5 Kids every day

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I have 4 daycare kids plus my own 2 so that's 6. What playfelt suggest is good. I do group activities as well. Every month I have a theme or two but it does not mean we do crafts related to the theme everyday. I have movie day, special activities during the month here and there related to them theme and I rotate the toys and the kids never seem really bored about them and they have learned that I can not be there with them ALL the time. They play really well together. They often make races, play restaurant or babies, hide and seek and invent their own games. They can also choose to color, do puzzles or play d'ho.

As for group activities we do dancing, songs, books, we make our weekly menu together, little scientific experiments, craft 2-3 times a week and this winter I tried folding laundry. ( I was just so tired of being stuck inside I wanted to find new ways to entertain them ) So I prepared laundry during naptime and we would ''fold' our cloths and bibs we used for the week. It did not get folded but they LOVED it haha.

You do not need to be with them teaching them ALL the time. During free play sit down with one of them and learn colors with Legos, do a puzzle with another child, play dress up with another the next day. Put down the youngest 30 minutes before the older ones at nap time and play bored games for 15-20 minutes. They really don't need to be stimulated by an adult all the time.