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Cross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. We saved the final frontier for the final week of summer as a perfect lead-up to the solar eclipse. I’ve been feeling melancholy about summer ending soon but I’m grateful I can look back at so many great memories. As a result we squeezed in as many crafts […]
Read More Camp Mama: AstronomyCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I think the biggest Camp Mama surprise for me last year was the popularity of Economics Week. Really? Economics? It does make sense, if you think about it, it was all about “money, money, money, money.” Naturally my rabid capitalists were all over it. (Note: don’t play Monopoly […]
Read More Camp Mama: EconomicsCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. With my family of boys I should just plan on doing some variation of this every summer — who can resist the lure of big machines that move? Monday: Lego I hurt my back over the weekend and had to stay home on Monday. No matter, the kids […]
Read More Camp Mama: plains, Trains, and AutomobilesCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Of course I couldn’t let one brother plan his own week without the other having a turn. It was fun to see the differences in their personalities, the one who planned a detailed activity list and provided me with a shopping list in advance vs. the one who […]
Read More Camp Mama: 10-year old Activities DirectorCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Of all the things that make me grumpy, being too hot is at the top of the list. As a Canadian living in Texas that basically means summer can be a real struggle. I don’t want to stay inside all day, I certainly don’t want our family to […]
Read More Camp Mama: SportsCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. It was 105 degrees and humid, but once the party heated up it was easier to forget the weather. After all, it was a mum vs. kids water fight! We were one of 50 OgoSport Ogodisk H2O parties facilitated by Tryazon this week. Armed with plenty of […]
Read More Camp Mama: OgoSport Water TournamentCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. One of the things my children had requested when we were planning this summer’s activities was that they each wanted a week of their own to plan and execute. This week my eldest was in charge and he did a fantastic job! He had to work around the […]
Read More Camp Mama: 12-year old Activities DirectorCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I know I said that cooking was a weekly goal of Camp Mama this year, but we thought we’d jump start the process with a week wherein the kids were responsible for lunch each day. Monday morning we gathered and let them make a menu, then after […]
Read More Camp Mama: Building and CookingCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. Last year Camp Mama saved our family from a summer of fighting over screen time and the contention that inevitably comes when they get their way and play too long. It saved us from the autumnal regret of a summer squandered. But best of all Camp Mama last […]
Read More Camp Mama: Ready or NotCross-posted from Cherry Blossoms The Blog. I celebrated my birthday this year with a bunch of boys and a couple of robots. My husband thought I was crazy when I told him my plans, and my friends were surprised. Nevertheless it was my party and I was going to do what I wanted. As […]
Read More Camp Mama: Back to School Robot Party