Activities for sick children

I read a post by a fellow blogger about fun activities for children - Read Here - and decided to weigh in with some of my own expert advice.

Kids are not as innocent as they look. There's a lot going on behind those cute little smiles and tiny faces. I know, I used to be one and they're not always thinking about toys and candy. They are constantly scheming and thinking of new ways to pull the wool over your eyes and get out of going to school: the fake cough, jumping up and down on the bed to work up a sweat for the imaginary fever, cutting off circulation to the legs and complaining of acute bouts of gout, the swine flu! Kids oinking and falling off their beds, yelling to their parents that they have swine flu.

You need to put these kids in check early. Sure, they can take off a day of school but they're not going to sit around playing video games and eating chicken soup. They're going to have to learn that life isn't all jump ropes, hula hoops, and football. You need to get the "man out" of these kids, even if you may be raising a little girl.

I have compiled a tiny list of things to do with your children if they are home sick from school.

Suggestions:

1. Gutters need cleaned? Who has smaller hands than a child and they are small enough that you can use only one hand to hold the ladder, the other can be used to hold a cup of coffee or a beer.

2. Car need vacuumed? I can't ever get my arm down the side of the seat for a proper vacuum but I know who can. That's right, a small child can reach down there and pick up loose particles. Make a game out of it. Tell them they can keep all the french fries and candy, a smaller version of the Easter egg hunt.

3. Closet need organized? An adult has to bend over and do a lot of ducking to get into the back of the closet but a kid can walk in there upright. Tell them you think you lost five bucks and it's somewhere under the dirty laundry. Have them remove the dirty clothes and put them into a laundry basket on the way out. Now don't disappoint the kids. Drop a penny or nickel in there to keep up their spirits.

These are just a few suggestions. You'll have to wait for my book "Your Kid Will Never Miss School Again" to come out.