Kristin's WFMW post is about a rule she heard, "Always leave while you're still having fun."
This has also been my rule, and it really does work. Even if we leave early, I stick to it. Once in a while we have a decidedly no-fun errand, or even something that seemed fun but it's too long and we are obligated to stay until the end of something, though- then what?
Buddy switch. Mix it up a little and keep them from getting into a fight with one sibling.
Food. I mean, unless you absolutely are sure no one needs a pick me up, appropriate snack placement and even clandestine snacking can stretch out thin patience.
Games. I spy, Simon says, or the always favorite "I'm packing my bag to grannie's house, and I'm taking along..."
Stories. Read aloud or tell a story. Mad libs. Whatever. Stories make time pass faster.
And yes, I have been known to just tell them, "Suck it up. Life could be worse. Stand there and think of something to be happy about. I doubt any kids in Haiti are whining about being warm, dry, and fed. Come on outside your little world for a while."
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