July 15, 2025 • 12 mins
In this solo episode of Call Me CEO, host Camille Walker shares one of her favorite sanity-saving strategies for summer—creating themed days of the week to help keep things fun and predictable for both you and your kids. If you’ve ever heard “What are we doing today?” for the hundredth time before 9 a.m., this one’s for you.
Camille walks through five simple but creative day themes that can bring structure without feeling rigid:
- Make it Monday – craft, build, bake, or create together
- Try it Tuesday – check out a new park, recipe, or local adventure
- Water Wednesday – cool down with sprinklers, splash pads, or a DIY car wash
- Thoughtful Thursday – teach kindness with simple service or gratitude activities
- Free-for-All Friday – let the kids take the lead and enjoy a chill day on their terms
This approach gives your week a rhythm that kids can look forward to and participate in. Plus, it takes some of the mental load off of you as a mom trying to fill those long summer days. Camille also encourages listeners to customize the themes to fit their own family vibe and share their favorite ideas online!
Themed summer days have been one of my favorite ways to keep summer manageable, intentional, and most importantly—fun. Whether you follow this exact model or create your own, I hope this gives you a framework that brings a little more peace and play to your home.
And if you have your own fun theme ideas, I’d love to hear them! Come say hi on Instagram @CallMeCEOPodcast or drop me a note over at CamilleWalker.co.
Also—don’t forget! Our Mom In Mind Summit is coming this September. If you’re a mom navigating the balance of home, life, and business, you won’t want to miss it. We’re diving into conversations that support your mindset, your routines, and your goals—with expert speakers who get the season of life you’re in.
Here’s to a summer full of connection, creativity, and a whole lot of grace. You’ve got this, mama!
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Camille (00:00):
The magic trick is that as you add structure to your
week, it adds a way of doingstructure without adding to your
to-do list of what you're goingto do every single day.
So you wanna make an impact.
(00:20):
You're thinking about startinga business, sharing your voice.
How do women do it that handlemotherhood, family and still
chase after those dreams?
We'll listen each week as wedive into the stories of women
who know this is Call Me CEO.
Welcome back everyone to CallMe CEO.
(00:41):
This is your host, camilleWalker, and today is another
solo episode for your sanitysummer series, and I am doing
these shorter episodes becausesummer is crazy and busy and I'm
sharing with you things thathave worked for me throughout
the years.
Now, the topic that I'm talkingabout today is something that I
don't do as much now that mykids are older, because they
(01:03):
tend to have moreextracurricular activities that
are their own meaning.
They're teenagers now and theyhave friends and jobs and things
that take them away from beingaround my feet all the time.
However, this is still a themeidea that could work for
children of any age, or ifyou're looking for a little more
structure or ideas to mix upthe monotony of your everyday in
(01:27):
the summer.
Now, some of you have kids whoare in daycare, so this may or
may not apply to you, dependingon how much time you want to
devote to this idea.
But essentially, the idea oftheming your days in the summer
is so that your kids and youhave an idea of the activities
that you'll do during the week.
So I'm going to give you arundown of some ideas that have
(01:51):
worked for me in the past andalso to give you a variation of
these ideas as you can adaptthem to work for you.
But what we are doing this foris because your children, if
they are anything like mine,will ask what are we doing today
or the night before?
What are we doing tomorrow?
Tell me what's happeningtomorrow.
That's a question I still getevery single day.
(02:11):
So while you're half asleepclutching your coffee or holding
onto the diet Coke, let's talklike friends and tell you about
how this has worked for me.
Because kids, when they knowwhat to expect, they don't have
to think so hard, they don't askyou over and over of what is
going to be happening, and that,my friend, is a true summer fix
for bringing you some sanity.
(02:32):
So let's break down this idea.
The magic trick is that as youadd structure to your week, it
adds a way of doing structurewithout adding to your to-do
list of what you're going to doevery single day.
Last week, if you missed it, wetalked about how to handle
screen time.
We talked a little bit aboutchores and zones.
That's going to be on its ownseparate episode of talking
(02:55):
about chores in the home, butfor this, we're talking more
about how to incorporate the fun.
So this is something that youcan encourage your kids or get
them excited about doing thethings after you get the to-dos
around the house done.
One idea for theming your daysis to make it something that is
(03:16):
something you can do together.
So let's just go through someideas.
I'd love to hear if, as you'rethinking or listening to these
ideas, if you have other ideasyou'd like to share, please feel
free to DM them to me atcallmeceopodcast, on Instagram
or at camillewalkerco you canreach me either way.
But with theming their days, itwill help them to come up with
(03:39):
more creative ways to connectwith you or to use their
imaginations.
So let's starting with Monday.
So one thing I like to do ismake it an alliteration.
So, for example, it would besomething like make it Monday,
try it Tuesday, water Wednesday,thoughtful Thursday and friend
Friday.
Another idea for Friday couldbe a free for all Friday, or in
(04:03):
our family we've done movieFridays.
So whatever that looks like foryou, you can kind of adapt it
to what you think.
So let's talk about Make itMonday.
So Make it Monday could looklike this this could be a day
that you do crafts, baking orbuilding projects.
Maybe you have Lego fans inyour house.
We definitely do.
Bring out those pieces ofpuzzles or pieces of Legos and
(04:28):
make something.
If you allow your children tocreate on their own time, it can
be a really fun way to seetheir imagination go wild and
see what they come up with, evenif it's just with a duct tape,
wallet or a batch of cookies.
One of a really fun idea thatI've done in the past and I even
just did this a few weeks agowe had a big box that was
shipped to us and I gave it tomy son and said this is yours,
(04:51):
make it your own.
And I gave him crayons andmarkers and he got in there and
treated it like a car, all sortsof different things.
He I don't even know what hedid with it, but he had a good I
don't know week with this boxand it.
But he had a good I don't knowweek with this box.
And it's interesting, when yougive kids just a couple ideas
and let them run with it, whatthey'll actually come up with.
(05:12):
So Make it Monday could beinterpreted a lot of different
ways and if that's somethingthat you think would work for
you, definitely give that a try.
Another alliteration on Mondaycould be movie Monday or munchie
Monday, maybe, where you go,try something new to eat from
the store or a restaurant orsomething.
(05:33):
But make it fun and think aboutyour kids ages and what would
work for them.
Hey, moms, if you feel like lifeis a non-stop juggling act
school drop-offs, business,business calls, meal prep,
trying to find a single momentfor yourself I've got something
for you.
First, you need to sign up formy newsletter.
It is free.
(05:53):
I always include the episodes,what's upcoming, what is the
takeaway from that week, and Iwill include a free recipe as
well as, sometimes, activitiesthat have to do with the
upcoming events happening intoday's world.
But I have the mom balanceplaybook for free.
It is a simple, practical guideto managing the mayhem of mom
(06:13):
life, so you can finally stopfeeling like you're dropping the
ball.
It's time to bring more balance, joy and structure into your
home, without the burnout.
And the best part, it istotally free.
Head to camillewalkerco to grabyour free copy now, or grab it
from the link below in the shownotes.
Okay, so for the next one isTry it Tuesday.
(06:34):
Explore something new a park, afood, a board game or a skill.
The novelty keeps them engagedand curious.
One thing that I did when mykids were younger is I actually
searched parks in my area thatwe didn't live directly around.
It was a little bit more of adrive, but we got to explore new
parks around us and I ended upfinding the most darling park
(06:57):
that had a water feature thatwent through it and we were able
to float little duckies andthings down the park.
I never would have found it onmy own, but where we have Google
, you can go and search and seewhat are some of the best parks
around you or what are some ofthe best highly rated
restaurants or what's a newboard game you could try.
(07:21):
They say that with kids in thekitchen, specifically if you
help them in the process ofcreating or cooking a meal,
they're much more likely to eatit or to try it.
They're much more likely to eatit or to try it.
And I actually attended anevent once with a food therapist
and we were talking about howto get picky eaters to try new
foods and she said one of thebiggest things for kids to
(07:44):
overcome is the fear ofsometimes even the texture or
the touch of it.
So even just playing with thefood or touching the food to
their face is a new way for themto experience the food.
So when my kids were younger,we had this thing where it would
be to touch, to try to tasteand then to try.
(08:05):
So it's touching it to theirface, touching it to their lips,
their tongue and then eventaking a nibble.
And that was a huge, monumentalfeat for some of my children
that were really particular orpicky about their foods.
So maybe that could besomething that you try and to do
it and encourage thoseincremental wins because, trust
(08:27):
me, I have been there with very,very picky children and even
getting them to lick and totaste something big deal.
So maybe making that a part ofyour try it Tuesday could be a
cool way to incorporate some newthings this summer.
Water Wednesday is a staple inmy house.
Just yesterday I picked up mynephews.
(08:47):
They were covered in sweat froma soccer game and a practice
and they came to my house andwere so hot and they're like
what can we take a shower?
I just sent them right backoutside and I said why don't you
just have a water fight?
And they were so excited and itwas so easy and fun to do.
Other ideas for Water Wednesdaycould be sprinklers, water
(09:09):
balloons, splash pads, even along bubble bath.
Anything that involves water isa hit and it keeps them cool
For sure.
One of my favorites was splashpads when my kids were little,
because you can have multiplekids in one place and not have
to worry about anyone drowning,which is always when.
(09:29):
Thoughtful Thursday is the nextidea.
This is something that couldencourage kindness, so writing
letters, making cards forgrandparents or helping a
neighbor.
It's a reset day that feelsgood.
You could even include bakingor something like that, where
you could bake cookies or havesomething new for the kids to
try, and this is also a reallyfun way to have your kids
(09:53):
looking outside of themselves.
It could also be something thatyou could do to encourage other
ideas of service.
If you want to help them withpulling weeds or gathering food
for a local food shelter, freefor all, friday is a fun one.
This is where you let themchoose.
It could be movie nights, latenights, pajamas till 2 pm.
(10:16):
This is a no pressure day whereeveryone chills.
For us, friend, friday was areally good one to encourage
because my kids tend to stick tothemselves in the house, and so
I would ask them ahead of timewho is someone that you would
want to see, or me, to make aspecial effort to see if we
could set up a play date with.
So Friday, make it special,make it fun, make it easy.
(10:38):
The beauty here it's totallyflexible.
You can skip a day, change atheme, make it your own.
The goal is to reduce the dailydecision fatigue.
So if you can get together withyour kids and come up with the
ideas or themes that they'reexcited about, that's even
better.
And then put the weekly charton the fridge so it gives the
kids a sense of ownership ofwhat it is that you're doing and
(11:01):
what the theme is for the day.
So, in conclusion, you don'thave to entertain your kids 24
seven.
I think that's one of thebiggest mistakes I ever did was
thinking that theirentertainment and pleasure was
completely up to me, because Ithink that when our kids are
given the opportunity to bebored, they are better at
(11:23):
figuring it out on their own.
I tell them it's like flexing amuscle or growing a muscle.
Sometimes when they're bored,it feels awkward or hard, but
when you give them the chance toflex that muscle and to be
bored and figure it out, itfeels awkward or hard.
But when you give them thechance to flex that muscle and
to be bored and figure it out,it's amazing what their little
minds can come up with.
If you have any ideas or thingsyou want to share, make sure to
reach out to me atcallmeceopodcast on Instagram
(11:44):
and make sure that you aretuning in every week listening
to inspiring stories for moms.
I have a summit coming up thisearly September called Mom in
Mind, where we're going to besharing a whole bunch of guest
speakers talking about how theyare managing both home and
family, and I am also going tobe opening up the doors for my
(12:08):
CEO mastermind.
So make sure to stay tuned forthat.
I hope you have a wonderfulsummer.
If you want more resourcesaround this, make sure to check
the link below and I will giveyou more details on how to
connect with me online.
Thank you for tuning in and wewill see you next time.
Hey CEOs, thank you so much forspending your time with me.
(12:28):
If you found this episodeinspiring or helpful, please let
me know in a comment and afive-star review.
You could have the chance ofbeing a featured review on an
upcoming episode.
Continue the conversation onInstagram at callmeCEOPodcast,
and remember you are the boss.
The magic trick is that as you add structure to your
week, it adds a way of doingstructure without adding to your
to-do list of what you're goingto do every single day.
So you wanna make an impact.
(00:20):
You're thinking about startinga business, sharing your voice.
How do women do it that handlemotherhood, family and still
chase after those dreams?
We'll listen each week as wedive into the stories of women
who know this is Call Me CEO.
Welcome back everyone to CallMe CEO.
(00:41):
This is your host, camilleWalker, and today is another
solo episode for your sanitysummer series, and I am doing
these shorter episodes becausesummer is crazy and busy and I'm
sharing with you things thathave worked for me throughout
the years.
Now, the topic that I'm talkingabout today is something that I
don't do as much now that mykids are older, because they
(01:03):
tend to have moreextracurricular activities that
are their own meaning.
They're teenagers now and theyhave friends and jobs and things
that take them away from beingaround my feet all the time.
However, this is still a themeidea that could work for
children of any age, or ifyou're looking for a little more
structure or ideas to mix upthe monotony of your everyday in
(01:27):
the summer.
Now, some of you have kids whoare in daycare, so this may or
may not apply to you, dependingon how much time you want to
devote to this idea.
But essentially, the idea oftheming your days in the summer
is so that your kids and youhave an idea of the activities
that you'll do during the week.
So I'm going to give you arundown of some ideas that have
(01:51):
worked for me in the past andalso to give you a variation of
these ideas as you can adaptthem to work for you.
But what we are doing this foris because your children, if
they are anything like mine,will ask what are we doing today
or the night before?
What are we doing tomorrow?
Tell me what's happeningtomorrow.
That's a question I still getevery single day.
(02:11):
So while you're half asleepclutching your coffee or holding
onto the diet Coke, let's talklike friends and tell you about
how this has worked for me.
Because kids, when they knowwhat to expect, they don't have
to think so hard, they don't askyou over and over of what is
going to be happening, and that,my friend, is a true summer fix
for bringing you some sanity.
(02:32):
So let's break down this idea.
The magic trick is that as youadd structure to your week, it
adds a way of doing structurewithout adding to your to-do
list of what you're going to doevery single day.
Last week, if you missed it, wetalked about how to handle
screen time.
We talked a little bit aboutchores and zones.
That's going to be on its ownseparate episode of talking
(02:55):
about chores in the home, butfor this, we're talking more
about how to incorporate the fun.
So this is something that youcan encourage your kids or get
them excited about doing thethings after you get the to-dos
around the house done.
One idea for theming your daysis to make it something that is
(03:16):
something you can do together.
So let's just go through someideas.
I'd love to hear if, as you'rethinking or listening to these
ideas, if you have other ideasyou'd like to share, please feel
free to DM them to me atcallmeceopodcast, on Instagram
or at camillewalkerco you canreach me either way.
But with theming their days, itwill help them to come up with
(03:39):
more creative ways to connectwith you or to use their
imaginations.
So let's starting with Monday.
So one thing I like to do ismake it an alliteration.
So, for example, it would besomething like make it Monday,
try it Tuesday, water Wednesday,thoughtful Thursday and friend
Friday.
Another idea for Friday couldbe a free for all Friday, or in
(04:03):
our family we've done movieFridays.
So whatever that looks like foryou, you can kind of adapt it
to what you think.
So let's talk about Make itMonday.
So Make it Monday could looklike this this could be a day
that you do crafts, baking orbuilding projects.
Maybe you have Lego fans inyour house.
We definitely do.
Bring out those pieces ofpuzzles or pieces of Legos and
(04:28):
make something.
If you allow your children tocreate on their own time, it can
be a really fun way to seetheir imagination go wild and
see what they come up with, evenif it's just with a duct tape,
wallet or a batch of cookies.
One of a really fun idea thatI've done in the past and I even
just did this a few weeks agowe had a big box that was
shipped to us and I gave it tomy son and said this is yours,
(04:51):
make it your own.
And I gave him crayons andmarkers and he got in there and
treated it like a car, all sortsof different things.
He I don't even know what hedid with it, but he had a good I
don't know week with this boxand it.
But he had a good I don't knowweek with this box.
And it's interesting, when yougive kids just a couple ideas
and let them run with it, whatthey'll actually come up with.
(05:12):
So Make it Monday could beinterpreted a lot of different
ways and if that's somethingthat you think would work for
you, definitely give that a try.
Another alliteration on Mondaycould be movie Monday or munchie
Monday, maybe, where you go,try something new to eat from
the store or a restaurant orsomething.
(05:33):
But make it fun and think aboutyour kids ages and what would
work for them.
Hey, moms, if you feel like lifeis a non-stop juggling act
school drop-offs, business,business calls, meal prep,
trying to find a single momentfor yourself I've got something
for you.
First, you need to sign up formy newsletter.
It is free.
(05:53):
I always include the episodes,what's upcoming, what is the
takeaway from that week, and Iwill include a free recipe as
well as, sometimes, activitiesthat have to do with the
upcoming events happening intoday's world.
But I have the mom balanceplaybook for free.
It is a simple, practical guideto managing the mayhem of mom
(06:13):
life, so you can finally stopfeeling like you're dropping the
ball.
It's time to bring more balance, joy and structure into your
home, without the burnout.
And the best part, it istotally free.
Head to camillewalkerco to grabyour free copy now, or grab it
from the link below in the shownotes.
Okay, so for the next one isTry it Tuesday.
(06:34):
Explore something new a park, afood, a board game or a skill.
The novelty keeps them engagedand curious.
One thing that I did when mykids were younger is I actually
searched parks in my area thatwe didn't live directly around.
It was a little bit more of adrive, but we got to explore new
parks around us and I ended upfinding the most darling park
(06:57):
that had a water feature thatwent through it and we were able
to float little duckies andthings down the park.
I never would have found it onmy own, but where we have Google
, you can go and search and seewhat are some of the best parks
around you or what are some ofthe best highly rated
restaurants or what's a newboard game you could try.
(07:21):
They say that with kids in thekitchen, specifically if you
help them in the process ofcreating or cooking a meal,
they're much more likely to eatit or to try it.
They're much more likely to eatit or to try it.
And I actually attended anevent once with a food therapist
and we were talking about howto get picky eaters to try new
foods and she said one of thebiggest things for kids to
(07:44):
overcome is the fear ofsometimes even the texture or
the touch of it.
So even just playing with thefood or touching the food to
their face is a new way for themto experience the food.
So when my kids were younger,we had this thing where it would
be to touch, to try to tasteand then to try.
(08:05):
So it's touching it to theirface, touching it to their lips,
their tongue and then eventaking a nibble.
And that was a huge, monumentalfeat for some of my children
that were really particular orpicky about their foods.
So maybe that could besomething that you try and to do
it and encourage thoseincremental wins because, trust
(08:27):
me, I have been there with very,very picky children and even
getting them to lick and totaste something big deal.
So maybe making that a part ofyour try it Tuesday could be a
cool way to incorporate some newthings this summer.
Water Wednesday is a staple inmy house.
Just yesterday I picked up mynephews.
(08:47):
They were covered in sweat froma soccer game and a practice
and they came to my house andwere so hot and they're like
what can we take a shower?
I just sent them right backoutside and I said why don't you
just have a water fight?
And they were so excited and itwas so easy and fun to do.
Other ideas for Water Wednesdaycould be sprinklers, water
(09:09):
balloons, splash pads, even along bubble bath.
Anything that involves water isa hit and it keeps them cool
For sure.
One of my favorites was splashpads when my kids were little,
because you can have multiplekids in one place and not have
to worry about anyone drowning,which is always when.
(09:29):
Thoughtful Thursday is the nextidea.
This is something that couldencourage kindness, so writing
letters, making cards forgrandparents or helping a
neighbor.
It's a reset day that feelsgood.
You could even include bakingor something like that, where
you could bake cookies or havesomething new for the kids to
try, and this is also a reallyfun way to have your kids
(09:53):
looking outside of themselves.
It could also be something thatyou could do to encourage other
ideas of service.
If you want to help them withpulling weeds or gathering food
for a local food shelter, freefor all, friday is a fun one.
This is where you let themchoose.
It could be movie nights, latenights, pajamas till 2 pm.
(10:16):
This is a no pressure day whereeveryone chills.
For us, friend, friday was areally good one to encourage
because my kids tend to stick tothemselves in the house, and so
I would ask them ahead of timewho is someone that you would
want to see, or me, to make aspecial effort to see if we
could set up a play date with.
So Friday, make it special,make it fun, make it easy.
(10:38):
The beauty here it's totallyflexible.
You can skip a day, change atheme, make it your own.
The goal is to reduce the dailydecision fatigue.
So if you can get together withyour kids and come up with the
ideas or themes that they'reexcited about, that's even
better.
And then put the weekly charton the fridge so it gives the
kids a sense of ownership ofwhat it is that you're doing and
(11:01):
what the theme is for the day.
So, in conclusion, you don'thave to entertain your kids 24
seven.
I think that's one of thebiggest mistakes I ever did was
thinking that theirentertainment and pleasure was
completely up to me, because Ithink that when our kids are
given the opportunity to bebored, they are better at
(11:23):
figuring it out on their own.
I tell them it's like flexing amuscle or growing a muscle.
Sometimes when they're bored,it feels awkward or hard, but
when you give them the chance toflex that muscle and to be
bored and figure it out, itfeels awkward or hard.
But when you give them thechance to flex that muscle and
to be bored and figure it out,it's amazing what their little
minds can come up with.
If you have any ideas or thingsyou want to share, make sure to
reach out to me atcallmeceopodcast on Instagram
(11:44):
and make sure that you aretuning in every week listening
to inspiring stories for moms.
I have a summit coming up thisearly September called Mom in
Mind, where we're going to besharing a whole bunch of guest
speakers talking about how theyare managing both home and
family, and I am also going tobe opening up the doors for my
(12:08):
CEO mastermind.
So make sure to stay tuned forthat.
I hope you have a wonderfulsummer.
If you want more resourcesaround this, make sure to check
the link below and I will giveyou more details on how to
connect with me online.
Thank you for tuning in and wewill see you next time.
Hey CEOs, thank you so much forspending your time with me.
(12:28):
If you found this episodeinspiring or helpful, please let
me know in a comment and afive-star review.
You could have the chance ofbeing a featured review on an
upcoming episode.
Continue the conversation onInstagram at callmeCEOPodcast,
and remember you are the boss.
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