Surviving Summer

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Netflix.

In May, I started getting notices from school that implied that school was almost over.  I was in no way willing to accept this ridiculously preposterous notion and decided the false notices should be dropped into the round file.

In other words, I was floating down the river Denial holding a fruity drink with a little paper umbrella in it and even if a crocodile was chewing on the corner of my raft, I was just looking the other way singing lalalalalalalalala.

Imagine my consternation when my kindergartner woke up at 6:30am one May morning and had nowhere to go that day.  Or the next day.  Or the next day.  Why didn’t someone tell me about this, I demanded to know.  But school was closed so no one answered me.

Two hours into our first day of summer, Asher and I were already crafted-out.  Not that it takes much for either of us.  It became very clear that I am not even remotely enough to keep an almost-6-year-old entertained all day everyday.

Since one can only go to the pool, the zoo, the aquarium and the playground so many times, especially in the Atlanta heat, I needed some further resources.  And fast.

Here’s what’s saving me.

A few cool, fun, educational summer camps and the Netflix Families page (available to members and nonmembers).

Honestly, because I have a million things to do and very little time to get them done, I don’t usually watch shows with Asher (except for our family movie nights — luckily there’s a category just for that) so I like having a resource that tells me what shows and movies are good options for him.  My favorites are “TV for curious kids” and “Classics to share with your kids,” especially The Magic School Bus.  Although when we’re traveling, you can’t beat the ipad and anything in the category called “Are we there yet?”

You know what else I love about streaming?  If your show or movie gets interrupted for some reason, it just picks right back up wherever you were, even if you switch devices between TV, iPad, phone, which we often do.

And as the mom of a kid who’s discovered that he simply must have everything that’s advertised on TV, (Silly Slippers anyone?) I strongly prefer Netflix streaming to cut down on the rampant summer I-want-itis since it’s ad-free.

He’s watching The Lorax now, and I keep popping back there to stand over him and watch my favorite parts between chores.  You know what?  These aren’t called the lazy days of summer for nothing.  Forget chores.  I’m gonna help my son save some trees.

Netflix.com/Families is a new destination designed to meet your family’s summertime entertainment needs. On Netflix.com/Families, parents can find lists of movies and TV shows for all kinds of special summer moments.

Visit www.Netflix.com/Families for more information on the best ways to stream as well as videos from families using Netflix.

This is a sponsored post written by me on behalf of Netflix.

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