{"id":373,"date":"2006-07-06T10:32:15","date_gmt":"2006-07-06T16:32:15","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/?p=373"},"modified":"2006-07-06T10:32:15","modified_gmt":"2006-07-06T16:32:15","slug":"summer-time-summer-time-sum-sum-summer-time","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/2006\/07\/06\/summer-time-summer-time-sum-sum-summer-time\/","title":{"rendered":"Summer Time, Summer Time, sum sum Summer Time"},"content":{"rendered":"

Anyone else feeling that middle-of-the-summer slump??\u00a0 Anyone else having those days where you just want to put on all your DVDs and lay in your pajamas with your kids?\u00a0 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?\u00a0 I get them dressed sometime around noon.\u00a0 I haven’t worked on my writing in about two weeks.\u00a0 I have abandoned my schedule, my routine has left me standing here with slumped, defeated shoulders.\u00a0 I haven’t taken the kids to do anything fun in about three days.\u00a0 They’re bored with me.\u00a0 Hell, I’m bored with me.\u00a0 I need an intervention.<\/p>\n

So, in my utter desperation I went internet hunting for some ideas.\u00a0 Someone, somewhere, must be feelin’ me because they took the liberty of writing down daily activities<\/a> for those parents who are summer-brain-dead, as I am.\u00a0 Here is July for those of you that need some help:<\/p>\n

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

\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Anyone else feeling that middle-of-the-summer slump??\u00a0 Anyone else having those days where you just want to put on all your DVDs and lay in your pajamas with your kids?\u00a0 Or those days where you…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[20,59],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-373","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-activities","category-daily-living"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=373"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/373\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=373"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=373"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.familyresource.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=373"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}