Facilitate After-School Activities With Color-Coded Hours
As a parent, I often feel like a walking stopwatch. “Three more minutes of TV!” “Eight minutes before brushing your teeth!” “Twenty-four minutes before bed!”
Get out those Trapper Keepers and sharpen your # 2 pencils – it’s a week back to school ! Going far beyond the classroom, Lifehacker offers you ingenious tricks and ideas on how to start a routine, brush up on old skills, or learn something new this fall.
For my four-year-old daughter, who does not understand the time well, all this seems to be a subject of discussion. “Two more LEGO Friends minutes please Mom?” There is begging. There is a pout. There is a voice of mom.
If, like me, you might need some help moving your routine, especially after school when life turns into a jaded countdown to 8:30 pm, color the clock so your kids don’t get distracted. The Kids Activities blog tells you how to do it yourself — just open the wall clock, highlight time slots with markers, and then, on a piece of paper, list the task each color represents. See, the watch is not bargaining. This is a particularly useful tool for children who do not yet know how to tell the time.
See the Kids Activities blog for full instructions.
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