I am so so so excited about this summer!! At first, I was hesitant to accept the job offer to watch my girls Emma and Alexis again this summer, but mainly because I ran out of ideas of what to do with them so quickly last summer! But now, since I know so far in advance (and since I'm now best friends with Pinterest, which I didn't know existed last summer), I have been pinning my life away and I am so excited!
I also have a lot more ideas on my own than I did last summer.
I have already sent each of the kids a letter asking them to create a Summer Bucket List of their own so they have ideas of what THEY want to do. One of our biggest set-backs last year was that no one knew what they wanted to do every day so we would sit at the kitchen table every morning and try to figure it out. And once we did, we usually didn't have the supplies or resources. This way, we'll be better prepared every day. (:
Another idea that I have is for each of the kids to set goals for themselves. I know that each of them has something or other that they would like to accomplish (i.e. read 20 books, learn sign language, get better at counting change, etc...) and I'd like to help them do so.
And finally, my last idea is to celebrate every holiday of the year in the three months that I'll be with the girls. My theory behind this is that I always find holiday themed crafts on Pinterest and can never do them because the only holidays in June, July and August are Father's Day, Fourth of July and my birthday. (: However, when I start watching the girls in June, We can kick of the summer with a mini New Year's party! and we can end the summer, in August, with a Christmas themed day. I haven't talked to the girls about it yet, but I'm sure they'll love it.
I seriously cannot wait until this summer starts! I am sooooo prepared!!
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