The Franchise Woman July/August Issue

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Health and Wellness

Creative Activities to Keep Your Kids Busy

So You Can Work

by Elizabeth Denham

The COVID-19 pandemic presented all of us with a lot to fear: health risk, job loss, isolation, life without toilet paper‌the list was long. And while many of us were able to work from home, making that shift at a moment’s notice was challenging. Even more difficult, many of us were working from home and trying to keep our kids engaged with school.

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Now is no less challenging. Many summer camps are canceled, vacations postponed, friends kept at bay. So, the question is sent out to the vast universe. How do I entertain my kids so I can work?! I have some ideas. And I will admit, many are not my own. I have watched

my kids and my nieces and nephews (heretofore known as The Gaggle) come up with some pretty creative ideas that I am going to share with you in the hopes that it will keep them occupied and out of your hair (at least for a while) so you can get some work done in peace.


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