March

OK I believe we will all agree that it's time for winter to be over. The calendar is even saying it... about 2 weeks left ..then SPRING

Here's a fun thing to do with the family.

Turn the heat up, everyone get on their bathing suits and/or shorts and t-shirts and celebrate spring with the First Picnic of the Year!

Lay a sheet /blanket/tablecloth on the living room floor . Get out the paper plates, chips, and pickles. Maybe Dad will even fire up the grill for some hamburgers and hot dogs. You can do s'mores in the oven or microwave and talk about summer. This does not have to be fancy, just memorable.

Have each child find one thing in the house that reminds them of summer; towel, shell, sand pail, plant, tennis racket etc and then let them tell why they picked it. Perhaps you can take turns making up a story that includes all the items. Turn the lights off after you eat and lay on the floor in the dark. Think...sing some songs....tell a secret or favorite summer memory, or just dream out loud of your favorite summer vacation! You could play a game of memory with some items on a tray that everyone can look at for one minute and then mom takes the tray and removes one or two items and everyone needs to guess what is missing....or just take the tray away totally and see who can remember the most things...you could make teams.

Sometimes we just need to be spontaneous (with a little planning) If this is not your norm..TRY IT! It can't hurt ! This will make a memory and the kids will have something fun to talk about in school the next day!

(Mom go to the dollar store and buy everyone a pair of sunglasses!) You might even want to put on some Beach Boy music and dance.. The sky is the limit!

Have fun!
Blessings