Today was one of those days where I had nothing planned. In this household, that’s not a good thing. After a morning outing to Target, Shep fell asleep in the car on the way home. A deadly occurance, as it was way too early, and I would never get Neko’s nap synched up with his, therefore giving me not one minute to breathe without children ALL DAY.
So what is any good parent to resort to? Bribery. I told Neko if she went to quiet time now, we’d have a very special project when she got up. Filled with excitement, she trotted off to her bedroom.
What special project did I have lined up? I had no idea.
Of course, I spent what little quiet time I had wracking my brain for good ideas. Neko had recently become re-enamored of her Jo-Jo figures, and Kiddley had recently had project on mantle houses. That’s it! Jo-Jo needs a house!
I prepped ahead of time by cutting doors and windows in shoeboxes. When the kids got up, we painted and decorated. Even Shep got into the project, although he was more excited about painting inside the boxes than the outside.
An excellent project, but if I had it to do again, I would have sprayed the boxes with a quick primer as the paint is now chipping off due to the waxy surface. But then, I would probably have to come up with this idea more than 30 minutes in advance, eh?
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wonderful!!!
i saw those mantle houses on kiddley and thought, yeah right. you rock. we just got back from a trip but i loved getting back into your blog. lotsa good stuff.