There's nothing more frustrating than losing at a game you created!
Today's 'boredom buster' was a simple but challenging task. Each family member was provided with five clothespins to wear on their shirt after breakfast. For the remainder of the day, nobody could say the word "what." If someone caught you saying the word, they got to take your clothespin.
I thought my son would lose the game. Hubby and I are always after him for yelling "What?" from his room anytime we call him. It turns out the little bugger can keep his habits in check if a game is involved. I, on the other hand, was out of clothespin within two hours. Looks like I'll have to take a good hard look at my vocabulary too!
Game aside, the kids are doing very well with the new homeschool routine. In general, their moods are much better when they are learning and know what activity is coming next - it also affords me a bit more peace and time to get my work done. I also see this as a good opportunity to have them focus their attention on areas where they both need a little more work. Andrew has been doing lots of creative writing and I'm already seeing an improvement in his level of detail. Maeve has been doing more reading and following instructions in workbooks.
The time we all cherish everyday is 1:00 p.m. - Art class. The kids have been busy making Halloween decorations over the past few days to hang around the house in preparation for tomorrow's "Halloween in March" activity. For anyone that knows us well - Halloween is a pretty big deal in our house. When I asked the kids if there was any holiday the wanted to repeat in the year - this was it!
Looking forward to seeing the kids in their costumes tomorrow and figuring out a unique way to replicate "trick-or-treating". In some ways, it's good that the kids keep me so busy, it takes my mind off the grim situation that's still mounting. In the protective bubble of our home, we're still doing well.
As if the world wasn't spooky enough right now!
Good kids reading together
Today's 'boredom buster' was a simple but challenging task. Each family member was provided with five clothespins to wear on their shirt after breakfast. For the remainder of the day, nobody could say the word "what." If someone caught you saying the word, they got to take your clothespin.
I thought my son would lose the game. Hubby and I are always after him for yelling "What?" from his room anytime we call him. It turns out the little bugger can keep his habits in check if a game is involved. I, on the other hand, was out of clothespin within two hours. Looks like I'll have to take a good hard look at my vocabulary too!
Game aside, the kids are doing very well with the new homeschool routine. In general, their moods are much better when they are learning and know what activity is coming next - it also affords me a bit more peace and time to get my work done. I also see this as a good opportunity to have them focus their attention on areas where they both need a little more work. Andrew has been doing lots of creative writing and I'm already seeing an improvement in his level of detail. Maeve has been doing more reading and following instructions in workbooks.
The time we all cherish everyday is 1:00 p.m. - Art class. The kids have been busy making Halloween decorations over the past few days to hang around the house in preparation for tomorrow's "Halloween in March" activity. For anyone that knows us well - Halloween is a pretty big deal in our house. When I asked the kids if there was any holiday the wanted to repeat in the year - this was it!
Looking forward to seeing the kids in their costumes tomorrow and figuring out a unique way to replicate "trick-or-treating". In some ways, it's good that the kids keep me so busy, it takes my mind off the grim situation that's still mounting. In the protective bubble of our home, we're still doing well.
As if the world wasn't spooky enough right now!
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