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Hands On As We Grow

A working mom’s secret to fun, stress-free play

Published 10 days ago • 3 min read

Hi Reader -

We asked Kat, a rockstar Activity Room Member, what her biggest tips would be as a working mom for success with activity time.

Here is what she had to share with us.

  1. Preparation Is the Key to All of the Activities
  2. Read Your Child's Cues

1. Preparation Is the Key to All of the Activities

"My daughter, I'm sure is like a lot of children, gets very impatient if she has to wait. By the time you pull everything together, the moment is gone, she's not interested. It has taught me to put some time aside and prep everything out. So it's all just ready to go.
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Preparing in advance. Even if it's half an hour on the weekend to look at what's coming up in the week and preparing as much as possible."

Kat puts together little bins so activities are grab and go for the week or even month.

"I create little boxes for each day. I have everything together so that when we get home, we can just pull it out and it's there. And then I always have a few backup activities that I've usually gotten from other members that have been posting on the Facebook page. So if she's really interested that night, then I've got some more things that she can do while I'm cooking dinner."

2. Read Your Child's Cues

Some days, she's just not in the mood, and it's just trying to force it. There are some days, the activity just isn't something what interests her. Sometimes they're a little bit too young for her now. Sometimes they're too old, or they're too messy. My daughter doesn't like getting dirty so things that involve finger painting and stuff like that I struggle with her.
The Activity Room has helped me learn about how my daughter thinks through watching how she processes the activity.
And what she likes, and doesn't like. It's really been enlightening."

Read about more about Kat's member experience here, and see what her favorite activity is that she's sharing in her Member Spotlight 🔦

~ Jamie
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"Just 15 minutes a day has value with your child. You're making memories in that time. Surely I can find 15 minutes."
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Hands On As We Grow

Engaging our kids with simple, fun activities, every day.

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