School Holiday Fun - Building a Treasure Box

Building our Treasure Boxes

Pouring rain outside so this was a great activity fo the boys inside in the garage.   Somehow Casey managed to loose his 2 hinges.  Still haven't found them, they have literally disappeared.   On the positive side no sore thumbs or fingers a couple of close calls though.

Next job is decorate the treasure boxes.

Day One Highlights

Off for our morning walk 

Prepare the vegetable garden.

Pulling out weeds.

Mixing the compost in.

Planting: Broccoli, cabbage, rhubarb, lettuce, rocket, sage, parsley and mint.

Day 1 - Establishing a routine

Well here we go, day one in our bubble. So what's the plan.   First of all, keep it simple, establish a routine, limit screen time, keep active, and try where possible to have authentic learning experiences that will keep the boys busy and entertained.

Amy and I came up with a timetable  for day one here's what it looks like.

7am -9am Free time, breakfast, bathroom (teeth face etc), tidy rooms and empty the dishwasher.

9am  - family walk and exercise

10am - Start making our vegetable garden

10:30am - Morning tea

11am  - Finish garden

12:00pm - free time (no screens)

12:30 Lunch time

1pm - School work

2pm  - Free time


For lunchtime we have a menu board and the boys can order from the menu.    This has been a hit so far and the boy have choice and finding that one they are eating heaps and also looking  forward to eating at the Scott's Restaurant.  The boys can choose 1 main 2 snacks and 1 treat.   We are only changing 1 or two items a day to mix it up. 

So fingers crossed all goes well.