Our first official day of summer vacation and all is running smoothly, thank goodness.The kiddos have embraced their new schedules and all is quiet on the western front, for now.
I am a planner, I must have a schedule to work within or I go nuts. I am not rigid in my scheduling, but I function much better when there is at least a general plan in place for the day. I learned a very important lesson years ago when I was teaching elementary school - children thrive when there is structure. I have tried to implement this lesson ever since.
So - yes - the babies (who are not really babies anymore) have a new summer schedule as well! To accommodate their short attention span I have broken up their focused, sit down time (ie storytime) into various segments throughout the day.
Here is a break down of their summer days...
7:00 Wake Up! Get dressed, clean room, puzzles, trains etc.
8:00 Breakfast
8:30 Family Morning Devotional
9:00 Nursery Lesson/Stations
10:15 Snack/Book of Mormon Stories
12:00 Lunch
12:30 Nap Time
2:00 Snack/Storytime
2:30 Outside!
4:00 Art Project/Busy Bags
5:30 Dinner
6:00 Bath time
6:15 Family Scriptures
7:00 Bed Time
The babies do SO much better when they know the ebb and flow of the day. I have tried to coordinate their independent time with the times that the big kids will need my help in order to maintain some sanity. Sanity is critical.
Happy Summer!
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