We literally have not left the house for three days. With my sickness, Zoe's sickness and a little snow and ice storm just for fun, we three have been stuck inside this tiny house, staring out the windows and going a little stir crazy. Chris is on a business trip and it's a challenge keeping the girls busy with activities that take very little energy from me, but we found a few. These are the kind of things we've been doing to keep from climbing the walls:
- Hide and seek. After so many hide and seek sessions where Athena hid right in front of me and I had to go "look" for her, we started playing "Hide the Kitty" where Athena's favorite kitty cat "hides" and she finds it with her flashlight. I like this game especially when Athena hides the kitty herself and then goes around the room "Are you under the bed? Noooo...."
- Playing with tape. Zoe is like a cat, you give her a piece of tape and she tries to shake it off her finger then it gets stuck on her other finger and she'll shake it off again. Stickers are fun too.
- Valentine crafts were trotted out several times and many loved ones will get some pretty unique creations.
- Putting things in boxes. Zoe is immensely entertained by little finger puppets hidden in plastic tupperware and stacked on top of each other. Who knew?
- Dragging Athena around the house on her butterfly blanket got old very quickly so I convinced her to drag stuffed animals around the house instead. You can keep this going for awhile because all the animals have to have a turn.
- Playing a homemade game of construction paper shapes taped to the floor and a Mom laying on the couch saying things like "okay...jump to the blue square...dance to the red triangle...be an elephant on a pink rectangle..."
- Endless rounds of sock basketball.
- Making kitchen concoctions that included a sugar-free chocolate pudding with reduced fat Nilla wafers and strawberries that really was quite yummy.
Thankfully, Mimi stopped in with some necessary refreshments (milk, juice, trashy magazines and cold medicine) and gave me some time to go take a nap while she watched the kiddos for awhile. I can't wait for Spring...
(Update: I'm feeling much better and I've just dug out the car so we are good to go in the morning. I think Zoe and I need to drop Athena off at school and just drive, drive, drive...and perhaps pick up some groceries.)
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Cabin Fever
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4 comments:
Glad you're feeling better! You're so creative when ill...I shamefully use the "Why don't you come here and cuddle with Mommy while we watch cartoons?" ploy...and then I catch a little snooze. I know, bad mommy. LOL.
Your creativity with the kids never ceases to amaze me. I especially like how you used the tape on the fingers to endless amounts of entertainment. Sometimes I do this at work to occupy myself, while making paper hats with scrap paper. :D j/k
I'm glad you are starting to feel better, but I am amazed at your creativity. I don't work and spend all day with my kids and have never gotten this creative. Now I feel sick....lol.
I think we may have to try some of your great ideas.
Again, I am glad you are feeling better.
Wow, you're creative! Thanks for all those great ideas!
So glad that you're feeling better. Although it sounds like the girls have had a lot of fun the past few days!
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