More on the Super Easy Flexible Schedule for Your Kids

Just when you thought you had it all down... there are other ways to use the super easy schedule for kids. Not everyone is a schedule person that wants to do the same thing all the time. This goes for kids too. While they need a certain amount of routine in their lives, all kids have different personalities. So if your skin crawls with the heevie jeevies just thinking about being on a schedule with your kids, there are a couple of ways to modify its use.

In our original schedule, we ordered our activities and then started at the beginning each day and moved through the different activities. No matter what point we reached at the end of the day, we start at the beginning the next day.

In the first alternative, you can just continue where you left off the day before. This way you just continuously move through each activity. You would do the most variety of activities with your kids following the schedule in this manner.

The second alternative is to make it more of a game for your kids. Put the different activity times on an index card or piece of paper - one activity per card. Then put all the cards in a jar or bowl. Have your dear little one pick one out and that is your first activity. Each time you are ready to move on to another activity, your child gets to pick it out of the jar - surprise! This becomes the routine for you and your child.

The most important aspect of the schedule is that you are finding time to spend with your kids while keeping them entertained and learning about their world.