Now they no longer need to get their nap in the morning before nursery, I have also been transitioning them to an after lunch nap. This helps them re charge and not be too tired come bed time, allowing them (hopefully) to get to sleep better and not be so worked up.
So, what activities can I do with them that 1: gets them playing with other children and socialising and 2: gives them chances to explore and experience different things and 3: can be done either in the morning or afternoon nice they have had a sleep.
This is what we have done so far this week. . . . .
Baked biscuits!
Painted a picture and got very messy.
Make a quiche - ok I did this on my own, BUT it was when I had got the boys to nap in their cots rather than their pushchair for the first time ever!
They have always slept well in their pushchair but it limits me to being either in the kitchen or upstairs. I am hoping that getting them to nap in their cot will help with sleeping through at night time. I hope they learn that 'sleep happens in the cot'. We will see.
As predicted, Fin was the most resisitent to the change, crying for about 30 minutes, then stopping to chew on his donkey whilst falling asleep sitting up - so I knew he was tired! Sammy just jumped about and sang to himself before finally giving up after 40 minutes. Day 1 - nap in the cot SUCCESS!
We have also been to visit the library which has a lovely childrens area with little seats and tables so honey can look at the books and have a bit of a play.
We met a friend at the local childrens centre where there have a stay and play session and the childrens can have free reign of the lovely garden and all the toys there. After that we all had lunch on a bench in town in the sun.
So what's in store for tomorrow? Not sure yet. It's a shame I can't take them swimming on my own as I think I would do that quite often if I could. It's supposed to be sunny so the world is our oyster! X
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