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Mother Hen Summer Survival Series 2017

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Who’s ready for a summer of fun! We’re kicking off another year of our Mother Hen Summer Survival Series – to help us not just survive summer but to blow it out of the water with fun weekly themes.

Mother Hen Summer Survival Series 2017

Mother Hen Summer Survival Series 2017

School is out and the kids are ready to be entertained. Well, at least our kids. In order to celebrate and spend time with our kids without handing over the electronics, we are sharing our Mother Hen Summer Survival Series 2017.

This is the third year we’ve done this series and it has become a favorite for readers, other bloggers, and us! We love inviting blogging friend to contribute their ideas for each of our theme weeks.

Year 1

Year 2

We did do things a little different this year so let me tell you the format.

  • Mondays–DIY Craft
  • Tuesdays–Recipe
  • Wednesday–Kid Craft or Activity
  • Thursday–Printable
  • Friday–Roundup

We kick off Week 1 with Nature:
Nature Kids Crafts and Activities - DIY Butterfly House, painted rocks, rainforest in a jar, salt dough starfish, treasure hunt, hummingbird feeder, pinecone animals and explorer journal

Week 2 Water Play:

Water Play Kids Activities | Summer water games | Water balloon games, squirt gun races, and painting crafts

Week 3: Gardening

Garden Kids Crafts and Activities | Bug Garden, Elevated Garden Box for Kids, Felt Play Garden, and DIY Terranium. Fun activities for kids this summer!

Week 4: Outdoor Art

Week 5: Famous ArtistsFamous Artists Kids Crafts and Activities | Teach kids about famous artists through fun activities, easy crafts and art projects.

Week 6: Patriotic

Week 7: Sewing Fun!

Sewing Kids Crafts and Activities | Tutorials, printables, beginner sewing projects, and more! Teach your kids to sew this summer.

Week 8: Cooking in the Kitchen with Kids

Cooking with Kids | Let your kids help in the kitchen with these easy recipes and fun kids activities. Print a kids cookbook for their very own!

Week 9: Science Experiments and Activities

Science Experiments and Activities | Simple and fun science activities for kids. Learning can be fun with these easy science projects.

 

Week 10: Money Management-Teaching Kids about Money

Week 11: Random Acts of Kindess 

Random Acts of Kindness Activities | Teach your children about service with these simple, fun acts of service. Printables, ideas and more!

Week 12: School is Cool Back to School

Back to School Crafts and Activities | School is starting... start a new back to school tradition with your family this year. Printables, crafts, activities

 

Week 13: Apples

Apple Crafts and Recipes | Kids will love these simple apple activities. Add a printable tag to these fun apple gift ideas. Enjoy yummy apple recipes!

About Becky

Mother to 3 girls, love to craft and create. I love to be silly and play with my family. I also love pedicures, GNOs, Disneyland, and chocolate. Wanna know more about the Chicks? Click here. :)

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