H is for Heart Attack

As part of our ABC's of Summer, the other day, Will drew the letter "H". And, of course . . .

We gathered our supplies: our Do a Dot Markers, construction paper, and scissors, and then we got to work. Will and I had a great time decorating and cutting out the hearts while Clara napped. 

Then . . . the REALLY fun part! We put tape on the back of our hearts and drove down to our friend's house, and very quietly "attacked" their front door! 

We finished off with a good ol' doorbell ditching and we were on our way! We hope they liked it!

And who knew that heart attacking was good for more than just asking/answering to dances in high school and for church activities?! This would also be a great activity to do for a preschool letter "H" activity or as part of a fun service-oriented family night! 

The ABC's of Summer

I am definitely not taking credit for this one, but it's such a fun activity that I thought I definitely need to share! I actually heard of this idea from my sister, Whitney. She and her three kids starting doing this at the beginning of the summer and it was going so well, that I thought we really needed to incorporate the ABC's of Summer into our routine as well!

It's pretty simple. Get 26 craft sticks and label them each with a letter A-Z. Then, on each stick write an activity that corresponds to the letter. Go in order throughout the summer, or as we are doing it, let your children draw out a random one each day and go for it! (Some of our activities need to be planned, so those ones are chosen on certain days, but a lot of them are simple and can be done spontaneously.) It was really fun to have William help me decide on the activities while working on spelling at the same time. And because he helped in the process, there are several activities in the jar that he can hardly wait to do!

We tried to get a good mix of activities that we can do at home as well as fun outings. (And most of our outings include going to places where we already have passes :)) Some of our other activities include: Bug hunt, Donuts and a Dance party, Exercising in the park, Heart attack a friend's house, Visiting a children's museum, Water fight, and Zoo.