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<blockquote data-quote="therese005us" data-source="post: 277747" data-attributes="member: 7416"><p>Okay, I'm going to try and give you the ideas which disappeared into cyberspace - then the computer shutdown, etc. etc. I think I'm having a bad day. Could be I'm a little sleep depraved...</p><p> </p><p>Well, one of my ideas would be to STOP WASTING WATER!! We poor drought stricken farmers can't bear to think of all that fun waterplay happening!! <img src="/community/styles/default/xenforo/smilies/felttip/anxious.png" class="smilie" loading="lazy" alt=":anxious:" title="anxious :anxious:" data-shortname=":anxious:" /></p><p> </p><p>So, if the kids want to play with water, get them washing the cars for the family, the whole neighbourhood... they can earn money (or not) and have a fun time too.</p><p> </p><p>Food coloring, tea, and coffee are great for tie dying. You could use scraps of calico or similar cotton materials.</p><p> </p><p>Recycling materials is one of my passions. So, how about collecting all the newspapers and other leftover papers and making paper. Very easy to do, not many materials needed. I could post the stuff you need, or you could look it up. All that shredded paper (old bills etc.) can be turned into something useful.</p><p> </p><p>Get a group together, or just your own family and pop along to the local aged home and entertain them with their latest poetry, singing, dancing etc. for 20-30 mins. We do this monthly anyway, and they love it.</p><p> </p><p>My son used every bit of scrap metal and wood, every screw and nail and built this awful treehouse that stayed up for years! It took him every spare minute of the holidays and he had such fun.</p><p> </p><p>give the kids a pile of wood or similar and tell them to 'go build'.</p><p> </p><p>Another time, we gave DS an old computer to take apart. It took hours and hours, he had such fun.</p><p> </p><p>Local mechanic might have an old alternator or engine or similar to take apart.</p><p> </p><p>If your children are old enough - they could maybe do a week or so of work experience somewhere to gain some skills.</p><p> </p><p>meals on wheels (do you have that?) always are looking for helpers.</p><p> </p><p>I'm mixing in volunteer work, chores and crafty ideas so I hope you find something of interest... </p><p> </p><p>Simple chores about the house are often fun (for a while)</p><p> </p><p>My son needed routine and structure, so I always had a plan in mind, he just didn't know it. If we went away, that was a whole new story... he didn't cope well out of his routine. Still has issues there.</p><p> </p><p> </p><p> </p><p>He would spend hours doing jigsaw puzzles, or reading, or any of the above ideas depending on what his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) was dictating. </p><p> </p><p>I'm sending this before it disappears, but I'm going to keep a copy just in case... Here's hoping...</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="therese005us, post: 277747, member: 7416"] Okay, I'm going to try and give you the ideas which disappeared into cyberspace - then the computer shutdown, etc. etc. I think I'm having a bad day. Could be I'm a little sleep depraved... Well, one of my ideas would be to STOP WASTING WATER!! We poor drought stricken farmers can't bear to think of all that fun waterplay happening!! :anxious: So, if the kids want to play with water, get them washing the cars for the family, the whole neighbourhood... they can earn money (or not) and have a fun time too. Food coloring, tea, and coffee are great for tie dying. You could use scraps of calico or similar cotton materials. Recycling materials is one of my passions. So, how about collecting all the newspapers and other leftover papers and making paper. Very easy to do, not many materials needed. I could post the stuff you need, or you could look it up. All that shredded paper (old bills etc.) can be turned into something useful. Get a group together, or just your own family and pop along to the local aged home and entertain them with their latest poetry, singing, dancing etc. for 20-30 mins. We do this monthly anyway, and they love it. My son used every bit of scrap metal and wood, every screw and nail and built this awful treehouse that stayed up for years! It took him every spare minute of the holidays and he had such fun. give the kids a pile of wood or similar and tell them to 'go build'. Another time, we gave DS an old computer to take apart. It took hours and hours, he had such fun. Local mechanic might have an old alternator or engine or similar to take apart. If your children are old enough - they could maybe do a week or so of work experience somewhere to gain some skills. meals on wheels (do you have that?) always are looking for helpers. I'm mixing in volunteer work, chores and crafty ideas so I hope you find something of interest... Simple chores about the house are often fun (for a while) My son needed routine and structure, so I always had a plan in mind, he just didn't know it. If we went away, that was a whole new story... he didn't cope well out of his routine. Still has issues there. He would spend hours doing jigsaw puzzles, or reading, or any of the above ideas depending on what his Obsessive Compulsive Disorder (OCD) was dictating. I'm sending this before it disappears, but I'm going to keep a copy just in case... Here's hoping... [/QUOTE]
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