Oh my… I woke up this morning and remembered something. IT IS SPRING BREAK. Now, the words that are to follow are meant with the most love and affection. I hate Spring Break. It is not like Winter Break where we all get involved in Christmas. This Spring Break thing stinks unless you are going away which we of course are not this year! I remember back in high school and college when I went away with friends. We had a blast. One year was Ocean City another year was Disney. Now I am home with restless kids, a house to unpack and no plan! So what is a stay at home mom to do with three kids for eleven days? I am compiling a survival guide in order to make it though. I need you help though. Here are a few questions to get started with:
- What is there to do that is free?
- What can I do with no car?
- Is there any activity that you can think of that a 1 year old, a 5 year old, and an 8 year old? I am drawing a blank!
- Is there a magic potion to give children that makes them not whine?
- How much is it a mother can drink without it being a problem?
- How can I avoid hearing, “I am bored there is nothing to do.”
- What fun things can you think of to make the kids tired enough to still go to bed on time? Oh and I have to be able to do it with my not healed correctly broken foot!
I will spend the day developing a survival guide. I hope that it works! Today, I am just going to wing it. So far we have had 5 fights, Abigail has bitten Emma, Emma has scratched Abigail and the baby is a whining mess! HELP!
Becca
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Oh geez, I am sorry I can not help. I have no children. Although I do sympathize, as a run an in home childcare/preschool, so most days I have 6 children from the ages of 2-5 years. During spring break, most of my children are home with their parents, so that is when I get a break!
Good luck!!And, have fun:)
Well, if you were closer to Oklahoma I’d have a cabin on the lake to loan you, but then if you were in Oklahoma your Spring Break would already be over and done with.
Sorry no help.
To solve the “I am bored” my mother said- well, there is lots of things to do… why dont you clean your room, wash the windows, rake the yard, write your grandmother a letter, go to the store for me…
I usually found something that I wanted to do and was not bored… Better next time to not even mention to mom i am bored…
I have two more days of spring break to survive. Can you come up with that survival guide any sooner? Thanks.
YMK I guess that I am at a loss. How did you survive?
Becca
Peggie while I also have done this you know that it doesn’t work. It is true that Abigail was told this and quite shockingly she CLEANED her room last night! I was shocked!
Becca
I hear your pain! Our house is frighteningly clean right now…! When they’re bored they are very quick and efficient with the cleaning!
KathyB a clean house is a happy house right? That is what I would love to think. I think that an unpacked house would be a happy house though.
Becca