Comments on: Leaving The Kids Behind: What To Do Before Your Trip http://gagazine.com/leaving-the-kids-behind-what-to-do-before-your-trip/ Parenting Advice & Pregnancy Tips Website Thu, 15 Mar 2018 19:49:57 +0000 hourly 1 By: Jane Heiza http://gagazine.com/leaving-the-kids-behind-what-to-do-before-your-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-134484 Tue, 23 Nov 2010 14:05:28 +0000 http://www.gagazine.com/?p=3015#comment-134484 In reply to Dottie Reed.

What a fantastic idea! I guess your hard work paid off each time your kids excitedly opened a bag. I will surely use this strategy the next time hubby and I go away for a trip. Thanks for sharing!

]]> By: Dottie Reed http://gagazine.com/leaving-the-kids-behind-what-to-do-before-your-trip/comment-page-1/#comment-126792 Thu, 11 Nov 2010 16:14:20 +0000 http://www.gagazine.com/?p=3015#comment-126792 My husband and I left our children, ages 3 and 7, for ten days when we attended a wedding overseas, and my parents came to stay with them in our home. I took ten of our brown paper lunch bags and in each put a tiny little treat for each child (lollipop, package of crackers, etc), and one little activity that they could do together (puzzle, little “golden Book”, etc) and a silly joke written on an index card. I wrote “10”, “9”, “8”, “7” etc on each bag, and placed them along our fireplace mantle. While it took a little planning and then looked overwhelming at first, it served as a visual and fun calendar and countdown. It also became a special time for our children as siblings, as well as a time to share with their grandparents.

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