I recently stayed the weekend with my two young grandsons while their tired parents had some "couple time" away in the mountains. The was the first overnight stay for me with both boys. Since the 5 year old has loved our summer "Grammie Camp" days, I decided to call this "Grammie Camp Weekend", both to create excitement and to let "B" know there was going to be a plan that we would follow, rather than a free-for-all while Mom & Dad were away! When I told him that I was making a list of things to do for our Grammie Camp Weekend, he told me he wanted to make a list too. My answer was that we would have "B" Camp some time when he could make the list of activities, but for Grammie Camp, I would make the list. And he was satisfied with that answer!
I planned easy meals of their favorite foods, with some little special "extras". I created a loose schedule for morning, E's naptime, afternoon, and evening and we kept it pretty well. This is what we did.
FRIDAY
1:30pm arrive
E's naptime until 4pm
Oobleck (cornstarch & water & food coloring) with B
craft - fill 2 sensory bottles, one dry and one wet
Painting
Poetry Tea Party - milk, lemon bar cookie cups, banana chocolate chip muffins, blueberries, Kettle Corn & Shel Silverstein!
Outside - bubbles
Grampa arrives
6pm Dinner: Spinach-cheese Ravioli, homemade broccoli tots
Wrestle with Grampa!
TV time to quiet down! - Bluey
8pm Bedtime
SATURDAY
7:15 am Rise & Shine
Breakfast: scrambled eggs, sausage links, banana chocolate chip mini muffins, blueberries
9am Grampa arrived and we headed out to Pullen Park in Raleigh for the morning, to ride the train and carousel, and have fun on the playground!
12pm Head back home; leftover Ravioli for lunch!
Naptime for E, Quiet Time for B and Grammie! (Quiet time for B includes workbooks, puzzles, books)
Mario Time! B plays video games with his Dad on the weekends, and since Grammie doesn't play video games and doesn't really care to learn, B was happy to go solo.
4pm E wakes up - plays with toys in Grammie's toy bag until Grampa arrives.
Cookies & Popsicles! Play outside
Grampa arrives - T-ball and races in the backyard
6pm Dinner Hot dogs, broccoli tots, cheese
play Go Fish
Bath time
TV time - Bluey
8pm Bedtime
SUNDAY
7:30am Up and at 'em
Breakfast : Greek yogurt & strawberries, banana chocolate chip muffins
Outside play - oobleck again!
snack
Craft: PomPom pictures
Story time - books
12pm Lunch: pizza, lemon cookie cups
Nap time for E, Mario time for B
Alphabet cards; color sorting; sticker fun
4:30pm Mom & Dad come home!!
