http://mediocremom.com (Activities for you and your kids) Fri, 30 Jul 2010 06:01:41 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 en hourly 1 http://mediocremom.com/2009/10/saturday-october-3rd-2009/ http://mediocremom.com/2009/10/saturday-october-3rd-2009/#comments Sat, 03 Oct 2009 06:01:23 +0000 admin http://mediocremom.com/?p=213 Today’s Activity:

If your kids are like mine they start planning their Halloween costumes in the summer and change their mind at least 15 times before the leaves even think about changing color.  Go to a Halloween shop and try on costumes.  If you are ready to purchase the costumes at this point then buy them today, otherwise you will at least know what sizes they need and can compare prices online so you can get the best deal.

Note:

My mom always made our costumes but I’m not quite that dedicated (plus I lack the sewing machine and skills).  If that is the path you want to take then head to the fabric store instead but be sure to check out their website first.  Sometimes you can find coupons for a percentage off your purchase if you take the time to look.

Reminder:

Are you listening to your music??

Evaluate:

How did things go yesterday?  My kids and Amber (a 21 year old girl with special needs that I watch at my home) had a lot of fun!  I found a website with lots of different types of paper airplanes.  All the kids colored their papers and then chose the plane they wanted to make.  None of the planes were great flyer’s but they did some pretty cool tricks.  Amber kept hitting everyone in the head with her plane, Max (my 5 year old son) kept yelling, “Mommy, did you see that?”  and Elese (my 2 year old) would run around doing interpretive dances of what tricks her plane had just done.  They had a blast with their airplanes and I enjoyed helping them make them and watching the smiles on their faces.

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Help each of your children color and fold their own paper airplane.  Have a contest in the yard to see whose plane goes the farthest, highest, and stays airborne the longest.

Note:

Competition can be hard with young children so you can opt out of the contest or consider it a learning experience for your children.

Prepare:

Halloween is coming up fast and so are all the Halloween TV specials.  If you have a television recording devise (your old VCR will work for this too) set it to record some of the upcoming Halloween specials.

Evaluate:

My mood almost instantly changed from crabby to happy when I started playing peaceful music yesterday.  My kids loved looking at pictures of themselves as babies and reminisced about photographed toys that have found new homes.  I think day one was a success.  How did you do?  I think making a change in our day to day activities can initially make our lives seem more difficult so if you’re feeling a little overwhelmed just remember that a little time now will bring a lot of joy later!

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