Super bored & tired at home
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Anonymous
| I am bored & tired at home, telework & take care of/entertain/homeschool 4 year old. What do everyone do at home for fun? |
Anonymous
| We had a family picnic tonight just to change things up. It was nice to be outside on a warmer day and have different scenery. |
Anonymous
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Make s’mores in the backyard
Any baking projects anyone is interested in - you or kid? Any new games? We watch movies |
Anonymous
| See the "I spent $800 buying stuff on Amazon" thread. |
Anonymous
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Eat inside a tent on weekends (camping foods like hot dogs, roast potatoes, s’mores)
Reggae/Motown/your favorite music night Adopt some earthworms or fish for your kids to watch and care for Grow something — even if you don’t have a garden, you can do a window box with herbs or flowers Indoor obstacle course FaceTime with grandparents Bake, even if quick and simple |
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OP - are you asking for activities for you or for your kid? After my kids are in bed I have a weekly virtual happy hour with some college friends. Anyone who is free can join and people can come late or leave early.
Last week my husband and I did an online cheese tasting class where the shop shipped us the cheese the day before. We did it as a double date with another couple that we facetimed while we logged into the class. |
Anonymous
| If someone told me in December that in April I would be be scouring the internet for thousand piece jigsaw puzzles, agreeing to dye my kid’s hair purple and watching YouTube videos to learn how to cut men’s hair, I would think “I’m apparently going to have a stroke.” |
Anonymous
| I taught my kid how to dig dandelions out of the lawn today. |
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At the beginning of every week, we make a list of what we'll do each evening because I found that having something to look forward to, even if it's teeny-tiny, is very helpful in getting through the day.
This way too, we plan which nights we're getting delivery/pick-up and I REALLY look forward to those! Sometimes it's game night, movie, watching a TV show together, special dessert... not a lot of effort cause I don't have the juice for it. |
Anonymous
LOL - so true |
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Running, biking, jigsaw puzzles, baking, gardening, playing badminton, phone calls while walking around, virtual happy hour.
Can't say this is a ton of fun, but at least keeps us busy. I'd try to find something that you and your kid like to do together. Dancing to music or simple baking or a game you don't mind playing. I can't recall what we did when our kids were 4, though.  I think we went on a lot of walks with the kid on the balance bike.
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Movie nights and take out on Fridays.
Firepits when we can Baseball in the backyard Lots of Walks family video game time (Mario Party, Mario Universe, Mario Kart Pandemic Legacy (board game, yes we are those people) Other board games Baking a bit |
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| We are camping in our backyard on Saturday. My 7yo is so excited. Spouse thinks its lame but I said doesnt matter what we think, our kid will love it and its something different. |
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I like having something just for me - that doesn't involve my DH or kids. Right now watching a show on netflix. Also working on a jigsaw puzzle and sometimes happy hours with friends. Pick something you like to do and try that.
Do you like movies? Or baking or yoga? Make sure you get something you like every single day. I really like being outside so today sucks for me, but I'm going to try to get a lot of work done so when it's nicer another day. I will be caught up. |
Anonymous
Can you post the info on the cheese tasting? |