June Recap & July Announcements!

a digest of all this month's posts + looking ahead to next month

Hello! I hope June has been a rich and meaningful month for you. We’ve had a great time talking about health, strength, food, summer, and lots more!

As usual, this last week of the month is devoted to catching up, reflecting, and resting. Feel free to save the graphics in this email to your phone for quick reference.

If you evaluated how you felt about your own health last month, here’s a reminder to try it again. Fill in the circles from 1 to 10 then peek at what you filled in at the beginning of the month! Was there progress? I would bet that if there was progress in the “physical” section, there was progress in the other sections too 🙌

Here are all the posts we sent out this month! Free subscribers receive access to about 1-2 posts from each week, but paid subscribers get to see everything 😊 (Members-only posts have a 🔒 next to them.)

Parenting and Personal Growth

6/6 Habit Stacking and Whole-Life Wellness 🔒

6/13 Loving Our Own Bodies (and Helping Our Kids Love Theirs)

6/20 Helping Picky Eaters

Activity Ideas

6/7 Pretend Airport (+free printables!)

6/14 Sidewalk Chalk Ideas and Tips

Book Quotes + Picture Book Suggestions

6/8 Notes from Food Rules, Part I: “Eat Food” 🔒

6/15 Notes from Food Rules, Part II: “Mostly Plants”

6/22 Notes from Food Rules, Part III: “Not Too Much” 🔒

Meal Inspiration

6/9 Garlic Rosemary Fries, Amped-Up Pasta, Greek Griddle Feast, and more!

6/17 Super-Easy Vegetarian Meals 🔒

Miscellaneous/Bonus

Some Tips for Making Medical Decisions 🔒

To the Parent Who Is Already Tired of Summer 🔒

To the Underappreciated Dads

Let’s Discuss: Awesome Walks 🔒

At-Home Cooking Camp

Days 1-2 (French-Inspired and Mexican-Inspired)

Days 3-5 (Lebanese-Inspired, Italian-Inspired, and Jamaican-Inspired) 🔒

Here are all the cooking camp instructions (and shopping list!) in one handy PDF for you to print out and use!

Cooking Camp

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Cooking Contest

Remember to submit your entries for the Cooking Contest!

The goal is just to make a meal from the Family Scripts archives or Cooking Camp that looks really appetizing. You can enter as many times as you want; simply DM us on Instagram (@family.scripts) or email us at family.scripts.info@gmail.com. We’re extending the deadline to Thursday, June 30, for you to submit entries! We’ll vote on it on Instagram and share some of the best ones in the Friday newsletter that week 😊

First place will get $50 to the small business of their choice, 2nd place gets $30 to the small business of their choice, and 3rd place gets $20 to the small business of their choice. (Etsy shops count!) I can’t wait to see your entries!

What to Expect in July

June’s theme was “Health and Strength”, and July’s theme will be *drumroll* childlikeness! While last month was a bit more serious, this next month will be all about play, silliness, stories, and fun…and why those things are extremely valuable. It’s going to be a great month!

Here are some discussion questions to get your family prepped for what we will be talking about next month ⬇️

Instead of choosing one book for Book Club, we just encourage you to pick up a fiction novel or series to read to your kids or enjoy for yourself. The rule is you have to enjoy it, so look for a story that compels you. In our family, we’ll be re-reading The Green Ember by S.D. Smith (because rabbits + swords = awesome) and my oldest and I will be listening to the audiobook of Mistborn: The Final Empire by Brandon Sanderson.

If you are new to the world of reading aloud, The Read-Aloud Family by Sarah Mackenzie (and her podcast Readaloud Revival) are great places to start.

Thanks for reading. Feel free to share about Family Scripts with friends or on social media!

Warmly,

Hope and the Family Scripts team