School holidays and Lock down! What are we going to do with the kids?

Good mid week to you all,

I'm late this week as I've been really busy back at work now that I'm unfurloughed. It's been so so good to speak to people who aren't in my family again and get involved with projects that affect other people, who are generally more grateful and appreciative.  And this leads me on to this week's topic...

It's just hit me that the kids break up this week for 6 weeks of, well nothing really.  Having had such a great structure in place for the past 4 months, I'm in no way prepared to let the children loose with Roblox and TikTok for all the hours they are awake and so I'm planning daily objectives, and maybe if I'm really nice, I'll add them to their RoosterMoney apps and even reward them.

So now the emphasis is changing from set lessons as on the school websites and homework sites to something more fun and engaging! What ideas have you all got?

Music practice of course has to continue, and whilst Lucy will still have piano lessons, I'm hoping that the skills and chords Molly has learned will encourage her to listen to a few more 1994 rock songs and put them into practice for her own enjoyment too.

Definitely Duolingo is one that we'll continue over the summer, although I'm not entirely sure how much the girls have actually learned in French, but I imagine it's a case of words and sentences sinking in the subconcious, so that when they are presented with them, it'll all come back in an "oh yeah" kind of moment.

Talking of RoosterMoney, I will definitely get them to do the free kids worksheets on the app to get them money savvy, then they can use their skills when we go shopping and on our holiday outings.

And then to top off my addiction to learning (whilst it lasts), of course they will be reading. One of the teachers at Lucy's school has created an amazing Book Bingo worksheet for the children. It's fun, it's free and it's educational. They'll get recognition at school for their input and again, maybe if they're good, we'll add it as a reward receiver on the RoosterMoney app too.

And then whilst they're busy learning whilst hopefully still having fun, I can sit back with my PIMMS, lying in the sunshine, watching the world go by.... oh hang on.  We've had our summer already! It's back to work and back to the diet drinks.