{Summer FUN Chart and Photo Journal}

SUMMER HERE WE COME!  I can’t wait.  I love lazy summer days…staying in pajamas until noon, swimming, popsicles, summer night bbqs, road trips, etc…and I know my kids can’t wait either.

So…to kick off your summer, I have a Summer Fun Chart to share with you today.  It is great to have a list of fun ideas so you can make your plans and fill your family’s summer with FUN!  My kids are at a really fun age…they are so excited about everything we do.  Together we created a list of 50 fun things to do together this summer…50 sounds like a lot but really most activities are simple and quick like getting a snowcone.  I posted a similar chart last year, & Nikkala shared her awesome Science Camp idea.  This year I added PENNANTS to the chart…which I am LOVING!

Here are some summer fun ideas from OUR list, but leave a comment if you have another fun idea-What is something you will do this summer?  We would love to know!

1.  Backyard camp out   {    }
2.  Read-a-thon   {     }
3.  Family Movie Night  {     }
4.  Go to the Library   {     }
5.  Go to the movies   {     }
6.  Backyard swim party   {     }
7.  Go to Lagoon   {     }
8.  Neighborhood drive-in    {     }
9.  Go to the Splash Pad   {     }
10.  Make Summer Smoothies  {     }
11.  Dinosaur Park   {     }
12.  Make a puppet show   {     }
13.  Run through Sprinklers  {     }
14.  Ride the Frontrunner   {     }
15.  Go on a Nature Walk   {     }
16.  Go to a parade   {     }
17.  Fireworks Show   {     }
18.  Blow Bubbles   {     }
19.  Walk to the Pie Pantry   {     }
20.  Watermelon Night   {     }
21.  Water Balloon Fun   {     }
22.  Paint with Pudding   {     }
23.  Celebrate an Unbirthday  {     }
24.  Family Picnic   {     }
25.  Side Walk Chalk Art   {     }

26.  Go miniature golfing   {     }
27.  Go to Boondocks   {     }
28.  Eat snow cones   {     }
29.  Grow strawberries   {     }
30.  Make ice cream   {     }
31.  Go on a Roadtrip  {     }
32.  Night Stargazing   {     }
33.  Play frisbee   {     }
34.  Children’s Museum   {     }
35.  Build a Fort   {     }
36.  Family Game Night     {     }
37.  Make homemade playdoh  {     }
38.  Build a Sandcastle   {     }
39.  Pizza Party!   {     }
40.  Make rootbeer floats   {     }
41.  Go to the ZOO   {     }
42.  Gateway Fun  {     }
43.  Play at a Beach   {     }
44.  Airplane Museum   {     }
45.  IMAX show   {     }

& then I left the last 5 blank-so we can add a few more.  My kids can add a sticker to each # after we do the activity.  They are really excited about that.

I thought it would be fun to create a photo journal as we go….I wanted to make something simple (something we would actually finish).  {I am the queen of starting…but not finishing…projects}  I made this journal using my Cinch Machine & some art I made in photoshop to match the Summer Chart.

Here is the tutorial on how to use the Cinch binding machine…I {Heart} it.  http://thecraftingchicks.com/page/7

Since we LOVE our readers….I want to share both my Summer Fun Chart (a version where you can print and write your own ideas) & my Journal cover art with YOU!

Personal USE Only Please!

For the Chart, I just uploaded the .jpeg image at Costco and printed it 16×20.  You can also have it mounted or adhere it to foam board as well.

SUMMER FUN CHART:  download- http://www.4shared.com/photo/pbUzSFAY/2011_summer_fun_chart_vertical.html

SUMMER PHOTO JOURNAL FRONT:  download- http://www.4shared.com/photo/6BDeBlfU/summer_fun_journal_art_for_cov.html

& today Crafting Chick Brooke and I will be sharing these and other fun summer ideas on KUTV’s Fresh Living- channel 2!  You will love Brooke’s Activity Jars and her amazing Chore Charts!!

Jamie

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