I am not someone who can sit in their house for hours and days on end because its too cold to go outside. I would much rather brave the winter than listen to the repeated whine of "I'm bored". As I have mentioned before, Jack is not an independent player. If he isn't watching a video or playing a game on the iPad...he is bored. In the nice weather, my husband and I grab our coffee, our kids and our dog and head out to one of the many neighborhood parks but in the winters you have to be more creative. Most people hate the weekends that fill up with events...not us. If there is no birthday party, dinner party or get together we panic. Tim and I scan the web, the papers, anything to find children friendly events. Saturdays are usually ok between the library, the children's museums, the conservatory but Sunday is dreaded. Nothing is open until 11 and even then its usually just the shops. And by the time they are open, Nicky is close to nap time. We take them to our gym and then sit nervously outside the daycare trying desperately to formulate a plan. Last weekend the big suggestion was Menards. Taking 2 boys to Menards to look around did not sound thrilling to me, so it was scratched in favor of the conservatory. The Oak Park conservatory is free, with a suggested 2$ donation, and can fill at least an hour. Between the talking parrots, the warm rooms filled with plants and the "find the____" game that the conservatory gives your child, its a good way to get your child "outdoors" so to speak. We rounded out our morning with a trip to McDonalds play land and made it home just in time for nap. The afternoon actually turned out perfectly as we made it just in time for a free childrens concert at School or Rock and finished our day with a stop at the library where we finally scored 2 boxes of girl scout cookies. Our kids were exhausted and my husband and I high fives each other for getting through an empty weekend unscathed.
Thank God we have 2 parties net weekend!
No comments:
Post a Comment