Last day of school for Hendrik! The whole last week feels like kind of a throw-away in terms of education, but hey, at least he's out of the house. Because much as summer is fun, I admit I'm not quite ready for the work/summer break juggle and having a kid home all the time... So this summer we're planning on some general morning routines with going for a walk then workbook/chores/extra screen time for him (and work for me), and then sometimes going to various camps in the afternoon - but also making sure to plan some special outings and activities to enjoy summer together - and to enjoy some last hurrahs of his long reign as only child! In that spirit, I decided to stock up on some summer supplies for keeping him occupied, and to add a little fun to his vacation time too:
Hendrik is probably way more excited about a summer workbook than your average kid, so it's easy for us to implement this in a morning routine. Combined with some typing practice (which he hates but really needs to do), it'll give us both some regular quiet time. He also has a Kiwi Crate subscription thanks to my mom, and I've been stashing away the boxes for the last couple of months while he's busy with school, so these can get pulled out for a literal or figurative rainy day this summer and keep him busy mostly on his own when I need to do other things.
Then a few goodies for hot days: a new insulated water bottle to take to tennis lessons and bike camp, or on an outing to the beach on a hot day, of course! Some freeze pops are a little summer treat that I feel fine about him eating daily, and he'll just think is the best thing ever to get a bonus dessert type thing in the middle of the day. And then I saw these water gun/squirter thingies on some summer recommendations post somewhere and decided to try them from Amazon - thought they would be a little something fun for the beach when he wants to get into the cold lake but I don't....
And to mark the occasion of his last day of 2nd grade, I decided to put together a little package of goodies to surprise him with when he gets home - the water bottle and workbook will be in it, along with a new book and some scented pens and a graph paper notebook (he will go gaga for these). And when I pick him up from his 1/2 day we'll do a little picnic outing together - I've got an actual Lunchable for him, which is going to blow. his. mind. Nice to have an excuse to shower him with a few special things after being resilient through a weird year (plus my recent pregnancy hormonal self who has not always gotten along so well with his 7-year-old antics in the last couple of months...).
How are you celebrating (or bemoaning?) the end of the school year?
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