The older my kids get, the more busy and full our lives seem to get as well. Justin and I both like to stay pretty busy during the week (well, probably me more than him) but we also really value unstructured play time for our kids. We’ve had a few seasons of weekly extra-curricular commitments, like swim lessons and an introductory soccer season, but for the most part we fill our time with playdates, park visits, swimming, and playing with neighbors.
This summer, we have a few trips, golf and soccer day camps for the boys, and swim lessons for Emily mapped out already, but beyond that we’re open and flexible during the days. Justin and I will maintain our same work hours that we always do, and we’ll continue to have our nanny watch the kids while we’re working. You can read more about our general weekly schedule on this post, in case you’re interested. So looking ahead to the summer, I see a lot of blank space on the calendar during the week. And while that is kind of what summer is all about, I know my kids and I know we all work best on some kind of routine.
Kate, from Naptimekitchen.com , shared a helpful post about creating routines for your family. I hopped onto Canva shortly after reading and found a few chore charts that I customized quickly for the kids.  They also have “weekly schedules” that you can customize for the kids to be able to take a birds eye look at what to expect for the week.
I’ve started to construct ...