Summer is nearly here (it starts officially next Tuesday at 1pm) and is something I’ve been so excited for this year! The Summer Holidays are within touching distance and man are we ready for it.

I remember last year wanting to make the most of every single minute as it felt like such a big change over with LB moving from preschool to school in September. Now he’s finished in Reception and is heading into Yr 1. He’s used to constant entertainment with having friends around him 5 days a week so I’ve been trying to get sorted with a lot of ideas to keep us busy!

Now I’m not sure how we’re going to afford the food Bill over the summer as I don’t know about you but my two do not stop eating-I mean ever!!!!! And I’ve got LB at home, not eating his hot dinner and snacks at school. Is rationing frowned upon nowadays?

We have some things already set into our diary including LB spending a week at an activity camp while I’m doing part of my dance Summer School, he will then be joining me for the second week, also his swimming lessons continue through the holidays. We have a friend’s wedding to go to and some family birthdays to celebrate.

Some of my ideas are days out and moments to share with family and friends, others are simple and perfect little moments to enjoy just us! After months of working weekends I am really looking forward to spending some quality time with my boys (that includes the hubby too) I’ve really missed them!

So here are 43 things that will inspire our days (I do not guarantee we will do them all) as we have 43 days of wonderful and ordinary together………..

1. Library reading challenge
2. Local Parks
3. Have fun
4. Picnics
5. Bake cakes
6. Go to the farm
7. Make pizza
8. Geocaching
9. Colouring in
10. National Trust
11. Visit Local Museums
12. Swimming
13. Watch our veg grow in the garden and hopefully makie some meals from them
14. Laugh a lot
15. Explore our local woods
16. Teach LB to ride his bike
17. Play football
18. Pick your own fruit/veg
19. Make pancakes
20. Draw and paint pictures
21. Splash in the Paddling Pool
22. Crazy golf
23. Water fights
24. Activity and sticker books
25. Eat ice cream
26. Make memories
27. Go for walks
28. Go to the cinema
29. Make an obstacle course
30. Do a treasure hunt
31. Build Lego
32. Draw a map
33. Make a family tree
34. Make a bird feeder
35. Learn words in another language
36. Make a den
37. Play with Bubbles
38. Watch a film at home
39. Draw with chalk in the garden
40. Do a bug hunt
41. Write about what we are grateful for
42. Make a scrapbook
43. Make and fly paper aeroplanes

    
    I hope you all have a fabulous Summer Holiday whether you are spending time abroad or at home, having to work or have some time off. However you spend it I hope it is fun and exactly what you needed x