Summer Reading 2025

We had another fun summer of reading!

This summer, I had the kids color a book for each book or amount of time they read each day. I let them choose what rewards they wanted to work toward, and they all chose food treats haha. I did try to mix it up a little by offering some new things, and I think that made it a little more fun for them.

In progress...

June's reward was donuts! Nothing fancy here, we just made a trip to Dunkin' Donuts, and they each got to pick out the donut of their choice. We would have stayed to eat them there, but the store was busy and there wasn't a place to sit, so we ended up just bringing them back home to enjoy. It didn't seem to make a difference...a donut is a donut, wherever it is consumed!

July's reward was pizza! I signed the kids up for the Pizza Hut Book It! program, and they were each able to earn their own personal pan pizza. I remember doing a similar program as a kid. My kids had never been to a Pizza Hut, and I hadn't been since I was a kid, so it was a fun adventure for all of us haha. {What is the deal with Pizza Hut now? Why is there no counter or check-in? How do you actually order? What is the real system? Clearly, my kids got their pizza, but I was SO confused haha}

August's reward was ice cream. I offered a new {to us} option of trying the Moo-Thru! The logo looks like a cow, so the whole summer, Mike kept telling the kids that their reward would be a cow haha. We waited to enjoy our treat until Grandma and Papa were in town, and it was fun to celebrate the end of our summer reading with them.

I am so proud of these kids and how hard they have worked on their reading. They have made so much progress, and I am so glad that they love summer reading {even if it's because of the treats involved}!