tortoise
Wild Hare
My SO suggested I stay home with my 3 year old son. I'm super-thrilled, but looking for ideas for SS things to do. I need to keep busy for my mental health!
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Occamstazer
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Raise chooks if you don't already
Raise chooks if you don't already
dacjohns
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Are you crafty at all?
Can you decorate cakes?
Take online courses, college or otherwise.
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Can you decorate cakes?
Take online courses, college or otherwise.
Write.
FarmerDenise
Out to pasture
Cook with your three year old. Make bread. Kids love to play with the dough. Although, you might not want to eat the "bread" your little one made.
My DD used to love helping mommy make bread. I had mini pans for her. I would let her play with a piece of dough and she would put it in her pan. Her dough always ended up looking kinda grey and who knew what she would put in it
. So I would fix up another identical pan with another bit of dough. She didn't know I did this. And then when it came out of the oven we got to eat her bread among lots of praise.
She told me years later, that she put mouse droppings in her bread once, and couldn't believe we ate it
Good thing I always substituted, I was so good at it, that she still doesn't believe that I threw her bread out. We never ate the bread she actually played with. But I still cannot convince her of that.
Kids can make salads too, and of course cookies.
Once you think about it and take your time, you will be amazed at how many things you can do with your child. Just slow things down and break it down into smaller and simpler steps. Remember that kids have grown up without all the gimmicky toys for generations. Parents and kids had to be a little more imaginative and creative. And that is a good thing. Your little one will be much smarter for it.
I loved being home with my little girl and hated having to go to work. I also did do childcare exchanges, for my sanity. I needed adult conversation. Even getting together with other parents and their children helped a lot.
My DD used to love helping mommy make bread. I had mini pans for her. I would let her play with a piece of dough and she would put it in her pan. Her dough always ended up looking kinda grey and who knew what she would put in it
. So I would fix up another identical pan with another bit of dough. She didn't know I did this. And then when it came out of the oven we got to eat her bread among lots of praise.She told me years later, that she put mouse droppings in her bread once, and couldn't believe we ate it
Good thing I always substituted, I was so good at it, that she still doesn't believe that I threw her bread out. We never ate the bread she actually played with. But I still cannot convince her of that.
Kids can make salads too, and of course cookies.
Once you think about it and take your time, you will be amazed at how many things you can do with your child. Just slow things down and break it down into smaller and simpler steps. Remember that kids have grown up without all the gimmicky toys for generations. Parents and kids had to be a little more imaginative and creative. And that is a good thing. Your little one will be much smarter for it.
I loved being home with my little girl and hated having to go to work. I also did do childcare exchanges, for my sanity. I needed adult conversation. Even getting together with other parents and their children helped a lot.
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ROFL, FarmerDenise. That was a funny story.
Yay for being a SAHM!
So, tortoise, what are you already doing that is SS and what do you think you'd like to do?
Yay for being a SAHM!So, tortoise, what are you already doing that is SS and what do you think you'd like to do?
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Make and sell stuff on ebay!!! Or sell on other sites for extra money!!
Dace
Revolution in Progress
Cook meals, laundry, clean, garden, raise chickens, plant seeds, read, draw, paint, bake, make soap, get a head start on home made holiday gifts..... Shall I go on??
miss_thenorth
Frugal Homesteader
When mine were that young, mind you I had two (1 1/2 years apart), I never had any worries about not having enough to do. Include the little one in everything that you do that he might be interested in. And then turn the tables, and get down on the floor with him. Don't rush through anything. If gorceries take two hours, let them take two hours, while he is exploring that world. If he want to try and put the kee in the door, let him try, no matter how long it takes. That sort of thing. When my kids were that young, being a sahm was a busy time--I didn;t have time for much else, and I was perfectly happy that way. No time for extra hobbies or that sort of thing.
Congrats!!
Congrats!!
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tortoise
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Chickens are 100% not an option.
I do have my rabbits. I have a couple babies for sale. I can't breed anymore until they are gone, though.
I can sew. Haven't sold anything much lately.
I was thinking about maybe doing childcare like 1 day a week?
I have good memories of baking bread with my mom when I was really young. That is a good idea! Thanks!
We will have a garden, however small. My son wanted a "birthday garden" for his April birthday.
I train dogs, but I just moved to a new town, so it is like starting all over again.
I cook everything from scratch when I am home. I seems to cut grocery bills by about 50%. We spend the same amount per trip but go half as many times.
I do have my rabbits. I have a couple babies for sale. I can't breed anymore until they are gone, though.
I can sew. Haven't sold anything much lately.
I was thinking about maybe doing childcare like 1 day a week?
I have good memories of baking bread with my mom when I was really young. That is a good idea! Thanks!
We will have a garden, however small. My son wanted a "birthday garden" for his April birthday.
I train dogs, but I just moved to a new town, so it is like starting all over again.
I cook everything from scratch when I am home. I seems to cut grocery bills by about 50%. We spend the same amount per trip but go half as many times.
MorelCabin
Quilting Extraordinaire
There's really good money in before and after school childcare...and your day is still free to do all the other things you take an interest in:>) It pays more per hour than all day childcare...and you can handle more kids because it is such a short term timeframe. You get the older ones that aren't as time consuming.
