My Summer Plan Is… Not to Have One

As an early years teacher, consultant—and most importantly, a mummy—my plan for the summer might sound a little unconventional:

I’m not making one.

No packed schedules.
No endless checklists.
No pressure to fill every day with activities.

Instead, I’m creating space for something slower, softer, and more meaningful. I've created a short little guide for you to dip in and out of which is available here. Here's what I'm gently focusing on to help shape a slow and beautiful summer together:

1. Embracing a Gentle Daily Rhythm

Inspired by the slow-paced family life I’ve observed in parts of Scandinavia and Canada, we're leaning into:

• Unhurried mornings

• Time outdoors each day

• Cosy rituals like reading, crafting, and sharing food
  No fixed agenda—just flow.

  

2. Decluttering Our Play Spaces

Before the holidays begin, I’m simplifying our environment:

• Rotating toys

• Clearing out the excess

• Creating calming, open-ended spaces that invite creativity and calm
  Because less stuff = more play.

  

3. Creating a Loose List of Local Adventures

We’re jotting down simple local places we might want to visit—no pressure, just inspiration:

• The local library

• A shaded stream

• Moorland rambles

• A picnic by a waterfall
  We’ll choose what feels right on the day.

  

4. Restocking Our Crafting Basket

With slow days ahead, I’m gathering a few creative essentials:

• Air dry clay

• Watercolours

• Beads and string
  Not for structured crafts—but for those moments when inspiration strikes.

  

🌿 Final Thought:

This summer, I’m choosing presence over planning.
Rhythm over routine.
Connection over perfection.

Maybe that’s not a lack of a plan after all—
Maybe it’s the most intentional one yet.

Ready for a Slower, More Joyful Approach?

If you're feeling exhausted by the pressure to constantly plan, prepare and do more, I want you to know that there is another way.

Discovering Hygge transformed not only my teaching, but how I viewed childhood itself.

It taught me that children don't need endless activities, packed schedules or constant entertainment.

They need connection.

They need wonder.

They need time.

And perhaps, so do we.

That's exactly why I created my FREE 30-minute training.

In this gentle but powerful session, I'll share the three simple shifts that helped me create calmer days, deeper relationships and a more joyful way of teaching and living.

You'll discover:

🌿 How to create more calm without doing more

🌿 Why less often leads to deeper learning

🌿 The Scandinavian secrets that transformed my approach to childhood

🌿 Simple changes you can implement immediately at home or in your setting

By the end of the training, you'll feel inspired, refreshed and equipped with practical ideas to bring more calm, connection and joy into your days.

✨ Click here to watch the FREE training now.

https://www.hyggeintheearlyyears.co.uk/blank-page-c59b8933-2688-43eb-8483-215520b9c3ac

I can't wait to welcome you.

Kimberly 🤍
Founder, Hygge in the Early Years™