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Any ideas what to do during holidays?

DoraXplora

Hi ladies and gents,

As nursery breaks off tomorrow, I'm on my own for six weeks with a child who doesn't understand speech (so books and stories are out), has not much interest in toys, elopes if taken outside the enclosed area of a garden (runs faster than me, especially if I also have pushchair in tow), is up for mischief of all sorts (including pissing into dog's water bowl) if I turn around (or go to the bathroom) and expects being entertained at all times (if not - see the dog bowl remark).

No, really I don't have anyone to help, no family or (especially) friends, and, most importantly, no funds to pay for childcare as I am providing the majority of the childcare.

What activities could it be? Thanks in advance for ideas.

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  • I do feel for you, I know how hard to it can be to entertain kids who aren't challenging, so I can feel the tiredness in you words, like the sensory play stuff that takes 5 minutes for them to make a complete mess and get bored and spend hours tidying up, and then needing more screen time to tidy up. 

    I remember finding out about play schemas in children and it really helped me plan activities that were more likely to work for my kids. That's things like rotation, enveloping, transporting. I had a more straightforward leaflet but I think this link explains it some.

    https://www.onehundredtoys.com/understanding-schema-play-in-toddlers/

    So like my daughter especially loves being in small spaces, so dens are great for her. I would sometimes make them bigger room size with material and chairs, or even sometimes a small one on the sofa with a few cushions and a sheet. Or she'd love collecting her favourite pieces from various sets, so she had a number of bags to store them in. Obviously these are more sedate then you are facing, but if you figure out what schemas interests your child, we could try think of something that suits better? 

    All the best anyway, sorry if that doesn't help, you do sound like you've tried so many things that haven't worked, hang in there.

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  • I do feel for you, I know how hard to it can be to entertain kids who aren't challenging, so I can feel the tiredness in you words, like the sensory play stuff that takes 5 minutes for them to make a complete mess and get bored and spend hours tidying up, and then needing more screen time to tidy up. 

    I remember finding out about play schemas in children and it really helped me plan activities that were more likely to work for my kids. That's things like rotation, enveloping, transporting. I had a more straightforward leaflet but I think this link explains it some.

    https://www.onehundredtoys.com/understanding-schema-play-in-toddlers/

    So like my daughter especially loves being in small spaces, so dens are great for her. I would sometimes make them bigger room size with material and chairs, or even sometimes a small one on the sofa with a few cushions and a sheet. Or she'd love collecting her favourite pieces from various sets, so she had a number of bags to store them in. Obviously these are more sedate then you are facing, but if you figure out what schemas interests your child, we could try think of something that suits better? 

    All the best anyway, sorry if that doesn't help, you do sound like you've tried so many things that haven't worked, hang in there.

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