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The Friday Bucket

/ Sarah Janisse Brown / Leave a comment

How we use our Friday Bucket:

1.When the kids finish an activity I call 2 or 3 to each take two activities from the Friday Bucket.

2.They each decide on their favorite of the two.

3. Next they get to see what the other kids choose.

4. They have the choice to use their card, or join the other child in the activity they choose.

5. Anything that is not used goes back into the bucket, the used ones go into the other bucket.

What kinds of activities will you put in your bucket? How about trying it this week? Let us know what fun things your kids enjoyed!

A Day Full of “Yes!”

/ Sarah Janisse Brown / Leave a comment

You have heard of homeschooling, and maybe you have heard of Un-Schooling… Well this family enjoys FUN-Schooling (find out how to Flip to Fun-Schooling here)! Watch what happens when a mom practices saying “yes” to whatever the kids want to do…

“Can I build a fort?”

Yes.

“Can I make the dinner?”

Yes.

“Can I sew buttons?”

Yes.

“Can all my friends come over?”

Yes.

“Can I play with your coin collection?”

Yes.

“Can I sew a purse?”

Yes.

“Can I spend the whole day reading?”

Yes. Yes. Yes. (Note: This doesn’t happen everyday.)

This little video below is full of wistful memories and children who were much smaller…a decade ago! It shows what a day full of “Yes!” looks like!

And, while you’re at it…tell yourself “Yes!” about something you really want to do today!