla concoction sometime around 2pm?  I get them dressed sometime around noon.  I haven’t worked on my writing in about two weeks.  I have abandoned my schedule, my routine has left me standing here with slumped, defeated shoulders.  I haven’t taken the kids to do anything fun in about three days.  They’re bored with me.  Hell, I’m bored with me.  I need an intervention.

So, in my utter desperation I went internet hunting for some ideas.  Someone, somewhere, must be feelin’ me because they took the liberty of writing down daily activities for those parents who are summer-brain-dead, as I am.  Here is July for those of you that need some help:

July 1	Encourage your child to check out 2 books this month from the library.
July 2	Write a list of your child’s favorite animals. Talk about what makes each animal special.
July 3	Include your child in preparing a healthy meal.
July 4	Explain origin of holidays, such as Independence Day.
July 5	Ask your child to write a thank you note or write a note to a relative or friend.
July 8	Ask your child to watch the moon & record changes in size and color.
July 9	Have your child decorate a shoe box to store treasures.
July 10	Talk to your child about fire safety. Discuss a fire escape route and have a mock fire drill.
July 11	Make a grocery list that fits within a budget with your child.
July 12	Learn a tongue twister with your child.
July 15	Talk to your child about avoiding strangers.
July 16	Hide a treasure with your child and draw a map to find it.
July 17	Practice printing or handwriting with your child. Make a certificate for job well done.
July 18	Take a walk or bike ride with your child.
July 19	Discover when things were invented with your child. Make a timeline.
July 22	Have your child swap favorite books with a friend.
July 23	Tell a story. Ask your child to tell it back to you.
July 24	Ask your child to make a collage from things found around the house — ribbons, string, buttons, pebbles.
July 25	Show your child how and when to dial 911.
July 26	Take your child to the grocery store. Talk about prices and weights of food.
July 29	Make a wish list of places you would like to visit with your child. Look them up on a map.
July 30	Make a personalized bookmark with your child.
July 31	Read a poem aloud with your child.

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