MUM-of-four Jennifer Barton, 41, tries a low-key, cost-free week at home to see if school holidays can be just as special – without the stress.
She says: “There is pressure to make sure you ‘spend time’ with your kids — and parents, usually mums, are much more involved in what they are doing. So could we survive the week by cutting those entertaining costs and staying close to home instead? I did a test run of five days to find out . . .Jennifer and the kids found they had some time to spare even after trying out all the games lying around the houseBut for once, we did have four hours to spare.
It reminded me how we used to visit hamsters at Pets At Home after our 11-year-old bulldog died a few years ago.Back home later, I was amazed to see my 13-year-old pick up a vacuum while I made dinner and the younger two played with Lego.
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