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How many activities should you really do a day?

Published 5 months ago • 3 min read

Reader!

How have you been? I once got asked something that makes me feel the need to come clean with you and share this every once in awhile.

Now, don't get me wrong... it's not like I've lied to you in any way, shape, or form.

But the internet is very misleading. And it definitely shows the good over everything and magnifies it like no other. And tends to leave out the bad.

Well, the question was this.

"How many activities should I do each day?"

Well... for me - the reason I suggest doing one activity a day is as motivation to get started. It begins a habit for you.

There were some days we did 3 or 4 all in one day and some days (many) that we didn't do any activities. (*gasp!*)

I don't think several activities a day is too much - as long as not ALL your child's time is structured and your child is enjoying it, there needs to be time for free play too.

And I don't think fewer activities made me a bad parent.

Once I got into the swing of activities, I rarely stuck to my weekly activity plans. But when I got in a funk (and by funk I mean where I want to pull my hair out and my kids are at each other all day long), I pulled them out to reboot myself and the kids.

But for the most part... I could go days without bringing out an activity for the kids to do.

Even though I am not constantly doing these activities with them, Hands On As We Grow tells you otherwise. Constantly, we are sharing our ideas on Facebook as well as on the blog. We often share something from the past that we've done. Like I did with our Washing Toys Water Activity.​

(I really do recommend pulling out old activities you have already done... this gives your kids a chance to do it again and they'll likely do it differently because they've grown and developed since the last time).

​This Nature & Mud Pizza is a great one to do over and over on nice outdoor days! The creativity they'll add to it each time will be fun to watch.

Anyway - I just wanted to say that there's no right or wrong answer to how many activities per day you should do.

Do what feels right to you, for that day, and do something different the next day if that feels better.

~ Jamie
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It's a chance to put affirmations, appreciation, life lessons, and other positive words and actions into their "memory banks". When the world pushes in, or school is tough, or a true friend is hard to find, hopefully their "banks" will be full enough to sustain them through the rough times. - Janet M, activity challenger​

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

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