Jugglin toddler,horses n all with one arm

[Rileyboy]

Havin my niece tomorrow she is 3 n only got told 10 minutes I'm lookin after her tomorow. Don't hav a clue how Im gna entertain her n sort the horses out. Top it off am crippled

 

[Polos Mum]

My toddler has endless enterainment from a water bucket and plastic shovel 'helping'. Get the horses out of the way (turned out) while your niece is supervised then she'll love to help you

 

[tallyho!]

Welcome to a woman's world!

 

[Rileyboy]

They r turned out anyway good idea With the plastic spade haha

 

[Rileyboy]

Glad Im not a woman haha

 

[TandD]

shove her on a cob!!!! and let her goooooo

 

[Littlelegs]

Just let her play ponies all day. Groom, ride, take for walks holding the leadrope, anything involving a hosepipe. Show her how to clean tack, let her decorate a horse with ribbons in its mane & tail. And if your field gateway is a bog at the moment, just tell her to stay clean & she'll spend the day playing in the mud getting filthy.

 

[Rileyboy]

She gets a lead round on mav laffs all the wAy round

 

[Rileyboy]

She wil be straight in the mud littelegs, her mum wil kill me but she thinks im a cool uncle haha

 

[jennywren07]

my 2 year olds fave passtime is mud paddling. we seem to have a million pairs of wellys and waterproof trousers/coats for when she inevitably falls over in it!

 

[Rileyboy]

So far the plan is spare change of clothes wrap her up n let her wallow in mud, then when bored have a lead round on mav n help me groom, she is hyper all the time haha

 

[ridefast]

Well I'm not working tomorrow, I'll come and help

 

[TandD]

she is hyper all the time haha

give her a shot of calmer knock her out for a few hours!

 

[Rileyboy]

Need all the help I can get not even thought about lunch haha

 

[Rileyboy]

Good idea T

 

[ridefast]

I've just made cookies I'll bring them for lunch I can do all the horses too, you won't have to lift a finger!

 

[Rileyboy]

Askin for trouble givin her sugar haha Im fine with horses but kids are not my thing haha

 

[Littlelegs]

Mines 7 & still plays happily in mud all day. Even if its like today, when she had to smash the ice on a puddle to find the mud. For lunch, take a picnic. Mine always loved sitting on hay bales, a bench, anything. If she's got a fave doll/cuddly toy get her to bring that for the picnic & let it ride on a pony too.

 

[goatbabies]

When I take my two year old to the yard with me he is happy with water buckets and his toy watering can, his bucket and spade so he can play in the sand school, his toy wheelbarrow so he can help me, and above all, his ride on tractor!

For lunch make a picnic and have it in the hay for extra funsies

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

TandD- brilliant idea!!

Next time I go shopping will have to take some of H's instant calmer (don't want to be waiting for it to kick in while they continue to scream the place down!)

Obv won't be doing this as don't have kids and can't go round doping other peoples much as I would sometimes like to

 

[Regandal]

give her a shot of calmer knock her out for a few hours!

That is inspired! Brilliant.

 

[Rileyboy]

I hate entertainin kids haha rite picnic for lunch n will shove her bike in the car to, wish me luck

 

[TandD]

Obv won't be doing this as don't have kids and can't go round doping other peoples much as I would sometimes like to

its a shame isnt it! screaming/shouting/running small children are one of the worst things ever. how people can let their offspring behave like this is...esp around horses!!!!!.........horrifing....

a good stare normally shuts them up for a bit

if you havnt got any calmer...how about a 'drink' ???? helps them dose off for a nice nap

 

[Fuzznugget]

My 3 year old entertains himself by using his ride on tractor to help me muck out, and my 5 year old "helps" by doing exactly as she pleases

Give the kid a job - fill up water bucket, or haynets if you use them, can hand over a shovel and have them help with putting muck into wheelbarrow, etc.

Good luck!

 

[Rileyboy]

So pack some jack Daniels, calpol n ear plugs haha nothin worse than screamin n cryin kids at pubs

 

[TandD]

So pack some jack Daniels, calpol n ear plugs haha nothin worse than screamin n cryin kids at pubs

theres your picnic!!!!! ^^^^

which arms in plaster???? and is your hand plastered to? may find it difficult to hold that pint glass.......

 

[lee1984]

So pack some jack Daniels, calpol n ear plugs haha nothin worse than screamin n cryin kids at pubs

guess ur niece will have an hangover the following day

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

See the instant calmer I use is in a syringe so easy to operate single handedly

And yes TandD I agree hate when parents just stand there while their brat deafens me before nearly running me over with the trolley they ate allowing it to run round pushing!

 

[Crazy_cat_lady]

*are not ate!

 

[Rileyboy]

Left hand is in plaster n yeah it is haha am

Am sure she wil be fine Lee

It's fine I will get her to open the bottles with her teeth they fall out anyway haha