This week we are on Spring Break from my daughter’s preschool. In an effort to keep her entertained and busy, I scheduled play dates, and ended up with one for everyday of the week this week! I thought, that’s just crazy! But, it’s interesting to watch how she plays with each of these children in a different way.
Our first play date was with a friend in our neighborhood. This little girl is a few months older than my daughter, and used to go to the same preschool. She recently made the decision to stop going, and my daughter has missed her little friend. So, she was super excited about the play date. But, I noticed after about an hour of playing, they started bickering. Neither one could come up with a suitable game that made them both happy. But, then, when the little girl went home, my daughter cried because she didn’t get to play enough. The friend was here 2 1/2 hours.
Yesterday, we had a play date with one of my friends that has a daughter the same age as my son. So, it was more of a play date for me. The kids had fun watching toy story while the mommies chatted. That is one of my favorite kind of play dates.
Today, she has a little friend over that she doesn’t get to see very much because she lives far away. This little girl is younger than my daughter. They have gotten along great together, but have been acting “bored”. It has made me start to question if I over scheduled a little, and now she is bored with her toys and her friends? Maybe it would have helped to schedule a play date at the friend’s house?
Tomorrow we are playing with a new friend from her pre school. We are meeting at a park and her friend is a little boy. They are going to take their bikes to ride, and it should be fun. I have never had a play date for her with a boy, so I’m excited to see what kind of new playtime that will bring.
I do think it is possible to get carried away with play dates, and I think I did that this week. During the summer, I worry about her not having “fun”, but hope that we can still continue getting together with some of her friends to make the time before kindergarten starts pass a little more quickly. But, I better space out the play dates so that we can savor them all summer!
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