I consider it a huge blessing that Lydia has been taking good naps until now. But I think the time has come for her naps to be over. I still NEED to have some time alone each afternoon though, and I think its good for Lydia to have some alone play time too, so this weekend we made up some quiet time bins for her to use each afternoon. I got the idea HERE and think its just brilliant. There is one box for each day of the week and there are different toys/activities in each one. The plan is for Lydia to play in her room with the contents of the box for an hour or two each afternoon while Ellie naps.
I got ideas for what to put in the boxes just fome searching quiet time bins on google. I found all this stuff around the house. Here’s what’s inside each bos:
Viewmaster toy, pipe cleaners, book, dry erase letter practice sheets
Book, sewing cards, Hello Kitty doll, play make up kit, crayons & small notepad
Dry erase shapes book, animal flashcards, magnetic dress up doll, & a book
Polly Pocket doll & car, calculator, crayons & notebook, book
Book, stuffed koala, clothespins, dry erase cards
Tomorrow will be the first day we use the bins. I’m really hoping this works well, for more than a week. 
I will put new things in the bins from time to time too.
Here’s what Ellie will be doing:
