Yes to daytime dates! Honestly, my bedtime is so early these days that I feel more energized and better hanging out with my spouse during daylight hours, too.
Truly! Couldn't agree more! Also, I feel like if I do pay for the sitter, I'm getting more bang for my buck b/c they aren't just hanging out while my kid sleeps but actually entertaining them!
First off, if you are able to take time off when your kids are off, remember this is your vacation too! Every day try to make sure everyone in the family gets to do at least 1 thing they want to do. My other tip is this is a great time to introduce chores or teach life skills that you might not have time for during the more hectic school weeks. Teach your kids how to do laundry/clean a bathroom/load the dishwasher. You're going to have to do these things anyway, so might as well get an activity out of it!
Love this, literally just taught my kiddo how to load a dishwasher this morning and am now actively looking around for additional “responsibilities” (he likes that better than “chores”) I can add to his plate 🤓
Thank you for the shout out Lindsey! And also thanks to you we (I) offloaded 3 gift cards in the last week, 2 to teachers and 1 to a school district in need of things to auction off.
Yes to daytime dates! Honestly, my bedtime is so early these days that I feel more energized and better hanging out with my spouse during daylight hours, too.
Truly! Couldn't agree more! Also, I feel like if I do pay for the sitter, I'm getting more bang for my buck b/c they aren't just hanging out while my kid sleeps but actually entertaining them!
First off, if you are able to take time off when your kids are off, remember this is your vacation too! Every day try to make sure everyone in the family gets to do at least 1 thing they want to do. My other tip is this is a great time to introduce chores or teach life skills that you might not have time for during the more hectic school weeks. Teach your kids how to do laundry/clean a bathroom/load the dishwasher. You're going to have to do these things anyway, so might as well get an activity out of it!
Love these suggestions!
Oh this is such a good idea re: chores
Love this, literally just taught my kiddo how to load a dishwasher this morning and am now actively looking around for additional “responsibilities” (he likes that better than “chores”) I can add to his plate 🤓
Thank you for the shout out Lindsey! And also thanks to you we (I) offloaded 3 gift cards in the last week, 2 to teachers and 1 to a school district in need of things to auction off.
Yes, love to hear it! Sorry if you end up receiving 5 this week, though, LOL!
playground or indoor playground !
whoops meant to make this a standalone comment for things you can do! i know thats like a duh response but my kid never gets tired of running around