I started counting down the weeks until the summer holidays some time ago, I just can't wait for the schools to break up and to have my children home with me! We are going to have so much fun whatever the weather is like (but I'm crossing my fingers for lots of sun!) so I thought I'd jot down a few ideas in my bullet journal to keep me going until they begin.
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| My summer plans made with Artline Stix & fineliners |
I split my pages into two sections, things to do on rainy days and things to do on sunny days and then I used my Artline Stix brush pens and Fineliners to create this spread. The Stix brush pens are great to use for larger cursive writing and pairing them with the much smaller nib of the fineliners makes a nice contrast and my lettering look more interesting.
I don't actually mind the occasional rainy day over the six weeks, especially if I don't have to leave the house. It's quite nice to curl up on the sofa with the kids and watch a film or read a book together.
We also have lots of board games packed away for wet and windy days, our favourite is Pay Day but if we have a lot of time to kill then we get out Monopoly. Splashy the Whale isn't really a board game but it's still lots of fun if you don't mind getting squirted with water!
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| Summer fun on rainy days |
My girls enjoy doing all kinds of arts and crafts when we are stuck inside, the last time they were off and it rained a lot we painted some #ArtlineRocks and made lots of colourful pompoms.
My youngest daughter still loves to build forts, I give her blankets, sheets and pegs and she will cover the room until she is happy with her creation. I sometimes think she will be an architect when she grows up as she makes different areas and rooms inside the fort like bedrooms and reading corners.
If we have to go outside in the rain then we will wrap up warm, put on our wellies and grab the giant umbrella to keep us dry or just the wellies and jump in the puddles, it's still fun to do even as an adult!
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| Summer fun on sunny day |
I am looking forward to the sunny days the most though, I love spending time outside with the kids! This summer we are going to go rock hunting and explore new places we haven't been before. We will pack a picnic and take our dogs to the forest near us and have an adventure, I'm picturing some kind of Famous Five story but without the smugglers or crooks! Oh and definitely no ginger beer, I really don't like that!
Long sunny days were made for barbecues so we will be having quite a few of them over the summer. My favourite thing about a BBQ is that my husband does all the cooking and I am just on salad making duty while the children play football or tennis or their own version of cricket which no one really knows the rules to or how to win!
I really enjoyed creating this spread in my journal, it was lovely to spend some time day dreaming about the holidays and then using my pens to write and doodle all my plans. Putting pen to paper makes them all feel more real and within reach, I hope the next five weeks go by quickly!
If you are interested in setting up your own bullet journal then take a look at my Bullet Journal Basics post to get you started or if you'd like to give hand lettering and calligraphy a go then read this post for some ideas.
Have you started making any plans for the summer yet?
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