Re: for sonia=amuse the kids!

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They have some tadpoles, I can't stand them being in my kitchen, they have

worn out the trampoline, there are no trees to climb, they are too old for

dressups but we are off to get some moving boxes from Retravision - thanks

for the idea

At 07:44 AM 2/01/01 -0000, you wrote:

> drop them off with me I'm great at amusing kids! lol or maybe try

>turning the electricity off? lol that'll get them outside! I think it is

>getting pretty sad that the kids would rather play a computer game than go

>outside and play! me I was a big tree climber and tadpole catcher! lol do

>they still have tadpoles? lol, sorry to hear of your dilemma, I gave my

>neices and nephews (around the same age) a big moving box the other day and

>some colouring in utensils and told them to make a cubby together, they

>seemed happy enough with that for an hour or so! dress ups takes time too!

>play dough that can be cooked to make little ornaments? (tried that too lots

>of fun! pots and fridge magnets and cups that leak! *lol*) make biscuits

>with funny faces (icing sugar and face impliments) they can eat thier

>creations when they are done! really I think the aim is to amuse the oldest

>cause the others will almost always follow the lead! I took care of a bunch

>of kids on my holidays last week! and those are the sort of things we did!

>(3,4,5,7,8,9,13 year olds!) tramplolines are the best invention you can sit

>and pretend to be so interested while they all show you their tricks! and

>that can take hours! and all the time your getting a tan! *lol* (hope

>something here helped?)

>

>Lee x x x

>

>

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>>Reply-To: ozbandegroups

>>To: ozbandegroups

>>Subject: Not Band Related

>>Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 15:14:30 +0800

>>

>>Can someone tell me how to keep three children 10, 7 and 5 in their

>>bedrooms on their own, occupied, reading, drawing or playing - not on any

>>gameboy, playstation, electronic screen, keyboard etc.

>>

>>I am trying to get my children to have quality time playing by themselves -

>>it is not really working.

>>

>>They don't know how to amuse themselves.

>>

>>

>>

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[Guest guest]

*lol* well I tried! GOOD LUCK!

Lee x x x

>

>Reply-To: ozbandegroups

>To: ozbandegroups

>Subject: Re: for sonia=amuse the kids!

>Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 15:44:50 +0800

>

>They have some tadpoles, I can't stand them being in my kitchen, they have

>worn out the trampoline, there are no trees to climb, they are too old for

>dressups but we are off to get some moving boxes from Retravision - thanks

>for the idea

>

>

>

>At 07:44 AM 2/01/01 -0000, you wrote:

> > drop them off with me I'm great at amusing kids! lol or maybe try

> >turning the electricity off? lol that'll get them outside! I think it is

> >getting pretty sad that the kids would rather play a computer game than

>go

> >outside and play! me I was a big tree climber and tadpole catcher! lol do

> >they still have tadpoles? lol, sorry to hear of your dilemma, I gave my

> >neices and nephews (around the same age) a big moving box the other day

>and

> >some colouring in utensils and told them to make a cubby together, they

> >seemed happy enough with that for an hour or so! dress ups takes time

>too!

> >play dough that can be cooked to make little ornaments? (tried that too

>lots

> >of fun! pots and fridge magnets and cups that leak! *lol*) make biscuits

> >with funny faces (icing sugar and face impliments) they can eat thier

> >creations when they are done! really I think the aim is to amuse the

>oldest

> >cause the others will almost always follow the lead! I took care of a

>bunch

> >of kids on my holidays last week! and those are the sort of things we

>did!

> >(3,4,5,7,8,9,13 year olds!) tramplolines are the best invention you can

>sit

> >and pretend to be so interested while they all show you their tricks! and

> >that can take hours! and all the time your getting a tan! *lol* (hope

> >something here helped?)

> >

> >Lee x x x

> >

> >

> >>

> >>Reply-To: ozbandegroups

> >>To: ozbandegroups

> >>Subject: Not Band Related

> >>Date: Tue, 02 Jan 2001 15:14:30 +0800

> >>

> >>Can someone tell me how to keep three children 10, 7 and 5 in their

> >>bedrooms on their own, occupied, reading, drawing or playing - not on

>any

> >>gameboy, playstation, electronic screen, keyboard etc.

> >>

> >>I am trying to get my children to have quality time playing by

>themselves -

> >>it is not really working.

> >>

> >>They don't know how to amuse themselves.

> >>

> >>

> >>

> >

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