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[quote=Anonymous]I'm sure it's all fine.

I bet that when the OP posted that the kitchen was a "disaster zone" - I bet it's just a bit messy.  There is ONE child - so there is one cup, plate, and then another glass and plate from nanny's.  And there is probably paint and paper or glue and random feathers or whatever on a newspaper on the kitchen table.  So not a true disaster zone, just messy.

Doesn't sound like a disaster area - I just think YOU think it is.  And that's fine - believe me, if it's all cleaned up I'm sure they are fine about it all.

Now, if you wanted to reorganize things to have the art project be earlier in the day so you could clean up while the 2 yr old is playing with something else, which would eventually lead into lunch time, fine.  But don't mess with a system that works!

However, I would suggest that perhaps her lunch is too late if she can't sit for more than 3 minutes at lunch.  (or was this an exaggeration, too, and just feels like 3 seconds, LOL?)

Perhaps you do lunch at 12noon sharp first.  You sit with her and eat too, which slows things down, as you need to then get up and go get more milk vs standing next to her serving her.....  and you can talk about your day, etc.

Then after lunch is cleaned up, an art project could happen before going down for a nap.  2 yr olds don't spend more time than 30  minutes on any art project, usually.

Also I believe it's more important that her art experiences are more sensory and process oriented (gluing, painting, ripping paper, gluing leaves you collect on paper, collecting rocks and then painting them, using trucks to drive through paint and then onto paper to make tracks, using thick, thin and in the middle sized brushes to make different types of marks and figure out which size works for what) than PRODUCT oriented, whereupon you would feel the need to make sure she created a beautiful product (sparkly pinecones or gluing eyes and nose onto a pumpkin shape in just the right places....) that is really about trying to create someone else's idea of art vs really experiencing, experimenting and having fun.

Working with children is exhausting - so are other jobs, and at other jobs the adults make time to take a break throughout the day - by walking over to the coffee maker to chat for a minute while getting coffee, going to the bathroom any time they wish, etc.  A nanny sitting for 20 minutes to power her motor up before tackling the cleanup is fine![/quote]

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