Wandering through life one season at a time
Do you want to accomplish something by the end of summer, but need a little motivation? Inspired to Action can help you create a Summer of Purpose with this printable summer goal form.
{You might want to copy my friend Jill and have everyone choose an academic goal, a spiritual goal, and a goal of interest.}
Now is the time to make a Summer Fun List, instead of waiting until you are all hot, sticky & bored.
Here are some really cute ideas to help you make your list:
~ This 50 Days of Fun chart will appeal to you digital scrapbookers. Don’t miss the photo journal idea!
~ Good ol’ posterboard and markers are what we’ll be using. So colorful!
~ Put your list on some watercolored circles and attach to a ring.(Put watercoloring on your list & you can mark off your first activity HaHa!)
~ Choose from these color-coded activities jars or paper grab bag calendar.
~ This summer list bulletin board is eye-catching.
~ Make a summer bucket list out of a thrifted lunchbox.
Need some more ideas to add to your list?
– 100 free things to do with your kids this summer
I was chatting with friends over the weekend, and it seems that everyone is having to tighten the purse strings this summer.
Don’t let a lack of money cloud your summer plans!
I will be linking to lots of frugal fun over the next few weeks!
And for those of you in the Dallas area, I’ll be sharing some fun local events that don’t cost a fortune.
Here are a few goodies from my archives to kick us off:
~ Turn Your House into a Ho(me)tel
~ DFW Staycation (prices/deals might be different now)
Here are some easy ways to stay tuned to my Summer Fun Forecast:
-Follow my RSS Feed
-Like my Facebook Page (my Facebook fans get extra freebies 🙂 )
-Put my Summer Fun Days button on your blog with this code:
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p.s. If you want your cheap summer fun well-organized, then check out Life As Mom’s Summer Survival Guide. I haven’t read it, but I’ve seen great reviews!
Run on over to Frugal Friday for lots of great ideas!
This was my Facebook status earlier today:
Doesn’t it sound like we had little bluebirds helping us fold the towels?
Here is a glimpse of our reality earlier today:
Yet my Facebook status still remained true.
Our day was good or bad depending on where you focused.
We chose to focus on the Holy and had a lovely day in spite of ourselves.
The same can be said of those sacred events that took place so long ago:
There was nothing good on that day.
And yet there was everything Good on that day.
I am eternally grateful that there was a Really Bad, Really Good Friday!
Our Easter celebrations have very little to do with the Easter Bunny these days, but my kids still enjoy getting a basket full of goodies.
I realized several years ago, when we only had 4 littles, that I could not keep up with the expense & sheer quantity of little junky trinkets that went along with filling traditional baskets.
I decided to switch to one family basket instead. I think our first one was in a wicker laundry basket.
The beauty of this is that I can fill the basket with larger items for the entire group. I usually try to stick with things that can be played with outside. This year I snagged this deal for only $2!!
Each child gets a chocolate cross, then I add a few other candies and maybe a book & craft from our local Christian bookstore.
I can fill a large basket for under $25 and my kiddos love it. That is less than $5 per child, which wouldn’t go very far in an individual basket.
My favorite thing about changing to one basket is that it emphasizes something very important to our family –> that we share with each other and enjoy life together!
May your Easter be filled with the power of the Resurrection!!
Run on over to We Are That Family for tons of great tips!
