Updated! 2013 Summer Bucket List

This summer I decided to create a 2013 Summer Bucket List of fun things for Madison to do. Since it is almost the end of July, I think my bucket list is now going to be extended through the end of the year. LOL. So far we've accomplished the ones that are crossed off, most of which are ongoing.

• Gymnastics class
• Tumbling class
• Swimming Lessons
• Musical Theater Camp
• Dance Class
• Perot Science Museum
• Zoo
• Library Reading Program
• Dallas World Aquarium
• Movies
• Disney Musical Camp
• Cooking Camp
• VBS Camp
• Bowling
• Fishing
• Swimming
• Mini Golf
• Go Carting
• Bike ride
• Fireworks
• Picnic
• Gaylord Texan Painting Fun
• Make homemade Popsicles
• Playdough fun
• Roller Skating
• Play tether ball at Bahama Bucks
• Egg experiment 

In my upcoming monthly posts, I will feature pictures and details about all of our summer bucket list activities!

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If You Give a Mouse a Cookie...

It's ironic how this is the book we focused on this past week and somehow it seemed to be the theme of the week...wanting one thing after another! LOL.

I hope everyone had a great Forth of  July! We decided to take it easy and went to Vista Ridge Mall during the day for our festivities. It was an air conditioned event which is key in the middle of the summer in Texas. They had crafts and facepainting so Madison really enjoyed it! Later that evening we watched fireworks. It ended up being a late night, but that's ok once and awhile.

Madison enjoyed making her take home craft from the Lewisville Library

This week we enjoyed reading "If You Give a Mouse a Cookie" by Laura Numeroff. We have it as part of the Mouse Cookies and More Treasury.

It has activities and songs and a CD that is the audio version of each book and the songs too. Madison listened to them over and over. Then we did some activities. She drew a picture like the mouse did in the book, she made playdough cookies and molded a mouse out of molding clay.

Then we did some great If You Give a Mouse a Cookie activities I downloaded for free from ingles360 that have activities for preschoolers as well as grade school! For more activities to make books and reading fun visit my Book Lists and Activities Pinterest Board.

If you have a post that you would like to share with activity ideas to go with books please leave a comment below with your link!