How often do you have play dates with your kids and other kids?
Do you have kids to the house?
Do you have kids on your block that your children play with daily?
Do you meet up with other moms while the kids play?
Allie told me today that if she does not have more kids to play with she is moving to China,lol. I think she is missing her school friends and ready to start school.
In our old neighborhood I didn't have to look for play dates because there was so many kids around. All the playing happened outside because I don't like kids in my house when I don't know their parents. Raven has never been inside a friends house for that same reason. I'm hoping once school starts we will figure out what kids live in our new neighborhood. For now playing with cousins, at the park, storytime, etc. seems to be enough.
we have playdates probably 3 times a week. the moms come too. i usually only schedule playdates with moms i really connect with -i still feel like it's more for me (social interaction) than the kids. R just ends up playing with C much of the time anyway, tho she does like getting together with friends and requests playdates a lot.
my neighborhood isnt great for kids. my neighbors have two boys the same ages as my girls, but they are with a nanny all day and out of the house. we sometimes go over there on weekends to play on their swingset, but not much else.
we havent done a drop-off playdate yet. R isnt ready (and tells me so, not that i've ever even suggested it. lol).
Ugh. No play dates yet. Crazy, right? I just have no idea how to even approach inviting someone over when we really don't know anyone around here.
She goes to camp in the mornings so she gets to play with kids there, but that is over tomorrow.
She isn't interested in playing with the kids in the neighborhood yet. They are always riding around on their bikes and she's still a skiddish of her bike.
Christopher and I both love playdates The extrovert in me likes to interact with people and Christopher likes getting together with his friends. Here in Manila, there are tons of kids Christopher's age in the apartment complex. There is a nice playground in the yard and kids get together over there to play every day around 4pm or so. We have already been invited to playdates at his friend's homes, as a matter of fact, we were on a playdate today.
In NC, there are no kids Christopher's age in our neighborhood, there is one neighbor who is 3 but her mom always seems to have stuff going on (stress, not feeling good, someone in the family is sick, etc.) so we rarely get together. We are part of the playgroup in town and moms and kids are GREAT so I've become good friends with few of the moms and we try to schedule regular playdates. I only like to do playdates with moms that I connect with and of course kids that Christopher seems to like to play with. I am also friends with couple moms in Christopher's preschool so we do regular playdates, most of the time we meet at the park or at the indoor playground, sometimes I invite them at our house also. We've also gotten together at the ice cream shop or at the movies...
How often do you have play dates with your kids and other kids?
Usually 2 times a week.
Do you have kids to the house? Sometimes. We usually meet at a park, jump place, Disneyland, etc...
Do you have kids on your block that your children play with daily? No. I wish we did. I loved that growing up.
Do you meet up with other moms while the kids play?
Ya. I have made some really good friends through my play group. We chat, gossip, sew while the kids play. I admit that sometimes the meetup is more for us moms than the kids.
How often do you have play dates with your kids and other kids?
Usually once a week... sometimes 2-3 times a week, then we go a week without any.
Do you have kids to the house?
Yes, about 50% of the time
Do you have kids on your block that your children play with daily?
No... there are maybe 2 kids in the neighborhood Hannah's age, and the parents are NOT social.
Do you meet up with other moms while the kids play?
Yes, the only playdates Hannah has at this point are girlfriends of mine. I'm sure that'll change when she goes back to pre-k, although some of my girlfriends I have now are one I met through Hannah's school, working on projects.
Ugh. No play dates yet. Crazy, right? I just have no idea how to even approach inviting someone over when we really don't know anyone around here.
She goes to camp in the mornings so she gets to play with kids there, but that is over tomorrow.
She isn't interested in playing with the kids in the neighborhood yet. They are always riding around on their bikes and she's still a skiddish of her bike.
I hope this changes after school starts!
do you get to see any of the moms at the camp? i'd just invite someone over.
R is in an art class, and she talks about this one little girl a lot, so i just had them over. it was so nice - brand new friend - adorable little girl - it went great, and i really got on with the mom. it's hard to put yourself out there, but once you do it, it's not that hard :)
No playdates here either :( but, I did just join a meet up group so hopefully I can find some who live nearby. the trouble is that this particular neighborhood is not kid friendly at all and most people would be scared to come into this part of town *unless* they already knew it and were familiar.
I take her to parks and the pool and she plays w/ kids there. She also plays regularly w/ her cousin.
-- Edited by Lizzy on Thursday 13th of August 2009 12:24:55 PM
actually prob every other week we go to mcds with a friend of mine and her 2 kids. I dont knwo if well continue as her oldest goes to Kindy this year.
We do ballet once a week too.
There is a girl at ballet that we talk about getting together, but Id really need her to come to my place seeing as I dont drive in new areas and I dont know how to approach that. She has a 6 week old so I feel bad but she only has 2 so I dunno who its easier for really.
I really think I need to get out more. There is a park nearby but Ive never seen anyone there. Maybe when its less hot out I can meet some people there, but Im not really good with meeting neighbors.
The kids play with the neighbor kids every day. There are tons of kids in our neighborhood and all the families are BFF's so they just flit from house to house. Moms just peek at them every once in awhile to make sure all is ok.
Braydon has a school friend over around once a week.
The kids play with the neighbor kids every day. There are tons of kids in our neighborhood and all the families are BFF's so they just flit from house to house. Moms just peek at them every once in awhile to make sure all is ok.
Braydon has a school friend over around once a week.
this is what I am going to look for when I move to a new home. we have zero kids on our block and it makes me sad for allison. that is what we use to do every day as a kid growing up and I hate that she does not have that.
We don't really do formal playdates. I have always been good at SAYING I should set them up with people, but then bad about actually doing it, lol. (but the other moms are too, so it isn't just me!)
But Mandy and I get the girls together all the time. If it is nice, we meet up outside and let the girls run. If it isn't, we'll go to one house or the other. And we know we are good friends because we both let each other go upstairs in our houses, lol. Sometimes we go to the mall and play there. We enjoy it as much as the kids do, if not more. And the girls play SO WELL together. They are similar in their styles of play, so it just works out so nicely.
When we play at one person's house, Anna and Emma will go to one of their rooms and they could stay up there all day long! They play all sorts of pretend. Sometimes they are agreeable to Kate and Brooke playing with them too, sometimes not. But the little ones are fine with that either way.
Mandy's church ladies are starting a MOPs group and she wants me to join up too, which I might. But I have already been tapped to be room mom for Anna's class this year, so I have a feeling I will be pretty busy with that. I LOVE our preschool and the moms there are great. I could have playdates with them by myself, lmao! Bill would go insane if he ever went to the volunteer things that are just the moms doing stuff to help out-there is so much chatter!
My parents live in a large water priviledged community. There are two mom's groups there. The one meets on Tuesdays at the main park (and in the community clubhouse during the off months), and they are SUPA friendly. I've been on their email list for a long time, and everyone is supa friendly. We will try and do more of that this year. The other group is what my mom calls the "snobby moms," lmao. They meet at the little beach on Fridays during the summer and at people's houses during the year. I know quite a few of them, but one of the kids was mean to Kate at the beach, so I don't make a point to hang with them.
Wow. That was seriously long winded.
-- Edited by Supafly on Thursday 13th of August 2009 02:05:03 PM
How often do you have play dates with your kids and other kids?
We have playdates pretty much every day during the week (during the summer, at least.....everyone's schedule gets a little packed once school starts). I have shared a million times that I go CRAZY staying home, so I try to have something planned every day. On the rare days this summer that we didn't have something, we went to Target or Trader Joe's or something.
Do you have kids to the house?
We don't do this as often anymore. We try to do stuff outside, like parks, splash pad, pools, etc. I have a friend who has to stick to a nap schedule for her 1 year old (Abram can still sleep everywhere, thank goodness), so we go to her house a lot. They have a great yard and playset, kiddie pool, etc., so it's perfect!
We've been in the same playgroup since Addie was 4 months old, and there are so many kids now (everyone has at least 2 kids, a couple of us have 3) that it's almost too hard to do someone's house. That's why we stick to parks (and in the winter, indoor play places).
Do you have kids on your block that your children play with daily?
I posted about the older girls that Addie and Emilia are obsessed with. They play with them almost every evening. It's been such a fun summer for them---they get to play with their age friends in the early part of the day and the "big girls" in the evening. What a life! haha
Do you meet up with other moms while the kids play?
Yes, I love seeing friends too! : ) Addie hasn't done drop-off playdates yet, mostly because all of us moms want to hang out too!
Allie told me today that if she does not have more kids to play with she is moving to China,lol. I think she is missing her school friends and ready to start school.
How often do you have play dates with your kids and other kids?
We have playdates pretty much every day during the week (during the summer, at least.....everyone's schedule gets a little packed once school starts). I have shared a million times that I go CRAZY staying home, so I try to have something planned every day. On the rare days this summer that we didn't have something, we went to Target or Trader Joe's or something.
Do you have kids to the house?
We don't do this as often anymore. We try to do stuff outside, like parks, splash pad, pools, etc. I have a friend who has to stick to a nap schedule for her 1 year old (Abram can still sleep everywhere, thank goodness), so we go to her house a lot. They have a great yard and playset, kiddie pool, etc., so it's perfect!
We've been in the same playgroup since Addie was 4 months old, and there are so many kids now (everyone has at least 2 kids, a couple of us have 3) that it's almost too hard to do someone's house. That's why we stick to parks (and in the winter, indoor play places).
Do you have kids on your block that your children play with daily?
I posted about the older girls that Addie and Emilia are obsessed with. They play with them almost every evening. It's been such a fun summer for them---they get to play with their age friends in the early part of the day and the "big girls" in the evening. What a life! haha
Do you meet up with other moms while the kids play?
Yes, I love seeing friends too! : ) Addie hasn't done drop-off playdates yet, mostly because all of us moms want to hang out too!
Allie told me today that if she does not have more kids to play with she is moving to China,lol. I think she is missing her school friends and ready to start school.
i'm the same way becky. i have have have to get out of the house. my kids get antsy (not that they're such "activity" kids but they just start looking for me too much to direct them, and then i get irritable :bag)
yesterday my FB status was "did my watch stop or is this the longest day in history" - i thought i was going to DIE. finally texted a friend with kids to meet at icecream and then they came over for a playdate. i just cant handle having no plan. it's funny bc that's not my nature when i'm without kids. i like downtime a LOT. but being home wiht the kids, i just need to keep the day moving.
today i'm trying to jam in storytime, playdate, tailor, bakery, paint store, and a visit from great-grandma. i'm so excited to have back-to-back plans. not sure how i'll fill in the 4-7pm timeslot though. LMAO.
Lucas usually goes to playgroup 1 or 2x a week. Then his friends )2 brothers that are 3 and 5) come over 1-2 days a week. when I watch them for 3 hours. Then he plays with his friends at church on Sundays.
The playgroup is with other moms. We've been in it since Luc was 8 months old. He is starting school Sept 1st so no more playgroup and I am so SAD! These ladies have become amazing friends... I may just have to go every once in a while WITHOUT Lucas.
He is in daycare/preschool all day 5 days a week, so he gets lots of interaction with other kids.
Outside of that, he will play with his cousins when we get together.
I'm really bad about this. I keep saying that I need to invite one of his school friends over but never do. Everytime I pick him up from school one of his friends is asking me if they can come over and play. I really need to do this...
The extrovert in me likes to interact with people and Christopher likes getting together with his friends. Here in Manila, there are tons of kids Christopher's age in the apartment complex. There is a nice playground in the yard and kids get together over there to play every day around 4pm or so. We have already been invited to playdates at his friend's homes, as a matter of fact, we were on a playdate today. 
