Wow, how
quickly the world changes. One minute your kids are at school and you’re rocking your everyday life. The
next- kablam!- you’ve got your
kids at home with you all day because the schools and kindergartens and child
care centres are closed.
Well, at
least that’s how it is for
me, here in Germany. How about where you’re living?
In our town
it started last week already when the local high schools closed. Then it was ALL
schools and kindergartens. And then it was all children’s extra-curricular activities, you
know, like sport, music lessons, youth groups and so on. And then all forms of
possible entertainment outside of the home, like public libraries, museums, cinemas,
zoos and pools. Everyone is being reminded to stay at home as much as possible
and not mingle with others. That now rules
out organising playdates for the kiddos. The latest news today is that playgrounds
are closed too.
Sure, the
schools are doing their best to keep up with the changing times and send over some
homework for the kids to work through. But it’s not the same (for them or for you)
as being out of the house learning for hours and hours every day.
I know a
lot of people have been falling back on TV and DVDs to entertain their children
at this challenging time. It is certainly a simple and easy way to keep them
occupied for a while. Unless they all argue about what to watch and whose turn
it is to select the program … 😉
There will
be no judgement or finger pointing here. To each his own, as they say. But our
kids usually only watch TV on weekends and if we can avoid it, we’d love that they didn’t sit glued to the sofa for hours
every day.
So what’s a Mama with a houseful of kids to do?!? I’ve prepared a list for you of non-TV fun activities to keep your children entertained and happy while school (and pretty much everything else!) is closed for a few weeks. I’ve got your back! 👍
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