I’ve been in a rut for a while now, desperately in need of activities for the little three and a schedule for our day!!!! I have the activities figured out, thanks to the Parenting Zoo (I highly recommend their parenting toolbox, it’s only $10, I blogged about it over at Froggy Reviews), I just need to get a few supplies, but the schedule – ARGH!!!! Seriously!
I need to break up the day into short increments – but what??? Every 15 minutes, every half hour, a little of this and a little of that???? HELP!
The twins are definitely ready to do activities, crafts, and have some structure. Here I am every day trying to figure out how to balance three children at home (six during the summer), the laundry, the housework, blogging and designs – I know I’m not the only one!!! It is a full plate, but I know I can do it better.
The twins are simply bored. As I type this they have been busy doing a little project that involves sticking “foamies” into coloring books, but I see Monkey walking around the room with about 6 stuck to his bottom LOL! These are great activities, but they don’t last forever, so I need several of them throughout the day. They aren’t great at independent play, but can handle it for little bits of time (whether they think they can or not) so I have to incorporate time for the individual areas of my home and work.
The trick really is finding something that will work for us. I have used many different planners and schedule ideas, but they ultimately were either too difficult for me to manage or just didn’t offer enough flexibility. I’m not a schedule person … I know I should be … I try, really I do … but I CAN’T {Yes I’m Whining!}. So as I work this week on putting together a schedule for my kiddos, feel free to give me ideas, suggestions, things not to do even. I have tried many things before, but I’m always open to hearing what works (or doesn’t) for other mommies!