Another List

I LOVE lists, I make lists for road trips, home maintenance, grocery store runs (organized by aisle, of course), Target, daily errands and I could go on and on. Lists keep me focused and productive. Earlier this week I started thinking about summer and then the thought of my five year old going off to Kindergarten next fall popped in my head.  It was then that I realized I MUST make every second count this summer. So, I decided to introduce my kids to the beauty of list making. For the record, they thought this was super cool!

Here’s what I call our Summer To-Do.  This is to help ensure we will get to all those places the kids have been asking to go to and forces me to plan ahead.  If Baby #3 wasn’t due in July, I would definitely add a few places. But letting go of control (super hard for me) I let them come up with all of the ideas with no opinion from mom.

The kids chose to post our list on the pantry door.  This is a perfect spot in our house because we go to the pantry at least a dozen times a day and it will be a constant reminder about what we have left to accomplish.

My list seemed to be very simple to create, I used butcher paper from Ikea, a few different colored markers and of course, my limited drawing skills.  But then I thought to myself there has to be more list-frenzy people like myself who have done this before.  What better place to look than PINTEREST.  I. couldn’t. believe. all of the fun and creative ways to make a summer-to do list.  Seriously, check it out yourself.  But here are a few of my favorites:

 This blogger even took the time to incorporate cute scrapbook paper onto her board. This is also a great visual board because when you’ve completed the task, you could just flip over the card.

 This is adorable and I think would be really easy to use not just during summer but throughout the year when a weekend of no-plans hits.  Although, does that ever happen with kids?

I love this one just for all of the summer ideas.  This would be a nice format for older kids who don’t need all of the visual and could just put an X through the box when the activity is completed.

This list is so bright and colorful.  I love the idea of using a dry erase marker to make the list.  Oh, think of all the lists I could make throughout the year…Fall To-Do, Holiday To-Do, Winter To-Do, etc.  This could be a permanent fixture in your house.

But when it comes down to making summer plans,  there are actually only three things you REALLY need to do:

 

Enjoy the beginning of summer!