tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25191821.post4064208641628396356..comments2024-02-09T09:06:35.137-06:00Comments on Madtown Mama: hide and seek at the arboretumSuzehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05090954944438450837noreply@blogger.comBlogger3125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25191821.post-4118520936774376782011-06-13T14:33:53.636-05:002011-06-13T14:33:53.636-05:00Ann, I used your periodic "Clean-up before we...Ann, I used your periodic "Clean-up before we can do ____" at church on Sunday when Jamie and I were in Wee Worship. We had a group of 8 mixed 3 & 4 year olds. So, we couldn't have play time until we'd cleaned up our crayons from the lesson activity. Then we couldn't have our snack until we'd cleaned up the stuff we'd been playing with. Then we couldn't go outside on the playground until we'd cleaned up our snack messes. It was so wonderful to have parents come get their kids and realize we only had to wipe down the tables, then Jamie and I could leave, too!Jenn-Jenn, the Mother Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01850119465505660438noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25191821.post-90811520550233138452011-06-12T21:22:38.638-05:002011-06-12T21:22:38.638-05:00I agree with Katie! :-)
Also, I wanted to add ...I agree with Katie! :-) <br /><br />Also, I wanted to add that one thing I really like about scheduling is all the opportunities for clean-up! "We have to clean up before we have snack" "We have to clean up before we do art" "We have to clean up before we go outside", I hear myself saying. I like this for three reasons! 1. the room (in my case) doesn't get as messy by the end of the day, 2. The kids get plenty of experience cleaning up (and 18 month olds need all the practice they can get!), and 3. it's an automatic transition from one activity to the next. <br /><br />annAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-25191821.post-79864361391695820532011-06-12T21:01:20.094-05:002011-06-12T21:01:20.094-05:00I wondered if my comment about over-scheduling wou...I wondered if my comment about over-scheduling would be heard like this. It makes sense, because that is how the term is used these days: as a warning to not involve your kids in too many extracurriculars. I agree that that can backfire and even be harmful! What I meant in my comment is, I've over-planned our days, but not with extracurricular stuff. I meant something like this: breakfast, chore time, play with G time, snack, play outside, lunch, rest time, activity (craft or outing), snack, choice time, dinner, pick up time, baths, bed. If I have it all written out, we have the freedom to change it up or skip things. Just wanted to be clear, that I did not mean to recommend over-scheduling, like getting your kids involved in tons of out-of-home activities, because I'm not a fan of that : ).kclblogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03735600447674229841noreply@blogger.com