Yesterday when they were done with their work, Grant decided he wanted a good place for his new lamp, so the boys began rearranging their room. Then they decided they each wanted their own desks (dad has a home office and mom has her own office), so with cardboard boxes and beanbag chairs, they created their own "office" in their bedroom.
The girls immediately jumped on board. In their room, they too created office space for themselves.
The weird thing about these desks is that they have amused the kids for almost the past 24 hours! They did their math at their desks. They sat and read at their desks. They wrote letters at their desks. They hooked up lights and worked at their desks after dark. After meals they cleaned up quickly so they could get back to their DESKS!
The other benefit was that there was a mysterious lack of bickering!
Today they added the courtroom element. Whenever someone wronged someone else, they held court. Grant was the judge and Natalie was the bailiff. Her favorite part was pounding the gavel.It sure beats hours of video games!
1 comment:
cool post on desks!
Mine get occupied like that with legos, it still amazes me.
I am going to have to get them to work on boxes (teehee) maybe it will work!!
Keep blogging you are doing great!
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