How do you keep your kids busy so you can get a couple of things done?
By gardengurl
@gardengurl (61)
United States
January 30, 2007 12:19pm CST
My boys are 3 and 5 and I have a hard time getting things done because they want constant attention all the time. I love to garden outside, but the boys are always asking for something like snacks or something to drink or for me to watch them doing something. I am a stay at home mom and I give them plenty of attention otherwise and I don't want to just stick them in front of the tv.
Any suggestions to keep them busy? Oh by the way, they have really short attention spans!
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@mbarryton (1872)
• United States
30 Jan 07
mine are 10 and 7 my 7 yr old gets on the computer and nothing around him grabs his attention lol my 10 yr old when she gets into tv no one else exists so for us its pretty easy lol well for the most part anyways lol
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@gardengurl (61)
• United States
30 Jan 07
I should try the computer more for my 5 year old because I know he likes playing on it!
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@lpetges (3036)
• United States
1 Feb 07
this may be why i still cant acomplish anything! my kids are grown, but i think they have made me grow into this person that also cant finish things, or can barely do anything for myself without feeling guilty. like i should be doing something for someone else. i wish back then that i would have just told them "now don't bother me, i have to get this done"... but then they are only little once, and how can you just ignore those adorable sweet, lovable children?
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@gardengurl (61)
• United States
1 Feb 07
I always start chores and never finish them. I'll start in the bedroom to put away clothes, then when I take some of the kids clothes to their room, I start cleaning in their room instead of finishing in my bedroom. I keep getting sidetracked all the time and forget what I was doing in the first place!
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@april444 (1341)
• United States
31 Jan 07
Do they have any playground stuff outside like a sandbox,swing, slide ect. maybe this will help some when you garden. My girls are 3 and 5 they love to play dress up. I started seeing more dress up things for boys like cowboys,Indians,ninjas,pirates, at the dollar stores. Club houses are always fun or help them build a fort with blankets and chairs. My girls are 3 and 5. The older one will help out and get the little one water or a juice box out of the fridge things like that. I also have a snack drawer with healthy snacks. Good luck :)
@gardengurl (61)
• United States
31 Jan 07
Thank you for the suggestions. We do have a swing set outside, but they constantly ask me to push them on it. My 5 yr old refuses to learn how to swing himself. I always feel so guilty if I say no or I don't want to play with them all the time!
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