Summer Days

Sunny days

Up on the lake

Making memories

Moments flee

Everyone's happy

Rolling along

Dive in the water

All the time you want

Young kids laugh

Sweet summer days

Rest is not idleness, and to lie sometimes on the grass on a summer day listening to the murmur of water, or watching the clouds float across the sky, is hardly a waste of time. ~John Lubbock

Summer Passport: Boredom Busters

There have been and will be many days when I need the girlies to entertain themselves. With help from many lists I found online and activities I know my girls love to do, I have created a list of activities to cure those summertime blues. The favorites so far: making your own newspaper, taking pictures and playing the name game.

Rules for the Name Game:
Write a famous person's name on a piece of masking tape. Don't let the player see the name. Tape it on either the player's back or forehead. After everyone has a name you begin youngest to oldest and ask a yes-or-no type question to help you figure out what name is on your forehead. With kids I like to have them ask a question and then you also give them a hint. This way the game goes quickly enough for those with short attention spans. The first person to guess their name wins. We've had lots of giggles while playing this.

Summer Passport: Places to Go

I included a map of Utah in the girlies' Summer Passport. It's always fun to see your destination on a map. After they have been to a certain place, the girlies can put a stamp or a check mark on the destination. We've never been to Antelope Island. Do any of you have any suggestions?

Las Vegas. . . check

Salt Lake City. . . check

Next stop: Ogden