Summer Bingo Part 2

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Go here for Summer BINGO rules and info.

We are about 2 hours into Summer Bingo and having tons of fun! Samuel and Sarah are really enjoying marking off activities, and really concentrating on them, rather than trying to rush through the card. Right we are on a lunch break. Afterward, they will spend time reading and resting. This afternoon there will be some more time to complete squares on their Bingo cards. My goal is to have them do 5/day in order to complete an entire card at the end of the week.

Hook #1: Bingo cards and rules

Hook #2: Summer reading logs

Hook #3: Stickers, tickets, and pens

I ended up only making cards for Samuel and Sarah. Madelyn can always join in the fun, but she entertains herself during the day quite well.

Rather than getting the tickets from the store like I had originally planned, I just made some on the computer.

This is a card from Sarah’s pack for the week of July 4th. Some of the activities listed are watch fireworks, build something using red, white, and blue Legos only, and make s’mores.

Summer BINGO

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Okay, I am beyond ecstatic after coming across this SUMMER BINGO idea as a way to keep my kids active this summer without having to run 50 million places and sign them up for 100 costly activties. Even though Samuel still has about 3 weeks left of school, I am already getting started on making my cards. Samuel, Sarah, and Madelyn will each have their own set to complete. While I was typing up the first card, Samuel was eagerly reading everything. He can’t wait to begin! I thought I would share what I’ve accomplished so far.

The dollar store that is by my house will probably have tickets, and we have plenty of stickers to mark the spaces. I will post a card from Sarah and Madelyn’s packs once I get them made up. The activities I chose were a mix of learning, reading, indoor, outdoor, and character improvement(Samuel needs to work on how he treats Sarah).  I printed the rules and BINGO card off on cardstock, then glued them onto scrapbook paper just because I thought it would look cute. Once I have everything printed off, I am going to hole punch the top corners and keep the cards together with a metal ring. Does this sound like fun to you? It does to me!!

Homemade Magnet Boards

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I came across this today and loved the magnet board idea. My girls are very into magnets…they have have magnet version of paper dolls, magnet letters, magnet playsets, etc. Our dishwasher has been serving as the current magnet board area, but after a quick trip to the Dollar Store that has changed…

Aren’t they neat?!?!?!?!

These are so simple and quick to make!

You’ll need:

* Cookie sheets (dollar store)

*Magnet letters (I got mine a few months ago from the dollar spot at Target)

*Scrapbook paper (Mine was 1/2 off at Michaels)

*Mod Podge

Sarah and Madelyn helped out by smoothing out the “bubbles” after I glued the paper down.

When we travel I’m going to use them as trays for coloring/drawing, and they’ll easily tuck into the pockets on the back of our front seats when they aren’t being used. I’m super excited!!!