30 Days to Play

We have 30 more days until school starts. I was inspired to make a chain with 30 different activities to mark off the days. The catch is that the boys have to do 'mom-work' before they can open the day's link.
The chain will be safest up on the mantel.
Today's mom-work was to read for 20 minutes and to decorate their reward jars. They get puffs to put in the jar for homework and stuff. Full jar = $2. A great way to supplement their $1.50 a week allowance.
I put the clues in code. Ryan can't read, so I'm not too worried about that little cheater, but Alex is a smart cookie and I didn't want him to ruin his fun by 'accidentally' reading the clues.
I came up with '30 days to play' partly because I wanted the kids to get in the habit of reading 20 min a day without complaining, partly because there are few places we want to check out being new to the area, and partly because it will be a great family tradition.