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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Are you new to the area? You don't know how to be a parent to your kids alone? Weird question. Do what you normally do.[/quote]

Wednesday-Sunday with three kids, holiday long weekend, solo adult, and no school or daycare? That's a pretty long time. It's reasonable to be thinking about plans.[/quote]

NP here.

It's 5 days with kids that are old enough to eat on their own, use the bathroom on their own, get dressed, etc.
I have four kids and when mine were that age and younger, my husband was active duty military.   He would deploy for literally months at a time.   Five days is really no big deal, especially when the kids are older like OP's.[/quote]

NP - Okay?  If you were used to long stretches of solo parenting, you probably had a lot of routines established.  Solo parenting isn’t the OP’s norm, and without the structure of school, it’s reasonable to think how best to handle the time.  [b]The OP also doesn’t sound like she’s making a huge deal out of it, she’s asking for ideas that would be helpful.[/b]

OP, I have three, as well.  At those ages, I’d look for active things that would tire them out and also try to plan outings with family friends, if you have any you socialize with often (i.e., families with kids yours get along with).  Easy trips to the playground with a friendly parent or two helped a ton.  Depending on how yours get along, I also find it useful while DH is away to have back-up plans for if they need to be separated, e.g., oldest goes into their room for some quiet time, youngest does a craft, middle does legos or whatever.  Keep meals easy.  As a PP said, bubble baths or showers are good for passing time.[/quote]

I agree that OP doesn't sound like she's making a huge deal out of it, which is why I didn't quote OP.  I quoted and responded to the poster that said that 5 days is a "pretty long time."[/quote]

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