Jean in Newcastle Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Do you plan special field trips? Playdates? Special work projects on the house? Is it just free time all the time? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luckymama Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Free time, baby! :party: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hjffkj Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 free time! well and house projects for mom and dad to do so the kids get to hang out at their grandparents' house. this break it will be working on the bathrooms. 2 need tile installed and the plumbing entirely redone. We'll be pulling up the floor in both bathrooms one day this Christmas break and finding all the supplies as cheaply as possible. The actual tiling will be done sometime when my brother (who wants to learn so he can tile his bathroom) is available. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Loowit Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Usually they just get to do whatever. During the Christmas break we work on baking. Kids can help or not, totally up to them. We are taking an extra week this year that the schools don't get so DD will still have her dance classes and other activities. This year during our spring break we are talking about doing a field trip to some historic sites, but it would mostly be for fun trip. We haven't done a family trip in a very long time. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PeachyDoodle Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 Depends on when the break is, and for how long. I find that *I* tend to get lazy if we don't have some kind of routine for too long. When dd was in ps and had summer break, we would try to plan an outing with friends at least once a week, and stick to our regular routine (swimming at the Y, library, errands) the rest of the week. There's plenty of free time even with those things if there's no schoolwork to worry about. For shorter breaks, we just veg, especially if things have been busy. The week after Christmas rush, I'll be lucky to get up and get dressed! :lol: Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mom31257 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 It's mostly free time, but we like to plan a few things, such as a day trip, board game or movie marathon, etc., to make sure we do spend some time together. It's easy to all go off and do our own things. I try to plan some kind of organization project, but I don't know why. It never stays that way. Okay...off to start a thread on how not to do that! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
littlebug42 Posted December 16, 2013 Share Posted December 16, 2013 A lot of free time but these periods are also usually used to get the house cleaned and into decent organization again. I work weekends and with homeschooling and other activities, it is the housekeeping that goes by the wayside normally. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HS Mom in NC Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Cleaning/organization projects, writing homeschooling articles, visiting relatives, going on a field trip or two, lots of free play with the neighbor kids, craft projects for mom, meal planning, watching really great movies or TV shows. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gentlemommy Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 We went to a cabin in the mountains for this week. We will go home over the weekend, then drive south to fl for the week of Christmas. Take that next week slowly to catch up on sleep/housework/ect. and jump back in after the new year. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KRG Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Free time for all! No set schedules and plans are extremely flexible. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Karen in CO Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Free Time. Sleep late, watch tv, play board games, visit with friends. For Christmas break, we go skiing too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mom in High Heels Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 We usually just loaf around, but since my mom and step dad are coming, we'll do…something. It's awfully cold though, and my mom and step dad do not like the cold, and most of the stuff to do is outdoors. Of course, they'll probably be just as happy hanging out with the boys and spoiling them beyond belief, so that it will take me 2 weeks to get them back to normal. :) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shukriyya Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Revel in the lack of formal schedule and driving here, there and everywhere. Enjoy a slower pace, time to read, build kits. Take hikes together, watch movies, see friends... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mommymonster Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Play dates with friends who go to PS. Science experiments. Lots and lots of them. Overnight "field" trips... for our winter break, we're headed to the coast to do some whale watching. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
elegantlion Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sleep late, organize a little. This year I have agreed to a monopoly match. I so hate that game, but will play for Ds. It might be an all day event. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Garga Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 On a couple of weeks break for winter: A few around the house projects for me, mostly involving cleaning out a few closets. Lots of play time for the boys. If they start getting cranky then they can help me on a project. During the summer: We keep up with some fun (but required) reading, watch horrible histories, do a dreaded math sheet to keep the math facts from falling out of their brains. And that's about it. I work on preparing for the next year and bigger house projects (like cleaning out the entire attic or basement or shed/garage.) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GoVanGogh Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Sleep Exercise extra to try and get a good routine going Bake to stock freezer with breakfast items Sleep Clean/organize the house Garden Sleep We do quite a bit of educational travel, so some breaks are taken up with that We school year-round so local field trips tend to happen whenever DS's time is largely unplanned during breaks, though he is involved in certain activities year-round so those keep going Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liz CA Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 We used to bake cookies, eat cookies, take walks, clean out the horse stall, play with the chickens, go to the library, the ice skating rink (indoors in CA :)) or the roller skating rink, attend matinees or rent movies (before Netflix streaming) and watch "It's Christmas Again, Charlie Brown," Rudolph," and a few other seasonal movies. Ds usually had a book to read for analysis or book report due in January... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heather in Neverland Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 We have 3 weeks off for Christmas. We will spend one week in Singapore. We are going to the Singapore Zoo, Unjversal Studios, the new aquarium and several other things. Another week will be spent doing all the holiday things plus my dd's birthday is the day after Christmas. And then one week running errands I never seem to have time for and relaxing. I can't wait! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G5052 Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I catch up on household duties. We haul ourselves to the mall for the after-Christmas sales (only time we go). We watch lots of movies. The DC plan to get together with friends, either at their houses or ours. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Elm in NJ Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Nothing. The kids do what they want to do- usually sleep late , eat all day , watch TV and play video games. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lizzie in Ma Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 Free time, all the time!!! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Joyofsixreboot Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I leave them to their own devices. If they ask I'll organize/allow sleepovers/playdates. Oh, and we have time to play games and watch movies. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissKNG Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 I watch my niece (in ps) so our breaks follow the ps schedule. I still RA to them and they do crafts but that's about it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ScoutTN Posted December 17, 2013 Share Posted December 17, 2013 For Christmas we bake and enjoy lots of free time. Play with new toys! Read new books! Watch new movies! When kids get grouchy, usually about the third day of no structure, I'll organize something - play with friends or a whole day of science projects or a hike or go to the zoo or swim at the rec center. I do some make ahead cooking for the freezer. And a little prep work for the coming months of school. We do work hard to keep bedtime at the onrmal time and to make sure chores still get done. Sometimes I even add a few chores. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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