In the summer, we use that period to have a lot of downtime and while I might occasionally plan an outing, for the most part I let the kids have the lead and try to plan things themselves.

In the school year, there are several activities and sometimes we do feel very busy. No one wants to quit anything yet, but we do keep at least some downtime. I have always thought that 1-2 activities at a time was enough and when we had 3, it seemed like just a little too much.

I also know kids who have 5 different activities a week. It seems like too much for my family, but it seems to work for others, so to each their own...