Crazy PD Days With Kids
It’s a PD day here today which means all the kids are home from school. We have a bit of a full house and they are beginning to turn on each other. Our twins are 11 and they get along alright but when you throw into the mix their three year old niece, it starts getting hairy. To top that off, my eldest daughter recently had a baby boy so the three year old is acting up to get attention. She seems to be on a seek and destroy mission so we all have to have eyes in the backs of our heads.
Luckily, the sun is shining and although it’s a little cool outside, with a jacket on it’s bearable. I think Mom is Teaching’s post about getting kids moving to get them learning is onto something.
Because of the kids age gaps, they are into different things and sometimes need to be segregated. In fact, just recently locks have been installed on the 11 year olds doors because they deserve to have their own things intact.
Even our cats have felt the squeeze and they frequently sneak down to the basement to hide. Cleo, my pretty orange long haired cat gets very uptight about the baby crying and runs down the hall and glares us down if we do not silence the baby’s crying immediately.
Anyway, on the family education site I found tons of free printables. There’s coloring pages, puzzles and games, skill builders, arts, music and more. It kept the older ones busy for a bit and I will be better prepared for the next PD day. I also found several pages for parents including “mom’s coffee break”. There’s a lunch box love notes printable page for when they return to school. In the meantime, I’m gearing up for the weekend and aiming to make tomorrow a little more structured.
July 10th, 2009 at 12:02 pm
haha … the one who is posting the comments
November 19th, 2009 at 8:40 pm
Thanks very much for any help.