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[quote=Anonymous]We haven’t changed what we are doing since March. We work from home, delivery or carry out only for shopping. Kids are 3 & 6. They play a lot together — pretend games, flying kites, digging in the dirt. We started a vegetable garden and they love checking it every day for bugs and new vegetables.

I’m trying my best to mix things up. Once school stopped we did some project learning and they liked that a lot. Puppet shows, crafts, baking, anything to give a rhythm to the day. The older one likes online classes and is doing a few camps here and there — art, music, foreign language, etc. Maybe 2-3 hrs spread out through the day. We were hiking and playing in empty fields, but it’s too hot now.

Social interactions with other kids, apart from online, are limited. Occasionally the neighbor kid, who is on strict lockdown also, will run around with them outdoors. We went to visit cousins who quarantined for two weeks before. We’ll trade off visits a few more times before the summer is over. Honestly that is making me feel a lot more sane, to know we have an outlet. I also try to get a new activity in every week so the kids can focus on that and forget the oddity of the situation. This summer it will be simple things like berry picking, sprinkler pad, raising a butterfly, etc.

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