windmillmarie Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 I'm just curious. We did a Christmas-in-different-cultures thing last year and made food and talked about different traditions. I led up to it all of November and we finished with a different culture/country area each day for all 5 kids - four in ps, one that was a toddler and so was really my country. I am no way prepared this year! I had some family situations and parental illnesses/surgeries that kept me very busy. Does anyone do anything special or take advantage of the time? I am thinking we might do a winter tree study with something I can put together really quick on a shoestring budget. Then I could cap it off with a visit to an arboretum. I know I have a few within a two hours radius of me. Anyone else? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SKL Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 We're planning to do some travel over the holidays. If all goes as planned, we will go to Disney World (our first trip there) and to their birth country (first time since they came home as babies). Part of the foreign trip will include a visit to an ancient Mayan pyramid, and another day will be spent in an old "mission" town. So I'm sure that will be somewhat educational. The girls will probably miss 2 days of school in January. Since their school is pretty rigorous and one of my daughters struggles to keep up with math, I plan to bring a whole week's worth of math to work on, at least. I'll check with the teacher to see what else she will want them to complete before they report back to school. Probably get a start on the week's reading/spelling unit. We'll also read every day, as always. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Roadrunner Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 We will probably just read lots of books and ramp up the piano practice to 2 hours a day. No plans to travel. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jenbrdsly Posted December 12, 2012 Share Posted December 12, 2012 This is what we did last year. I'm using this same system this year, but haven't made my charts yet. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uff Da! Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 nm Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windmillmarie Posted December 13, 2012 Author Share Posted December 13, 2012 This is what we did last year. I'm using this same system this year, but haven't made my charts yet. Hahaha this is great!!!!!!!!!! eta= "play with your sister" rotfl I love this. I am going to have to read more of your blog! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arcadia Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 We are planning on a 3 day snow vacation. Kids wants to build snowmen, go tubing and I need a break. I forgot to ask hubby when his office goes on winter break. Kids will have winter break Dec 20~Jan 2. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aly9712 Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 8 year old will continue with EPGY and Mathnasium. Preschooler will spend a lot of time working on pencil grip and trying some Occupational Therapy strategies I came across. Sorry, nothing exciting here. We'll do lots of hanging out at all the holiday activities in town & I'll probably loosen up the TV rule in our house :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MBM Posted December 13, 2012 Share Posted December 13, 2012 My youngest is a sophomore in high school. I'm not planning anything academically because he'll be studying for a few January finals, finishing up a project or two and working on math. He gets to figure out his own schedule which will probably involve doing school stuff in the morning and then hanging out with buddies in the afternoon and evening. My husband wants to take him snowmobiling and/or skiing but they can only do that if Wisconsin gets some snow! Otherwise, they might try to go ATV-ing. Regardless, there will be some time set aside for Father-Son bonding while my cat and I stay at home watching chick flicks. :-) We also will probably go into Chicago to try out some new restaurants. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChristineW Posted December 15, 2012 Share Posted December 15, 2012 DD5 and DS7 will be working on handwriting (uggh--but its neccessary) and reading. They are also getting some math and strategy games for Christmas. Christine Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
windmillmarie Posted December 16, 2012 Author Share Posted December 16, 2012 I know what you mean about the snow. I'm near the stateline and all the little snowmobile signs are out here but there's no snow. It's so weird. I was considering getting back into cross country skiing this year to work on my abs and can't do that without snow. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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