Social Distancing with Toddlers

[Leaf 🌱]

Anyone want to list tips or tricks? I work full time but bc DH is essential (and likely working crazy OT soon), I am now a full time SAHM and solo parent. I’m also usually a “get it of the house” type of parent. We’ve been doing a lot of kinetic sand, scootering, and sidewalk chalk. ...and SO MUCH tv 😬. I think it will be helpful for us to start having a loose schedule but I help early don’t even know how to start at this point. I’m thinking:

630am: I get up, shower, get dressed make coffee
730am: both girls up and dressed
8: breakfast
9: play room
10:30: outside time with “fun” activity like painting or play dough
12: lunch
1: DD2 down for nap, DD1 iPad time
230: structured activity like baking cookies,
330: eat snack outside, scooter/bike/sidewalk chalk
5: movie while I make dinner
6: dinner
7: bath
730: bed

How are y’all doing?

[babybean]

I SAH and honestly it’s easier for me not having to get DS (4) up for school anymore (FFTC). I don’t follow a schedule beyond bedtime at 7-7:30 pm. There’s a lot of free play and hanging in the yard. I don’t do screen time daily (specific to DS’s behaviour after, not a holier than thou way). I feel guilty I don’t do enough with them but day to day tasks consume the whole day it feels like.

DD loves baths so I put her in the tub a few times a day sometimes. I’ve also been making silly movies with DS on iMovie, it’s becoming our thing. Other than that, lots of reading, cooking/baking and throwing snacks at them

I’m impressed by your schedule Leaf 🌱!

[whatsit]

Hi!

We don’t really follow a schedule and a lot of tv has been watched. 😬

I wish we could go outside but it’s been really cold the last couple weeks and there’s still a foot of snow everywhere.

Mine have both been really good about staying at home. We start the mornings off slow, and usually after lunch is when I’ll do organized activities. A still naps which is nice but I’ve instigated quiet time for my 4 year old just to give him ( and me) a break. We’ve done a fair bit of crafting. I’ve taken to putting on a movie and then doing a craft that relates to the movie. We put most of them up in the window so people walking by can see.

[dizzycooks]

With two of my bigs doing school at home we have a pretty firm schedule. He tags along and we make sure to get outside before lunch and dinner. I try to involve him in as much of their work as I can, but sometimes that just means their literacy lessons are time he does play dough bc I need to focus. They read to him for part of their quiet reading which helps me and makes him feel seen. It’s hard not going anywhere, but I am finding they’re all doing better than I expected.