Summer Holiday Break

On our drive home from school today Master Six and I were discussing the upcoming School Holidays and what things he would love to do during his first Summer Holiday Break from Big School...

Master Six (Master Five then) at Port Noarlunga Beach
January 2015

Yes I will be working over the Holidays 😥but on our days off together, I really would love to do things that will challenge him but also a bunch of things he really wants to do!
These are his thoughts on activities he wants to do:
1. Paper Planes

Master Six flying Paper Planes

• Watch the movie again - a bit favourite in our house
• Research how to make paper planes
• See how far we managed to fly them

2. Do some experiments with water, string and bottles... I wonder what that may entaile!

3. Learn how to make a movie, post it on youtube and manage a youtube account... Something he has wanted to do for a long time... It's about time we try and learn how to make a film or two, or he will nag us to death....

4. Go to the movies, below is a list of the potentials films we may see...

us at the Drive-ins in June 2016

• Moana
• Trolls
• Middle School: The Worst Years of My Life

Here is my list I would love to work on:
1. I want to do some cooking with Master Six and get him eating. Below are some recipes I like to try:

toffee apples... hmmm yum

• pinwheels
• pizza
• tacos
• homemade ice cream 
• microwave brownies or cake
• biscuits
• cupcakes
• cold rolls
• toffee apples
• vegemite or cheese scrolls

2. Knock off some of the items of the 25 things to do in summer list

Master Six busting his pool...

3. Make Sensory Bottles or an Exploding Volcano

How to make sensory bottles

4. Spend lazy days and nights at the beach with my family

Hubby and Master Six on a hot summer evening having fun at West Beach
February 2015

5. Spend a hot day exploring Ice Sensory Play

Ice Sensory Play

I hope you have enjoyed my post and stay tune to see what we get upto during this Summer Holiday Break

thanks for popping by again

Cheers

Gloria ~xo

25 things to do in summer

Summer is just around the corner (tomorrow) and I can't wait till the weather get warmer and I can hit the beach in the early morning or late evening with my Hubby and Master Six...

To help the Egg Turners get outdoors we will be working through  Nature Play SA 25 Things to do in Summer List over the 13 weeks of summer.

Normanville December 2012

1. Explore a reef or rockpool and see how many sea creatures you can spot!
2. Enjoy a picnic by a river or under the shade of a tree
3. Pick your own summer fruit at an orchard, farm, or in a backyard
4. Get up early and go for a bushwalk, listening and spotting wildlife along your way!
5. Make a nature craft decoration to hang from the Christmas tree
6. Make a sand sculpture and decorate it with natural treasures
7. Boogeyboard or bodysurf on a wave – see if you can spot any dolphins!
8. Visit a Nature Play SA Park of the Month
9. Play frisbee at the beach or in a park
10. Watch the sunrise or sunset at a natural place
11. Go fishing or yabbying
12. Plant a summer garden or pot plant (try strawberries, lettuce and cucumbers!)
13. Kayak or stand-up-paddleboard on a river, lake or the sea
14. Do the ‘cockle twist’ along a sandy shore – feel the waves lap against your feet, find the cockles with your toes, then see if you can scoop them up! 
15. Go camping and look up at the night sky (head somewhere wild or pitch a tent in your own backyard!)
16. Create a summer nature play journal to record your adventures and natural finds
17. Scrunch dry leaves, bark, or seedpods in your hands and listen to the sounds they make
18. Water your summer garden first thing in the morning or as the sunsets – what changes can you notice from the day before?
19. Snorkel at the beach and see what lies beneath the surface!
20. Create a nature bracelet - loosely wrap a strip of masking tape around your wrist (sticky-side out) and attach things like flowers, leaves and grass from the garden
21. Discover the world at dusk! Head out for a walk with your family, and see what you can discover as day turns to night!
22. Find 10 different coloured shells or leaves
23. Run through a sprinkler without getting wet - or get totally wet on a slip and slide!
24. Go on an outdoor adventure with your family over the weekend – can you find a new natural place to explore?
25. Make homemade iceblocks or lemonade and enjoy them outside on a hot day!

Come back from time to time to see the list being updated or look for the hashtags #eggturnersnatureplaysa #eggturnersoutdoors

Thanks again for stopping by

Cheers

Gloria ~xo