The weather’s getting warmer, the kids are out of school and the farmer’s markets are open — summer is here!
Now that the kids have been on break for a few weeks, the initial excitement of summer has worn off and we are all looking for some fun things to do.
The goal parents: to fight off the dreaded “I’m bored” comment and keep them away from the screen long enough to make a few memories.
This content is sponsored by Kohl’s as a part of their #DestinationSummer campaign. Although this is a sponsored post, all opinions (and crazy comments) are always my own.
This week, I’m excited to be working with Kohl’s and some truly amazing bloggers on the #DestinationSummer project.
In addition to their Pinterest Virtual Road Trip, Kohl’s also has a great in store campaign taking place this summer called “FindYourYes”.
The idea is to find what matters to you.
For us parents, a huge ‘Yes’ is our kids.
But while I was watching the #FindYourYes video and thinking about my kids, I began to wonder – what’s their “Yes”; what are the things that matter to my kids?
Time with the kids is precious.
You really begin to understand this as the kids grow up and especially as those long, relaxing days of summer turn into the more busy back-to-school hours that are beginning this month.
When the kids are born, you have approximately 940 Saturdays together before they fly the coop. Yes, someone somewhere counted up all those days and we get less than a thousand weekends (really not much when you look at it like that, is it).
When they’re young, “The days are long but the years are short” as Gretchen Rubin would say. Then they get older and both the days and the years fly by quickly.
I only have 55 more Saturdays with my oldest.
And here’s what’s been eating at me lately — as the kids get older, their schedule becomes full of things (fun things) that they want to do. BUT (and it’s a big but), they still REALLY need that time with you!
We were compensated for this post by Blickenstaff’s as part of a campaign with The Mom It Forward Blogger Network and are thrilled to be working with them to share more about family traditions. This is the time of the year when I always revisit our family traditions. I don’t know if it’s the …
We had a mishap at our house this week – our youngest leaned on the soap holder while showering and ripped it (along with some tiles) off the wall! I realized that I have told my kids to rinse their hair really well, check the water before getting in, and step on the bathmat when getting out – but I never said anything about leaning on the soap holder.
So, I got to thinking about other things that kids should know that we may have forgotten to tell them – here are a few:
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I really want to help you get prepared for some great family trips this year by offering resources to help get you ready, along with new ideas for some cool places to visit!
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But (as the experts say) ‘kids change everything’! 🙂
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I’m so excited to be joining more than 20 other kid bloggers to host a virtual (online) book club for kids! Really, it’s a book club for families – a great way to introduce kids to wonderful authors, quality books and fun activities.