Chill-out weekend

As some time had passed since we've all been to the movies (hey- I just went last week, that's enough of waiting for another good movie) the kids and I decided to have a chill-out afternoon and watch Yogi-Bear at the local movie theatre.
BUT there was a DEAL!
As I usually just use highly recommended, paedagogical and didactical correct educational strategies (as taught during the past five years ;) ), I decided to do it in a different way that day. This means, that the kids weren't just able to go to the movies, they had to EARN it!
Once I told them that, they forced me to write a to-do-list with all the things that needed to be done before we left.. soo...well...that made me think of some niiiice activities for them ;)
1. eat up all of your breakfast
2. straighten up:
the living room
the bathroom
your bedroom
3. read for at least 30 minutes

I have never seen this place more tidied up than  that day!! It was phanomenal- they just cleaned up eeeverything, ate all of their breakfast AND read for 45 minutes! I was so pleased that they got popcorn, candy and sprite at the movies- and we had an aaawesome afternoon then!
The kids also enjoyed it a lot (and thanked me a lot), and the movies were followed by some fun xbox kinect competition and a game-night-how wonderful!


cutie pies with their 3D glasses

You'll hear from me soon :)
Ida