Week 20: Summertime Bored Boards It never fails. After 9 months of wishing for summer to come, and complaining about all the things they can't do because they're stuck in school all day, when summer finally arrives it usually takes less than a week before I hear grumbles of "I'm bored! There's nothing good to do here." Followed … Continue reading Week 20: Summertime Bored Board
Add a little structure to your summer (and get some fun ideas!) with this picture schedule. You can also edit this to make it just right for your family. Try it for free
Here are 2 back to school lists that are great for kids who need to be able to see and feel their progress through their list. The morning routine list is magnetic - you can hang it on your fridge or on a cookie sheet. You can also make this as a hook and loop … Continue reading 2 Back to School Lists
Keep your kids reading this summer with creative reading challenges. Have your kids get 5 in a row in a week to make a bingo. You can print this bingo board for free. If it works, use The Trip Clip website to print a new bingo board each week!
For working moms, summer break can cause a kind of panic you may not have experienced before. If your child was in daycare before kindergarten, that first summer after kindergarten can be a bit of a shock when it first really hits you that your daycare replacement, i.e. school, is not year round. Most parents … Continue reading Working Moms and Summer Break
I find it hard this time of year when I'm still trying to enjoy fun summer activities with the kids, but I can feel the need to get ready for the return to school starting to lurk in the back of my head. Often, writing down the list helps it feel more manageable. Once I … Continue reading Week 31 Free Printable: Back To School Checklist
Sometimes the thing I crave the most during the summer is just a little bit of structure. It doesn't have to be a lot, but something to help guide our days makes me feel like the whole summer won't drift away without us making sure we did all of the fun (and educational!) things we'd … Continue reading Week 25 Free Printable: Summer Fun
These Summer Bored Boards offer 9 free printable BINGO boards with ideas sure to inspire creative play. Have your kids try to get a BINGO, or black out the whole board. You can print these boards as is for free, or easily generate your own at http://www.thetripclip.com. There are over 500 images to choose from to … Continue reading Week 23 Free Printables: 9 BINGO Bored Boards
Tips and free printables to keep your kids reading this summer! 1. Stock your Shelves The right book can turn a reluctant reader into a voracious one. The trick is to keep putting books in front of them until something clicks. Try these steps and keep a shelf they have easy access to stocked with … Continue reading Summer Reading Ideas
This is a super fun way to encourage your kids to read this summer! Challenge your child to get a BINGO in any direction, or even wipe out the whole board! You can also easily edit this board with your own challenges. If you come up with good ones, share them with me at molly@thetripclip.com … Continue reading Week 22 Free Printable: Reading Bingo
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