Canteen

One thing that I've tried this summer,

that has worked fairly well with the kids

 is doing something called "Canteen".

When I went to girls camp as a youth, our camp did canteen in the afternoons.

From what I remember, it was kind of a quiet time to do want we wanted.

They always started it with a snack.

Why they called it canteen, I don't know.

I got a bunch of snacks like this from Costco.

(Snacks I don't usually get)

I yell Canteen in the afternoon to the kids.

They come pick out a snack in the kitchen.

Then, we go out to the backyard, or a cool place in the house.

We eat our snack.

We read our scripture story for the day,

and read a chapter or two from a book we are reading.