Elissa Jill Cleaveland

Just curious....
What outside activites (weekly stuff) do your kids particpate in?
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"Outside" of what? (wink)
MOndays we do whatever,
Tuesdays we go on a day trip. Next Tuesday we are going to DC to the IMAX
theater to see a James Cameron underwater film.
Wednesdays Emily (12) has chemistry and art journaling and a voice lesson
Thursdays are Riding days but we are planning on changing barns so that is
temporarily suspended.
Fridays Zack (18) has Music class, Spirit Quest (philosophical discussion
like) and social awareness, Emily is making a movie with a group there,
she's the bad guy.
Max plays. There is a lego group that meets once a week that we may start
going to.



Elissa Jill
The music in me is a gift from the Universe.
My job is to care for it and use it well; I am its bearer, not its owner.
~Johnny Cash's Moma

Deb

> Just curious....
> What outside activites (weekly stuff) do your kids particpate in?
> *********
It varies seasonally a lot as well as how we're all feeling, what
we're needing.

Generally, DS goes to a friend's house to play on Friday afternoons
(DH plays Scrabble with the mom while the kids play) - that runs
Labor Day to sometime in June, once summer hits, there's too much
other stuff usually, though they do get together when possible.

There are a couple hs groups with park days during the summer and
they go to one or more of those, depending.

A hs group we belong to has co-op activities (Sept-Nov, and again
Mar-May, 8 week sessions) and sometimes DS is interested in
something offered (one was a cooking/science class - stuff like why
does bread rise and why does popcorn pop). Other times it's
too "schoolish" in focus and DS doesn't pick anything.

Sunday is church and Bible class.

He did a local soccer camp (one week, every morning) for a couple
years but chose not to last year.

I'm looking at visiting a local art studio place to see if he'd be
interested in painting or clay - it's a very free form kind of
place. Instead of signing up for "drawing lessons", you buy a pass
for 6 class sessions or whatever (can be more but I think 6 is
minimum). Then you pick a time when you usually go. During that
time, there will be some people drawing, some painting, some
sculpting/creating in clay. Each person is guided/assisted as needed
to reach their own personal goals - it's not a "let's all draw this
fruit bowl. This is how to make a pear..." type situation (unless
you specifically choose to take a specialized class time in life
drawing or something such as that which they also offer).

Mostly things are free form as stuff arises.

--Deb