Board Jar

As mentioned in my last post I'm getting a board jar started. Not because my kids kept telling me that they were board over the holidays, but I felt I could have been more active with them. I found this idea on pinterest from whilehewasnapping.com and I loved how there was different categories, so I have gone with the same 7

• Things we can make
• Fun with food
• Quiet time activities 
• Things we can do
• Running off steam
• Outside play time
• Family activities

 So I made a list of activities for each group. I was going to buy icy pole sticks but I found lager ones (more like tongue depresses)

and I wrote down 1 activity per stick. Some of the activities are very simple like, find pictures in the clouds and others need a little more planning, do a science experiment or visit cousins.

I gave each category was it's own washi tape, and then wrapped it around the top of the sticks.

 

I also made a key for which categories corresponded with which washi tape

 

And there you have it the project is finished. I hope they enjoy all the fun things to do, and I'm looking forward to spending time doing the activities with them. I will be posting some of the projects that we do. depending on how this goes I will also try and make a 'Date Night Jar' for hubby and I (can't wait for that).

Thanks for reading and happy creating

   

Getting Organized

The school holidays have just finished and we are now in the first week of term 3. With Mr 6 in grade 1 at school and Mr 4 in kinder, Miss 3 and Miss 5months at home with me it can be a very busy house. So I have started this blog to try and help me get organized, I'm hoping that if I start writing about it I can be a better, more fun mum.

I'm planning to start a board jar and I have been looking at all sorts of different ones on pinterest. I'm hoping to have this finished well and truly before the next school holidays. The other thing that has started this term is chore charts for the 3 older kids and so far they are working very well, there's not to many jobs for each of them but they each have animals to feed and make their beds, it's a great way to monitor if they have done their teeth morning and night.