What was the mother's attitude to the plans that the girls had for their vacation?

The girls, all on vacation from either work or schoolwork in June, decide that it would be wonderful to do nothing for awhile. Marmee agree to allow this for one week. She says:

I think by Saturday night you will find that all play and no work is as bad as all work and no play.

The girls at first don't believe this, but before the week of vacation is over, they realize their mother's words are true. It feels "peculiar" to do nothing, the days seem to get longer and longer, and the girls become more and more irritable. Jo, for example, gets sick of reading, which is very unusual for her, and argues with Laurie, while Amy gets bored with tea parties and playing with dolls. She starts complaining to herself about her sisters and Laurie. Meanwhile, Meg ruins her sewing, and Beth's little bird dies because she forgets to feed it. By the end of the week, the girls have learned the lesson Marmee hoped they would, that having work and responsibilities is good for the soul.