Transitioning to Summer (Part 2): Visualize

Last week I blogged about the (quickly approaching) end of the school year and arrival of summer. It's time to transition our family and our schedules to summer-- how do we do that?

There are so many things our family wants to do during these brief summer months, so it was time to make a list.

Two lists to be exact. One purely fun list, and one a "chores" or projects list.

All of this (including how my daughter wants to swim with sharks) was addressed in Transitioning to Summer (Part 1): The List.

So we made a list (and checked it twice). And now? it's time to visualize!!

Maybe its the scrapper/crafter in me, but I feel like these types of list should be made into something visually appealing to keep the family on track, and to be a gentle reminder of our goals this summer.

As I was trolling through Pinterest recently, I came across two projects that completely inspired me as we are transitioning into summer.

download this 101 Summer ideas via Laura Winslow Photography

How perfect is this collage of Summer Ideas? As I was investigating the source of this image (hello pinterest, i love you for being so organized in this manner), I came across Laura's site and saw that you can actually download this sweet summer reminder.

via The Stories of A to Z

This project found on Pinterest (via The Stories of A to Z), really sparked an idea of how to visually organize our family summer "fun" plans.

We have a corkboard in our pantry that is home to expired coupons, take out menus, loose recipe cards, and newspaper clippings. Well, not anymore. After a few hours of creating and organizing, this is what our corkboard looks like now:

As you can see, I was really inspired by the corkboard "cards" and created my own using cardstock and papers and embellishments from Crate Paper, and alphas from my ever growing Thickers stash.

For the record, i realize putt-putt has double "t's" however, i ran out of "t" thickers...
ONLY to discover a hidden stash of yellow thickers after photos were taken

I picked twelve of our favorite fun "to-do" ideas for the summer, and made a card for each. I am also planning to add a photo (either instax or wallet sized) somewhere on the cork board next to the card once the item is completed.

I strongly believe lists, ideas, and memories are kept fresh and in the fore-front of our minds, when it's documented into something beautiful.

So this is how we will keep track of our "fun list". Looking forward to the reminder of our FUN LIST this summer.

P.S. Today you can also find me blogging a tutorial over at Elle's Studio, AND I am over at Tiny Twig sharing my "Top 10 Secrets to Keeping Memories". thanks for looking!! :)