Last weekend I spent most of Friday and all of Saturday babysitting, which means I spent the night at the house. I have done this before, but it's always an interesting insight into what parenthood might be like.
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| Patrick, 4 and Olivia, 6 |
The other one in the picture is Patrick, we'll call him Batman because, well, he loves Batman. He started preschool this year, so I don't see that much of him anymore either.
Suffice it to say that when you are "working" for over thirty-six hours straight, you start looking for things to do. It's not that the kids necessarily get bored with the usual activities I do when I'm there for only a few hours at a time, but I certainly do.
So off to the Internet I went for a little inspiration. Yes, I did check out Pinterest, but I also looked at a few blogs that specifically discussed some form of childcare.
The first blog I found was The Childcare Blog, and I found several ideas there. I do wish there were more pictures to describe some of the activities and give better information to readers, but overall, it was a good place for me to see another person's perspective.
I like The Childcare Blog because, even though it is several years old now, a lot of the information still translates. Also, the blog has a really great list of topics, so it was very easy for me to navigate and find exactly what I was interested in.
My weekend, though long and stressful when not enough sleep was had by all, was fun for me. If you read my other post about naps, you know that I'm not very good with sleeping in unfamiliar places, but I would be lying if I said I didn't feel comfortable in that house, so it works out well.
Just for fun, here are a few more pictures from this weekend of the other three:
What do you think is a good source for finding things to do while babysitting? And how would you handle a long weekend babysitting? Tell me in the comments.
-Lyndsey
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