With Memorial Day behind us, summer feels like it has officially begun.  With my oldest having just finished Kindergarten this year, I find myself having to be more vigilant about planning our summer days and activities. 

One of the things I am making a conscientious effort to inject into our fun jam-packed summer is academics.  We've gotten the scoop on all of our local summer reading programs, bookmarked our favorite websites for math and reading, and have stocked up on our favorite Kumon workbooks but I am curious, what are all of YOU doing out there in mom-bloggy-land to ensure your kids don't experience summer brain drain?  Do you have any great ideas or thoughts to share?

I should also mention that a couple of weeks ago the kids and I made a fun summer collage poster of fun things we wanted to do this summer.  Well, long story short, that collage has gone caput!  Let's just say that with three boys in the house and a seemingly endless supply of foam swords, that it is hard to keep anything intact for more than just a few days!

So, I took some inspiration from a friend of mine and re-did our summer poster.  We were still able to infuse some collage-like properties, as I had the kids free draw some of the activities as I listed them.  We're keeping this poster in our entryway from the garage (where we park and enter the house through) so the kids can see it each day.  They are absolutely loving it!

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