A few months ago I shared about the importance of a daily routine in your life and I even shared a snippet of what our days looked like. A lot has changed since then and schedules and routines seem to always need to change as well. I have started watching my niece full time and doing pre-school at home with Jase to offer some structure and learning for him. So to accomplish this I needed to re-work a few things and set a new schedule.
So, I am sharing our new daily routine with you guys today. I am so not a schedule person but this is helping me to stay on track with things I need to get done and not feel overwhelmed. I take schedules in with a lot of grace, but they definitely help so much! I pretty much am just following multiple letter of the week curriculum’s with workbooks thrown in. Super easy to follow and keep up with the different ages and having to work from home!
The differences in this schedule from the previous one are:
- I have one extra kiddo in my care.
- Jase was needing more structure so I had to work learning into my routine.
- Both girls still take two naps – so that is helpful!
Daily Routine: Toddler(s) + Preschooler
8:00: I get the kids up and situated with a Veggietales movie and a basket of toys in our living room so that I can focus on getting breakfast taken care of. This allows the kids to slowly wake up and for me to get breakfast made while they are occupied. Plus, it’s a good message to start their morning off.
8:30: Breakfast time!
9:00: After the kids finish eating I get them cleaned up, turn on some music, and they play while I clean up from breakfast and work on whatever cleaning I need to get done that day.
10:00: The girls go down for naps at this time and I do a little preschool with Jase.
11:00: Jase gets to play while I get things ready for lunch!
12:00: The girls up and it’s time for lunch! I usually put another Veggietales in or a Leap Frog video so I can take care of lunch. Jase is so busy usually putting on a show is the only way he will sit still long enough to eat.
1:00: This is the most important part of my day. I don’t clean up from lunch right away. When the kids finish eating we like to use this time to get outside if we couldn’t earlier and get some fresh air!
2:00: Nap time!! Everyone goes down for a nap! I hustle to get some work done!
4:00: All kids are up! We take it easy here, eat snacks, watch a show, wait for my niece to get picked up and then I start dinner!
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