Do you ever get anxious when summer break rolls around? Thoughts of summer camp, activities, transportation and mealtime can be a dire to think about, especially if you have multiple children to consider! Babysitting Logistics has curated a stress free and easy to follow guide on how to maximize summertime and minimize chaos.
Highlights
Maximize Daily Routines
Summer Bucket Lists
Safety Tips
Maximizing Daily Routines
Maximizing time during the summer involves a blend of planning and spontaneous enjoyment, ensuring a balance between productivity and relaxation. No matter if you work from home, participate in summer camps, work out of the office or even stay at home with the little ones, Babysitting Logistics' stress-free journey map can help you use the summer hours in an effective way that both children and parents will enjoy.
First, determine what kind of structure you use or would like to implement. Do you go with the flow of the day or do follow a certain schedule?
Second, choose from a list of productivity-to-time ratio segments to create or add to your daily routine schedule.
Third, take a look at our Summer Bucket List which has many fun things to do during summer break and will help maximize the times in the day.
Fourth, once you have an idea of how you would like to organize your days, be sure to implement and maintain this structure. Even if unexpected life events occur, with this structure you won't need to worry about reconfiguring new things to do.
Productivity
Alternate the amount of time you need to fit your daily schedule increments
**Tip: Set a timer to keep you and kids on track
Increments: 30 minutes / 45 minutes / 60 minutes / 90 minutes
Productivity List:
Educational activity: reading, workbook, educational games
Craft/Hands on Activity: artwork or experiment
Free play indoors: child-initiated play with existing toys (can be done independently)
Free play outdoors: bike rides, plash pads, flower picking (can be done independently)
Out of home activity: see our Summer Bucket List
Meal help: allow children to assist in making lunch, breakfast and dinner
Screentime: favorite tv show, movie, video games
Summer Bucket List
Try all these things or put a handful of these activities in rotation.
50 cool things to do this summer!
Go on a bike ride | Make something tie-dye |
Play with water balloons | Create a time capsule |
Play with water inflated pad for babies | Do a random act of kindness |
Make mud pies | Read 5 books |
Go to a carnival | Create a fall/winter bucket list |
Go to story time at the library | Have a picnic |
Go to your local splash park | Count the stars |
Watch the sunset | Watch fireworks |
Catch fireflies | Create sidewalk chalk art |
Play different sports | Camp in the backyard |
Go on a scavenger hunt | Make a bird feeder |
Have a dance party | Make homemade playdough or slime |
Paint something | Have a family board game tournament |
Volunteer at a local charity | Have a DIY pizza night |
Create artwork for senior citizens | Build a fort |
Make smores | Play tag |
Get snow cones | Visit the beach |
Go flower picking | Put on a play or talent show |
Swing on the swings | Sleep in |
Make a new friend at the park | Stay up late |
Take a silly picture | Write a letter to someone |
Take a picture in front of a colored wall | Have a slumber party with family and friends |
Visit a museum | Plant flowers |
Visit a super park | Wash the family car |
Blow bubbles | HAVE THE BEST SUMMER EVER! |
Safety Tips
Babysitting Logistics wants to make sure every family has proper safety knowledge to keep all family and friends safe! If you’re ever unsure about what to do always consult your doctor, search the internet for local and federal government cited links, and seek professional help.
1.     Stay hydrated. If your kids play outside on a hot day, have them take frequent water and snack breaks. Children often ignore signals of heat exhaustion, so you may need to require breaks. Buy the kids fun, reusable water bottles to keep them motivated to drink up!
2.     Designate a water watcher. Drownings can happen in an instant. If you need to walk away even for a moment, assign an adult to actively watch your child when they are near a body of water.
3.     Always check the water conditions. Before rafting or boating, always check the forecast before going out on the water. Have all children, even those who can swim, wear a Coast Guard-approved life jacket, even if the water is calm.
4.     Sunscreen! Sun is harshest from 10 a.m.–2 p.m. Children under one year old should avoid direct sunlight during this time. Make sure to constantly reapply during these hours. Set a good example and apply it on yourself as well.
5.     Never leave a child alone in a car. In just 10 minutes, the inside of a vehicle can become so hot that it can be deadly. Even if you roll the windows down, it’s never a good idea.
6.     Don’t play with fireworks. They’re fun to look at, but fireworks can be extremely harmful if they aren’t handled by an adult. Sparklers get hot enough to melt metal and should never be handled by a child under three years of age. Fireworks are the cause of life-threatening injuries and burns every year.
7.     Fire safety. Don’t leave children unattended near grills, campfires, or bonfires. Keep a bucket of water or fire extinguisher near the area when there is a fire burning. If your child is burned, run cool water on it for five minutes; never put ice on a burn. If it begins to blister or looks leathery, take your child to the emergency room.
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HAVE AN AMAZING 2024 SUMMER!
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