94 Ways to Keep Kids Busy for the Work at Home Parent
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I’ve had a couple of readers bemoan the fact that summer break is coming soon. I must admit that though I love my children dearly, I’m not exactly jumping for joy that I will have 3 rambunctious, screaming kids + a friend posse running around my house for the next three months.
But regardless, I have run a home business 3 times now from when my first daughter was 5 months old to today, when she is almost 13 and can do a little babysitting herself.
So here’s the good news:
You CAN run a business from home no matter what age your children are.
The bad news?
The smaller your children are, the smaller your business To Do list should be.
Plain and simple, until your kids are 3-4 years old, don’t expect yourself to be super-mom. Kids this young just need too much attention and the business will have to fit in between nap times and play dates – oh, and get used to starting your most productive work at 10:00pm. 
Home Business Productivity Tips for All Ages
- Get the kids their own computer – when you can get a new CPU
and monitor
for less than $500 total, it’s hard to say no – plus, they will need it for school eventually, anyway!
- Have high speed internet
access – so you waste no time when you actually can get work done.
- Own a laptop with wireless internet – so that you can move around the house or yard as needed.
- Get a Blackberry or PDA – so you can stay connected even when you’re at the zoo.
- Use a Chore Chart – give the kids some structure and responsibility during the day.
- Schedule play time just like you do your work time – I try to stay off the computer on Fridays to ensure we get to enjoy the summer months together.
- Use the Future Post option (for bloggers) - you can maintain a regular publishing schedule by future-dating your posts(when you’re likely writing in the middle of the night!!)
- *Find other parents in the neighborhood and swap play dates* - critical to the sanity of both of you!
- Make it easy for your kids to be independent – set up an area for them to do their own thing, and keep it well stocked with projects and games.
- Buy grab food or make healthy snack packages – that way they can feed themselves when they get hungry
- Set up a schedule for ordering out – both you and the kids can look forward to it!
- Segment and schedule your days – the younger the kids, the more you want to ‘chunk’ you days into activities, downtime, work time and TV time, but it’s a great productivity tool no matter what the ages of your children.
- Load up on popsicles – it always keeps them quiet for a few minutes for an important phone call and there are plenty of healthy kinds to choose from (or make your own
).
- Get cheap movie rentals – most older titles can be rented for way less than new releases.
- Buy a pool pass – you won’t get anything done at the pool, but you’ll wear your kids out and they will nap longer!
- Download and print ’78 Parent Child Activites’ – formatted for 3×5 index cards!
Summer Activities for Children Age 1-4
If your kids are in this age bracket – I feel for you! Really, I had a hard time getting anything done without a part time sitter or a “mother’s helper”. If you really want to have a successful home business and you have very little kids, I would really recommend you consider hiring some help.
But for the days that you have to work and the little ones are right there with you, here’s a few ideas:
- Buy age appropriate computer games – my kids started at the age of 2
- Set up easy to find bookmarks for kid-friendly sites – I have my kids’ sites set up with the rest of my shortcuts right on my FireFox toolbars:
- Stock up on workbooks and coloring books, along with crayons, markers, stencils, etc. and plenty of plain paper
- Create an activity ‘station’ where the kids can go to make a mess whenever they want
- Create a baby-proofed room and barricade yourselves in - baby plays while you answer emails!
- Rotate toys – kids get bored quickly, so once or twice a month, hide the old and bring in the new!
- Get a baby sling
or baby backpack
– my kids never made a peep when they could sit in their backpack and watch what mom or dad was doing
Summer Activities for Children Age 4-7
- Keep the kids moving and active (in my house, I have a harder time keeping them still!!)
- Take trips to the Library – and do business research while you’re there!
- Download fun worksheets and sneak in some learning.
- Make or buy
a flower press and let the kids weed the garden for you.
- Get a sandbox – just make sure you also get a lid so that it doesn’t turn into the neighborhood litter box!
- Order cheap craft project kits from Oriental Trading
(they have great stuff for older kids too)
- Teach your kids how to make a fortune teller.
- Buy a cheap digital camera
for your budding photographer
- Let them create their own scrapbooks
- Teach them to create their own PowerPoint presentations
- Download a free screen saver maker and let them create their own slideshows
- Throw the images into Photoshop and create ink jet t-shirt transfers
- Keep on hand at ALL TIMES:
- Bubbles
- Sidewalk chalk
- Water balloons
- Board games (with all the pieces!!)
- Working sprinkler or kiddie pool (preferably both)
- Art supplies
- Bookmark these activity web sites:
- Lest I miss stating the obvious:
Summer Activities for Children Age 8-13
- Get a metal detector
and let the kids explore the yard
- Cut up some wrapping paper and let your kids loose on this Origami site
- Keep common ingredients in your pantry for kid friendly cooking projects
- Bite the bullet and get them their own phone in their room
- For the brave parents, let the kids do science projects
- Buy a cheap sewing machine
and make kid’s sewing projects
- Turn your junk mail into a recycled pulpy mess and make paper
- Bookmark these sites
- SingShot - online Karaoke
- Summer.About.com
- National Geographic Kids
- NASA Kids Activities
- DIY Network Kids Page
- The EPA (yes, the Environmental Protection Agency!) Kids Club
- Animal Planet
- Discovery Kids
Craft Project Resources for All Ages
- EnchantedLearning.com – extremely comprehensive list sorted by holiday, theme, materials, or topic
- AllCrafts.net – free crafts listing
- FamilyCrafts.About.com
- ChildParenting.About.com – Summer arts and crafts
- CraftForKids.com
- The Best Kids Book Site – also has a huge crafting section
- OneHourCraft – for older kids (and, erm, their moms!)
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- Hobby Lobby | Store Locator
- JoAnn Fabrics & Crafts | Store Locator
- Flax Art & Design | Only one store location in SF
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- KidsGuide.co.uk – UK
- Families with Purpose – National US
- GoCityKids – all major U.S. metropolitan areas
- Australia for Kids - For my friends down under
- Scribbit on her hometown Anchorage, Alaska
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Its amazing what we expect from ourselves until someone else gives us permission to think otherwise. I have a 2 yr old and a 5 month old and have to remind myself that my ‘TO DO LIST’ needs to be small when they’re with me BUT i still harbor quiet guilt that I’m not achieving enough…
I heard a great idea to keep kids busy – let them paint the driveway with water. Its a lONG project since it keeps drying:)
Wendy – what an incredible resource! Thanks so much for putting it together.
The kids that I have at home this summer are 13 and 17, so they are more independent, but the distraction is still there.
We just had a family pow-wow last night to discuss it, and I think we set up some good best practices.
One thing I would add to your list for people who have older children is the “closed door” rule. If the parent at home is behind a closed door in order to get some privacy, quite time, etc., no one comes through that door short of an emergency or an injury.
It definitely helps minimize the interruptions!
Great list Wendy! I’ll add one more site to the list for online resources: FreeStuff4Kids
I have a son who is almost 2, and I’m definitely considering some helpers this summer!
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What a fantastic list Wendy, some really great ideas there and you even thought of us Aussies
3mths on holidays, I do not envy you all one bit! Our longest school holiday here is about 6-7 weeks and that is certainly long enough for me LOL
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there is this page i found which tracks all the top blogs about personal development in just a single page
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you are on it too
Wendy – this is such a great resource. Thank you for taking the time to pull it all together.
When my kids were younger I had a younger teen as a mother’s helper three mornings a week. She took the kids outside to play on the swings, had picnics with them and basically kept them entertained while I did a few hours of work. I highly recommend it!
Hi I am Mia of onehourcraft.com What a brilliant website. I will definitely be a regular reader. Great post and tips. Keep up the good work. And cheers to us moms who are trying to make a living at home while keeping some sort of sanity.
You are a saint! Thanks so much for all of the resources and you are definitely right that the most productive working time is after 10 PM (note when I am writing this!). I have an 8 month old son and a 2 year old daughter so this will come in handy. Thanks again!
wooo that’s my kind of a list! With 4 ranging from 3-11 I need some ideas! Thanks!
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Amazing list, Wendy! Starfall.com (which you linked to above) is our 2-year-old’s CrackBerry right now. Thanks for doing the legwork here – it will save this daddy-blogger a LOT of time!
Thank for the posting this wonderful list. You’ve made some excellent points. My favorite is the item that mentions how work is mostly done after 10pm. That’s very true. I also find that I can sometimes start early (5am) and work until the young ones wake up (around 7:00am). I’m definitely going to consider this list when I organize my summer schedules.
Wow, I am impressed, yet again! Thanks so much for so many fabulous tips! Perhaps we can all survive the long (HOT) summer ahead after all…I REX’d this article on http://FetchRex.com (Digg for non-techies). Have a great summer — only 3 days of school left for us in Atlanta!
Great list of links! My kids love the Disney, KidSites.com, and PBSKids.org links. Thanks a lot.
Last day of school is today.
It’s going to be a long three months, thanks for some great suggestions and for the mention.
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what a great list. I actually put together a similar list recently too. We must be on the same wavelength. I have activity cards formatted for printing out on index cards to make a kind of Recipe Box for Parent-Child Activities. Here’s the link:
http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/05/20/78-parent-child-activities-free-download/
Thank you, thank you, thank you. My 3 girls thank you as well. This will be my first attempt working at home while the children are home on school break. Once I book a couple more engagements they will be spending more time with the Grandmother but until then I will be pulling double duty. I have been able to squeeze out two blog posts this morning but it hasn’t been easy
This list will be printed out and be used immediately.
Thank you again
Great post Wendy, lots of useful resources.
And very timely with summer vacation starting this week for some of our little ones. They’re 6 and 8 on our end.
Have an awesome day!
Dan & Jennifer
I’m the founder of a new website with downloadable mp3 stories for kids – iTales.com! (http://www.iTales.com) Yet another way for working moms (like me!) to keep their kids busy…entertained…and educated all at the same time!
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Great list. I have a preschooler and a toddler, so summer break isn’t too different for me yet. I also offer a ebook on my site about keeping younger kids busy. It can be pretty interesting balancing your work time and kid time.
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I have a good tip for your children. I created site for my family and children and here I collected bunch of links on online fairytales video. Site is in Slovak language, but there is a lot of links on english animations. All these links are suitable for children.
If you want look at bottom of page and choose one.
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What a fantastic list, my son already keeps himself pretty busy, but there are moments! I’ll be sending this link to my little sister who is aspiring to work at home….
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Huge post wendy! But Above all that. I still agree with no. 1 “Get the kids their own computer” It just feels so good to sit in a PC
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Hi! I accidentally stumbled across this post at Digg today and was a work at home mom for a long time so I can really appreciate this post.. and am such an advocate for work at home moms. I’m actually an internet marketing business mentor for Joe Vitale (He’s one of the presenters in ‘The Secret’) and I help to coach mompreneurs. This post has some excellent coaching advice on how keep those kiddos busy while trying to get some work done. For any of the mom-entrepreneurs here we just put out some excellent free business success secrets coaching (about 4+ hours of vid) including some great stuff by Joe which we just put out today: http://scholarship.northstarthinktank.com
I promise… not trying to spam the list… I just know, as a mom entrepreneur myself that there is some excellent, excellent free advice from some really world-class entrepreneurs.
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This list is like gold. We already do a few of these with my 4-year-old, but there are some others on there that are great. Getting them their own computer is a VERY GOOD idea.
Thank goodness we also have Sea World and Fiesta Texas here in San Antonio. Season passes to those places are like gold too.
Well, rhodium if you’re in the commodities business.
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Thank you for the link to my free download at my site. This is an awesome list. No wonder you’re cranking on Digg!
Wendy, put down the laptop and spend time with your kids instead of finding things for them to do without you. Some of these suggestions are great, but you need to be present, esp. for the younger ones.
Gee Ted. Great point. Sounds a lot like the point I made in paragraph 6:
“The smaller your children are, the smaller your business To Do list should be. Young Kids just need too much attention and the business will have to fit in between nap times and play dates.”
Damn – do you jerks read ANYTHING before you
commentjudge the hell out of moms?!If you are looking for a crafting/scrapbook store near your house for supplies, try http://www.thescrapbookstore.com (North America only) Lists over 2,500 stores with door-to-door driving directions.
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so, umm, I just checked out the digg comments! lol
indication of their age, I guess…
t’was a great and helpful list of ideas
Just about every post I read, I say to myself, “There is no way Wendy can out do herself after publishing this post” and sure enough, you always do. This is exactly what I need. I am a stay at home dad and have three kids who are NOW home on summer break! I have lost more color in my hair in the last week than I have my entire life!
Once again, excellent post! I have a 17 month old and a newborn, so I am not getting an awful lot done on my business right now , lol. Good resources to have!
Great list…Baby Diva’s a little young still…but I’ll bookmark this and come back to it soon!
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This is a wonderful list of resources. Thank you!
Great, I’ve found this list just in time. I use the extra computer so junior can play on sites like nickjr. Two advantages, I can keep an eye on him and at the same time there a great educational games that help with counting and spelling.
Hi Wendy, Saw your post the other day on the unbearable lightness of blogging.. I wish you luck on determining your direction. You’ve done a great job so far and I’m sure you’ll continue to do a great job!
I’ve got another parenting one today at my site about involving kids in the household chores that might be helpful to your readers. I’ll include the link here:
http://lifelearningtoday.com/2007/06/23/involve-your-kids-in-housework-for-major-benefits/
Best regards!
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Thank you… thank you… thank you!!!
Since school has let out I have been truly struggling to get everything done. The only way for me to get things done with my business is to do it once my 5 kids go to bed. But, then I am easily up until 3 or 3:30 in the morning just trying to get the business basics done. You’re ideas came just in time!!
Thank you!!
Shana Albert
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. I have been an early childhood educator for the last 5 years, and I believe that a lot of families are benefitting from this activity. I would love to personally share some extra ideas and tips for the families and children about various activities they can do in my personal blog over here.
you’ve done an awesome job!!
Hi,
This is an amazing post. I did a googe search for keeping kids busy and your blog post came up. Thanks for all the tips. I have bookmarked a lot of the pages, because I really need help. I have 2 kids and I work 2 jobs from home. Thanks for the awesome post!
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Wow what a huge resource thanks for taking the time to do something like this.
Kudos
Vic
In response to your stumbleupon review – Yes, I absolutely read your article but let’s be clear (and fair) – just because I don’t agree with nor like everything you wrote, doesn’t mean I didn’t read it.
You raised many valid and interesting points but I really think you floated over a lot of things, places where perhaps you may consider expanding and explaining in more detail so it doesn’t come off as though you’re just shoving the kids aside so you can work.
I appreciate you taking the time to stumble and comment on my post. We could likely learn a lot from each other.
All the best,
~ Annie
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Thanks for the list. I’ve been going to create a box of activities that my youngest kid could do only when I’m on the phone. It seems that the time she wants my attention the most is when I’m in the middle of a conference call, or talking to a prospect.
So I think I’ll incorporate some ideas of the list and actually create that box. Your posting inspired me to write about additional resources at http://creativevisionbooks.com/blog/2007/09/23/tips-for-wisemoms-keeping-kids-busy-while-you-work-at-home
Thanks for the inspiration!
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Yay! I started my business 18 months ago with a baby and a toddler as well as an 8 year old! I have done most of the list at some point…but it is great to know others are in the same position! There is so much I want to do business wise…but Ok I will try to keep the to do list short for a few years yet!
ps I did win an award for “overcoming barriers” in business…must be all the breastfeeding at business meetings I did!lol
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Great article! I’ll be taking some of these tips and applying them @ our home.
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I have just found this site and love it. I have recently made the change to work from home and be with my kids, Emma 4 and Ben 2. They are fantasic although it is definately a challege to be task oriented when they need so much from me. Which some days I love and some days not so much. Thank you for all the resources for activities.
Make it a great day.
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Love this post! Thank you so much for the sites for kiddie projects. I have a 2 1/2 year old son and he’ll love some of these! You are absolutely correct about 10pm being your most productive hour – that, and nap time!
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Ah yes, getting to be that time of year again! Here’s another great site with kids activities. The activities are all sortable by grade and topic and were developed by teachers. So the kids might even learn a thing or two while they’re having fun
Good luck this summer!
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I so miss my childrens younger years. I loved every minute of it, and looked forward to the school holidays so we could spend lots of time together doing all different activities.
The only difference then was I did not have a work from home business, I just did voluntary work when I could and fitted it around the children.
The more interesting activities you can find for your children the happier and less stressful it will be.
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This is a great resource you are sharing here! Now that the kids are out of school, if mom’s use your resource, they will be able to keep the kids busy all summer.
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Wow…this is a great list! Thanks for the great info. It is certainly helpful.
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Thanks for the great list and insight. I struggle with this daily with my four year old and 16 month old at home. I find myself working late at night like you mentioned. Of course by morning I regret it but believe it will all pay off in the end. When my husband is home he is very helpful as well, so he will do a lot of the childcare so I can get some work done, including my new podcast support show for moms at http://mamastimeout.com. I did have to cut back to every other week because of the time involved in getting guests, preparing for the show, etc.
Thanks again for the info and sharing your experiences with other moms who are striving to work at home and make it work with little ones under five.
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This is such a nice find. I am expecting my first child and I work at home. These suggestions are definitely going to come in handy! Thanks.
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This is such a great list you’ve got going! I love the idea of a separate computer! I also liked how you mentioned inexpensive ideas such as movie rentals, activity stations, and sidewalk chalk. There’s something for everyone to do!
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Those are a ton of fantastic suggestions! I like that you emphasized educational activities. It’s certainly better than sticking them in front of a tv.
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Thank you THANK you for the ideas! I have a laptop as well and couldn’t live without it.
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Great ideas! I’ll definitely be visiting some of the listed resource links.
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