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<blockquote data-quote="DammitJanet" data-source="post: 606010" data-attributes="member: 1514"><p>Are these boys or girls...or one of each? That does make a difference...lol</p><p></p><p>For girls of that age you can help them make bead necklaces and bracelets. That ought to take up a good hour or so. Go to walmart and buy yourself a couple of bags of the different type of brightly colored beads in the larger size. Make sure the holes in the middle of the bead is larger...almost big enough to fit a coffee straw threw it. Then get some elastic thread. You can get it in sorta spool type thing or wrapped around a card. Buy a couple of the plastic darning needles so they wont stick themselves but they are plenty big enough for them to work with. Make doubly sure you double the elastic thread so they dont keep losing the needle off the work. I always just tie one bead at the end about two inches up to stop all the other beads from coming off. MEASURE. I have let Monkey make several necklaces that were too small. When all the beads are strung, tie off the end you left loose and tie it to the top near the needle. Put a dab of super glue on that knot and it will last forever.</p><p></p><p>Buy several of those crayola crayons and markers that will only write on a certain type of paper. Get a few sets of those coloring sheets and a pad of blank paper they have there too. Let them color. Or they have finger paints that do the same thing. They wont color or paint on anything but this certain paper. Best thing crayola has come up with. </p><p>Let them help you make their dinner. Little pizza's on either english muffins or a biscuit you have flattened out. Give them the choices of what to put on it. At that age its mostly cheese and pepperoni. </p><p></p><p>If you really want to have fun, if they have any of the gaming systems look around for one of the dancing games for kids and let them have a go at it. Then it is settle down time with some microwave popcorn, a small drink and a good movie. Im sure you can rent decent kids movies at the library or you may have some of your own.</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="DammitJanet, post: 606010, member: 1514"] Are these boys or girls...or one of each? That does make a difference...lol For girls of that age you can help them make bead necklaces and bracelets. That ought to take up a good hour or so. Go to walmart and buy yourself a couple of bags of the different type of brightly colored beads in the larger size. Make sure the holes in the middle of the bead is larger...almost big enough to fit a coffee straw threw it. Then get some elastic thread. You can get it in sorta spool type thing or wrapped around a card. Buy a couple of the plastic darning needles so they wont stick themselves but they are plenty big enough for them to work with. Make doubly sure you double the elastic thread so they dont keep losing the needle off the work. I always just tie one bead at the end about two inches up to stop all the other beads from coming off. MEASURE. I have let Monkey make several necklaces that were too small. When all the beads are strung, tie off the end you left loose and tie it to the top near the needle. Put a dab of super glue on that knot and it will last forever. Buy several of those crayola crayons and markers that will only write on a certain type of paper. Get a few sets of those coloring sheets and a pad of blank paper they have there too. Let them color. Or they have finger paints that do the same thing. They wont color or paint on anything but this certain paper. Best thing crayola has come up with. Let them help you make their dinner. Little pizza's on either english muffins or a biscuit you have flattened out. Give them the choices of what to put on it. At that age its mostly cheese and pepperoni. If you really want to have fun, if they have any of the gaming systems look around for one of the dancing games for kids and let them have a go at it. Then it is settle down time with some microwave popcorn, a small drink and a good movie. Im sure you can rent decent kids movies at the library or you may have some of your own. [/QUOTE]
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