Alright folks! Summer is officially here, with the beautiful sun finally gracing us. I've been out to my garden plots several times already, and I'm gearing up to plant outside after Memorial Day weekend.
To add to the fun, we've got some great field trips planned. We'll be taking a camping trip soon, and with that comes a visit to a nearby organic dairy farm. We're also hoping to get out and do some fishing while we're there. Along with a couple of other families, we're planning some studies about Lewis and Clark through the summer months. Since we live so close to their trail, we're going to head down to see one of the forts they visited and do some camping down there as well.
For our many car trips this summer, I bought a couple of "busy" books for the kids:
and
We threw in a pair of binoculars for the bird watching. The kids have already located a couple of species and tried to name a few more based on some feathers they've found at the park.
The atlas has been instrumental for my oldest in his schoolwork lately. It has maps for each country and information on population and demographics for each country as well. It's a beautiful atlas. Get one.
My son also bought a wonderful bug book:
And my daughter got herself a bug holder!
This may come in handy for our gardening! One kid can catch the bugs, another can identify them.
I also got the Freebie Friday Newsletter this morning and in it was a link for
Enjoy! I hope your summer is a blessed one.
For a bonus, check out Dr. Mercola's video and article about summer sun protection:
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