tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post2970916002250594388..comments2013-12-20T02:52:42.018-08:00Comments on Visitors' Day at the Institute: After-School Activities, and Other Tall TalesJensterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00390944490265195300noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-3321655445290222462011-09-20T16:00:58.246-07:002011-09-20T16:00:58.246-07:00OMG, I am so doing this tomorrow. For breakfast. A...OMG, I am so doing this tomorrow. For breakfast. After locking the cabinet wherin resides the chocolate chips and marshmallows. <br /><br />I can see it now......<br />"Mother of Three Beaten to Death in Own Home With Baseball Bats and Beanie Babies"<br /><br />Still beats work this week.Dihttp://reallyyoudontwanttohearmebitch.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-82866512526993638632011-09-20T11:06:03.350-07:002011-09-20T11:06:03.350-07:00@Crunchy - The same with my 5 year old. Lunch is ...@Crunchy - The same with my 5 year old. Lunch is too early. Who eats lunch at 10:45am? Of course they are starving.MartianMomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14865091774753124174noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-69732373853139120882011-09-20T07:47:33.378-07:002011-09-20T07:47:33.378-07:00Reminds me of when I read one of those stupid Pare...Reminds me of when I read one of those stupid Parenting Magazines month after month and found only work-intensive "fun projects" like making decorative cupcakes with about 90 ingredients.<br /><br />The only good advice I got out of the magazine? Using a lint brush to pick up dirt/hair off the bathroom floor.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-91260154202048741012011-09-20T06:59:40.520-07:002011-09-20T06:59:40.520-07:00I've heard of this being done to keep zoo resi...I've heard of this being done to keep zoo resident animals occupied. It never occurred to me to do that at home. But then, there are other zoo tricks that have worked (such as turning her loose in the backyard, which is an acceptable but contained replica of her natural habitat.)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-83587217625587827772011-09-20T06:21:05.928-07:002011-09-20T06:21:05.928-07:00My twin 5 year old boys have lunch at school at 10...My twin 5 year old boys have lunch at school at 10:45am. Our school has a "no snack" policy. If my mom did not present them with a snack in the car when she picks them up, they would turn into hungry predators. So the answer is "no".CrunchyConhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14658847167432050767noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-45724611491783335942011-09-20T06:11:55.194-07:002011-09-20T06:11:55.194-07:00Came by way of RFML as well. :)
My two school-ag...Came by way of RFML as well. :)<br /><br />My two school-aged kids are already tearing around the car for food on way home from school. Heaven forbid I forget to bring a snack for the 5 min drive home! Oh, and then they raid the kitchen for more snacks upon arrival, lol.so not worth the whinge-fest to play hide-the-snack!Caffeinated Mehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11732398515979838090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-27823112924839236482011-09-20T05:51:47.188-07:002011-09-20T05:51:47.188-07:00My daughter comes home from school singing Julie A...My daughter comes home from school singing Julie Andrew's songs, does a few ballet moves, perhaps twirling in a dress. And then, like most kids, eats like a wild animal on a nature show. I would never, ever, hide her snacks for "fun." And, no, even though I only have one child, no one in my house has time for these after school games. We have things like homework, instrument practice, and good old-fashioned riding around on bikes.Who you callin' housewife?https://www.blogger.com/profile/11938971484285955029noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8158466204509210747.post-84632927137791729752011-09-20T05:24:05.785-07:002011-09-20T05:24:05.785-07:00Hey there, found you from RFML. Love you! OK wel...Hey there, found you from RFML. Love you! OK well I wouldn't do any of those games. I spend enough time pleading with them not to play with the hose and make rivers of mud... water balloons? Sounds like a lot of work. Then you gotta pick all the dead balloon carcasses out of the lawn. Booooo!!! <br /><br />Hiding food, well, that requires time alone, which I do not have. I prefer telling him to "go find yourself a snack"... and then I play on facebook. I do love a good scavenger hunt though. <br /><br />Our after school activities are "do your homework, eat your dinner, read, go to bed" and that's all we have time for (barely).Allisonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12695656225404404277noreply@blogger.com