We hope to make summer fun for our kiddoes, and we hope to build special moments and memories with them. At the same time, we want to encourage reading fluency and help prepare them for the next educational year.

One way to make reading time feel special is to create a cozy reading nook somewhere in the house. Designating an area for story time will make reading feel special. This can be in a closet, in a corner, between the beds, or whatever unique locations your kids come up with! Letting them have some input will make it even more special to them.

We can use old sheets and blankets, pillows, bean-bag chairs, shower curtains, beach towels, table cloths, or even couch cushions….there is no need to buy anything; we can just use what we already have. Christmas lights or patio lights would add some sparkle too. Let’s just try to make it comfy, cute, and inviting. We can put a little box, basket, or shelf in there for books the kids want to read or have read to them.

As I’m writing this, my mind keeps pulling up images from “The Holiday” movie. Remember the scene where Cameron Diaz’s character shows up at Jude Law’s house and his daughters invite her into their “fort”? Its magical: THAT’S a fort!

We can’t all replicate that, but our kids will come up with something that FITS THEM and is a product of their own imaginations. How much fun would it be to go in there together and read by flashlight? Maybe supply some fun summer snacks…..and make story time an adventure!

A tiny bit of effort, digging around the house and finding simple supplies, could provide summer reading adventures for the whole family. The pets (real or stuffed) can come in too……this may end up being one of their (the real ones) favorite places in the house! The point is, we can BOOK TIME WITH OUR KIDS this summer and create some pretty cool family experiences at the same time.

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