[blparent] Fun Summer Vacation Activities

[Brandy W]

Hi, As you may remember I do child care in my home, and currently I have 4
year old twins and a 1 and a half year old. First and most importantly kids
need to play freely with no limits or stricter with safety rules of course.
Over half of what children learn they learn through play. Next we read, and
read, and read!!! If kids don't read over the summer and in their preschool
years they are at a great disadvantage. Don't get me wrong I do structured
extra activities, but I think it is tough for us to remember that when we
were kids we played out doors for many hours and are likely to be some of
the fondest memories of childhood. Some of the things we do are music with
rhythm instruments, sprinklers, squirting animals, sand table, obstacle
courses outside, and in on bad whether days, side walk paint and chalk,
bubbles, riding trikes, cooking fun kid foods like smoothies, no bake
cookies, Ants on a log and such, we work my newly grown garden, race around
the outside of the house, water balloons, kiddy pool in the back yard, walks
to the park, trips to the library for the activities they put on like the
juggler we saw last week, I freeze ice in different shapes and colors and
dump it in a tub for them to play with, we make shave ice, and ice-cream,
play a small amount of I touch and leapster games, board games as playing
games prepares kids for life skills, and I know there is more, but I'm so
tired!

Bran




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a spark." 
- Victor Hugo 

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-----Original Message-----
From: blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:blparent-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Jo Elizabeth Pinto
Sent: Thursday, June 07, 2012 7:19 PM
To: NFBnet Blind Parents Mailing List
Subject: [blparent] Fun Summer Vacation Activities

Summer vacation has just started, and I'm already beginning to see boredom
creeping up on my kids.  I have a few big events planned, such as a zoo trip
tomorrow and a full day out at one of our local amusement parks.  But I'm
wondering what fun activities you all have come up with for your kids of any
age.  If we stick together and share ideas, maybe we can all fight off the
"I'm bored" blues.

Jo Elizabeth

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