Entertaining Kids During the Holidays
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Tuesday, November 24, 2009
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Last night, shortly after getting our 10 month old to sleep, I laughed at the opener to Esquire‘s “How to Entertain Kids of Any Age This Holiday Season” featurette.
The premise:
Suddenly, children are all over the house. Somehow, for a couple hours, you’re in charge of keeping them occupied. But, with the right activities, turns out it’s not all that hard.
The advice:
Ages 0-1: You will not be responsible.
Indeed.
The remainder of the piece is useful, if less amusing. Except this one:
Ages 5-7: Stand in front of the garage and let them try to hit you with tennis balls.
I’m not sure that’s a good idea. But funny all the same.
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My 22 month old would find pelting me with tennis balls entertaining.
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I’m pretty sure they already do this without me “letting” them.
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…that’s a far better idea and outcome than taking hockey pucks…
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…but not any older than 5-7, when their coordination improves and they through harder.
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