Learning about Life, Learning about Him, Teaching about Life, Teaching about Him
How are your kids doing keeping busy this summer? Here in California, theme parks are still closed as are playgrounds in regular neighborhood parks. Thankfully we have a pool, so the kids spend a good amount of time there. To keep their minds going, I have been giving them a LEGO challenge a day. I figured since we aren’t yet in the double digits of the month, it’s not too late to deliver these LEGO challenges for July.
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By writing this blog post, am I putting myself out there as an expert on making daily habits? Definitely not. The title of my blog is “His Life Leaner” because I am always learning. I write posts that bring you along on my journey so we can learn together. With that out of the way, let’s take a look at how we can make daily habits that stick.
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Can you believe it’s almost summer? I think most of us sheltered in place for most of the spring. Chances are, your kids are out of school (or virtual school). If so, it’s a good time to roll out some LEGO challenges. (Although, is there a bad time to issue LEGO challenges?). I know the month is underway, but you still have time to complete these 25 June LEGO challenges.
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This is certainly a sign of the times. A few months ago, most of us had never heard of ZOOM. Now, it’s a part of our every day lives. At this point in time, we use ZOOM for martial arts classes, ASL classes, co-op classes, speech therapy, virtual parties, church, book club, college classes, youth group, and meetings with friends. I am swamped with ID numbers and passwords. To stay organized, I made a chart in Word to write down our ZOOM meeting schedules. It was boring to look at, so I decided to design some fun ZOOM meeting free printables for me and for you!
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Oops. I missed the monthly mom quote for March. Once the pandemic hit, I dedicated my time to writing about how to survive the shelter in place mandate. At this point, I think we could all use a little humor. I made this funny guilty mom quote free printable and decided I needed to bring it to you, with a story.
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Are you on a quest to find things for your kids to do while you’re all on lock down? Our family is currently on week 3 of the shelter in place order with about 4 more to go (sigh). Though we already homeschool, I’m finding it’s helpful to “mix things up” a little and give the kids tasks to challenge them. LEGOs are my go-to to get my kids to think creatively. I’ve already made a 32 challenge printable you can read about here. To try something different, I made Disney themed LEGO challenges.
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Until fairly recently, our family of 10 spent every meal together. Now that the older three are working and the rest of us have various activities, time together is more scarce. To maximize our time together, I wanted to find games we could play as we’re sitting around the table. To that end, I’ve compiled a list of dinner table games for kids of all ages.
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This post will be short on words, but big on images. In trying to keep my life a little more organized, I created a Week at a Glance printable. I started off with one, and decided that I would like more options. The result is 8 versions of my week at a glance free printable that I want to share with you.
My kids like to play games. The older ones are amazing at card games. My oldest son was in a hand cast and still beat me at Dutch Blitz (a version of speed). With such a wide age range, it’s sometimes difficult to find a game we can all play. Enter the drawing dice game.
Many moons ago I ran a Lego club for our homeschool group. We would gather at my church once a month. Each family would bring its own set of Legos and a blanket (to help prevent Legos from co-mingling with those of other families). I would give the kids a specific Lego challenge, or what I called a “theme.” The kids had a certain amount of time to create either on their own, or in teams according to the challenge. After I called time, the kids would gather in a group and share their creations with each other.
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