Carmike Summer Kid's Series

Check-out Carmike Cinema's Summer Series for Kids here,  Your kids can enjoy seeing discounted movies every Tuesday from June 8th-August 10th starting at 10AM. 

They can watch a movie, get popcorn and a drink all for only $1 each! 


Movie schedule:
June 8th:  Night at the Museum
June 15th:  Night at the Museum-Battle of the Smithsonian
June 22nd:  Aliens in the Attic
June 29th:  Ice Age
July 6th:  Ice Age-The Meltdown
July 13th:  Ice Age-Dawn of the Dinosaurs
July 20th:  Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium
July 27th:  Alvin and the Chipmunks
August 3rd:  Alvin and the Chipmunks-The Squeakquel
August 10th:  Tooth Fairy

Call your local Carmike to get more details.

Melissa & Doug Responsibility Chart

Chris bought this AMAZING Melissa & Doug responsibility chart for Britain a few years ago and it has been the BEST tool we've found in encouraging her to do chores and take responsibility for things around the house.  It includes 134 magnetic rewards and responsibility magnets that range from basic responsibilities like "brushing teeth" up to "loading the dishwasher", "show respect to someone" etc.  so they can be changed as your child gets older.  We give Britain a dime for every responsibility completed.  So, usually at the end of the week, she makes between $4-5 dollars.  She was able to save over $200 for our Disney trip on her 5th birthday this past March.  I highly recommend this system if you haven't found something that works effectively.  You can get it on Amazon here now for as low as $11.21 (plus shipping!).

Fun Fruit & Veggie Motivator for Kids

This is a GREAT craft to do with your child(ren). It's always a challenge in our house to get the kids to eat more fruits and veggies. So, Britain and I got out some old magazines and started clipping pictures of fruits & veggies. We made a pouch out of cardstock, glued the picture cut-outs onto smaller pieces of cardstock and glued popsicle sticks on the backs. I made a deal with them. The goal is to eat at least 4 fruits & veggies per day. When they reach 50 (I'm keeping track), we'll do a fun family outing together to celebrate. I'm thinking Monkey's Treehouse, JumpZone, the Zoo, etc.

It's really been a great motivator! The challenging part for me is to stay on top of it! It really helps to have a visual reminder in the kitchen that we can all see. I love challenging them to try new fruits/veggies they haven't had before. The staple fruits and veggies we keep on hand at our house are: bananas, grapes, apples, baby carrots and strawberries.

You'll need:
Popsicle sticks
Glue (Elmer's works fine)
Cardstock
Markers
Magazine cut-outs of fruits and veggies
Ribbon

How do you motivate your child(ren) to eat or try new fruits and veggies?