My oldest 3 attended the first of two week long, all day summer camps in June. D and M thought the description for Camp Invention sounded great and were all for it. K took a little convincing, but since her teacher was the one in charge, she agreed. I was quite relieved that all 3 of them loved it! The games with Ms. P and the Crickobots with Ms. S were their favorites. K also made a great friend there, which makes me so happy. M is hoping she gets assigned to Ms. P's 1st grade classroom as well. Fingers crossed! After some quick work at home, K and M earned the Brownie Girl Scout "Inventor" badge to boot. Bonus!
N went to preschool 3 of the 5 mornings her siblings were away. She has loved having something to do. You can tell she feels so grown up. Yesterday N didn't even notice I was there to pick her up because she was having so much fun with her new friend, A. Last night one of the last things she said to me was about how excited she was to go back to school. I am suddenly wishing I had signed her up for both the T/Th school program and the M/W one she is currently enjoying. There is a Friday drop in option we may have to take advantage of. I'm glad she is having a good time but oh, how I miss having my baby around me 24/7. P.S. N is totally in love with the backpack she picked out!
The next week D had a morning Pokemon Lego Camp. I loved him getting his fill of that stuff away from home. Generation gap warning: I do not get that game! K and M took an art class with a woman named Paula that was fantastic. They did abstract art and tie dye and nature art without brushes and all sorts of fun stuff. As an added perk, they now have 3 of the 5 requirements for the Brownie "Painting" badge completed. My mom is more than excited to help them finish that one up.
Only having something in the morning left some room for more play dates. K had R and our neighbor M over & G and A had K over. D went to B's house & M's friend D came to our house for the first time. N's friend M came over & D went to the T family's house after their boys came to our house. Life is so much better with family and friends to spend the summer with!
I thought these activities at the school were a great way to associate something fun with the building. M was understandably concerned about being there all day next year but Camp Invention helped her know she can do well all day. The only thing I would change is that these activities would have been even better if they had been closer to the beginning of next school year instead. Hopefully they won't forget by then!
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