What are good sleep over ideas for a 14 year old boy and 7 year old girl?
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I havent been 7 for a few years, but i always remember liking talking, coloring, watching movies, doing arts and crafts.  it depends alot on your cousin and what she likes.  good luck.  just make sure you dont treat her like a baby or anything.  i used to hate that.
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Well, number one, don't watch T.V.! That is a bad thing to do when you babysit them. It makes them think it is okay to be a couch potato and then you become lazy, as well. Make your money worth it. Do something fun and creative with them. \nIf they have board games at their house try some easy ones. Like chutes and laders or something of the sort. \nOr make up a story. You start with something like "once upon a time there was a boy named.." then they have to finish the story and you take turns. \nMake up games that teach them life-long leasons! \nHope I gave you some idea starters. \nWishing you well (because I totaly understand what you are going through!) \n-PolarGirl8\nP.S. I am babysitting some boys tomorrow, and they are 3 and 5 as well! Ha,ha.\nP.P. S. If it is nice outside try playing a game similar to "duck duck goose" except it is called "drip drip drop". You use was bucket of water and drop water on their head and then drop the whole bucket of water on them. It is very fun!
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I agree with everybody here.  Put your kids to bed at a decent time!!!!!!!!!!!
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Well, I am a 38 year old woman with 4 kids...5 if you count the Hubby, and what I have found that works best for me is to give myself a time out.  If the child is an infant or toddler I put them in a crib or someplace they are confined so they won't get hurt. If they are 5 and up.....they go stay in their room and play....then I take 10 to 15 minutes to relax........I sit on my bed and read a book or magazine, or go in the bathroom and play with my hair, take a shower....talk on the phone......and stay completely away from my children for that amount of time......I have found giving them a time out is only more of an argument and more frustrating for me.....so, I take the time out, and when I am calm I go back and start with a fresh outlook.  It is not easy, but it has saved the lives of our 19, 16, 15, and 6 year olds many times......TEE HEE...Good Luck!
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water balloons. have lots of water toys.  bubble machine. have a kiddie pool, too, or water slide (if you can fit this on your budget).\n\nhave fun!
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2young2BeUsingIMunsupervised is probably a good one.\nShouldBeInBed \n\nCourtney,\n\nThere are too many people out there trying to take advantage of kids your age for you to be staying up late on the internet.  \n\nIf you are going to IM with your friends be very cautious about who else you chat with.  Talk with a guidance counselor, teacher or best of all your parents about the dangers online so you can be prepared.  \n\nI'll take off my parent hat now,\n\nMichael
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A nice warm bath before bed. \n\nTry not to drink or eat a lot before going to bed so you don't need the  loo during the night.\n\nWhere possible, try to resolve problems (that you are able to) so that you don't have them to worry about, avoid putting them off til morning (like getting stuff prepared for the next morning).\n\nAlso, don't go to bed angry!!! It really makes it difficult to sleep.
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Have her come over and have arrows leading to the bedroom, then go to suriseparties.com, check out what they have, order something different, and have a good time.  Try drawing a nice bubble bath for her, and wash her hair,etc. Make a nice dinner in the nude. Just spend a nice nite together watching movies, drink a bit of wine, or beverage of choice, and let things go. I did the arrows and IT WAS GREAT, had the wine, chocolates, and well we got a movie and just got up to eat lunch.  Had a great time. The surpriseparty.com, has a LOT OF GREAT ideas.  LUCK and have fun.
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Boys?  Girls?  Both?  Indoors?  Outdoors?  Quiet?  Action-packed?  :o)  Here are a couple of websites to visit.  I can personalize my answer if I knew specifics (I work with 7th graders at my church...).\n\nhttp://www.youthministry.com/CatTempl.asp?catid=23\nhttp://www.egadideas.com/ideas.asp\nhttp://www.pastor2youth.com/modules.php?op=modload&name=PNphpBB2&file=viewtopic&t=138\nhttp://www.ymspot.com/forums/showthread.php?t=60\nhttp://www.teenlifeministries.com/\nhttp://www.thesource4ym.com/games/
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Providing a safe environment is number 1.  Then let them explore through arts and crafts.  Like making bubbles with different size wands, or finger painting.  Take them on a nature hike and point out things of interest and perhaps collect a few things and make a poster of them.  How about using an inflatable pool and fill it with sand, let them create a castle....Clay is always fun, and modeling clay never dries out.  Plus taking them to the library and having them explore through  books increase their interest in reading ( very valuable) and allows for a protected environment.\n\nTry some Kitchen Science experiments too.  These are cheep and fun!
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around the ages of 7-10
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Answer some questions.\nMake a sandwich.\nRead a book.\nWatch TV.\nCrossword puzzles.\nClean your room!\nDo the laundry, take out the trash, etc.\n\nHave fun :)
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It is perfectly fine for your child to wake up at these times. I myself used to do the same thing. Perhaps set a household rule that the child is not allowed out of the room until a parent comes to get them on weekends. Give them some toys to play with or maybe a small tv with a movie in it to watch from the time they wake up until the time you wake up.
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boy or girl, and what age?\n\nFor younger kids: hang up a white sheet, fill spray bottles with water and paint and let them spray the sheet a million colors.  Or just hang up butcher paper and let them paint a mural.  Have a treasure hunt: make up clues and have them work as a group to find the treasure.  Relay races, tag, and other outdoor games can be fun.  I might do better if you have a theme in mind.  What does your child like?  \n\nCheck familyfun.com and birthdaypartyideas.com for more ideas.
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try offering food in fun shapes.  I used to use cookie cutter to shape sandwiches into stars, bear, etc to get one of my boys to eat.\n\nanother idea is to make it a game.  I had the boys pretend to be dinosaurs and then we had to eat the tree tops (broccoli) and berries.
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Just a few ideas... board games, make cookies or other simple baking and food, jewelry making with $5 worth of beads, roller blading, movies, the local swimming pool, bike riding, go for short walks if the parents allow it. \nA ten year old likes a friend, and will tell momma and daddy to hire back the one who plays best... \nThe dancing answer is good, so is dressing up, she might want to be a star!\nThe best move of all is to ASK HER! \nShe will let you know if something is dumb to her or fun for her. 10 year olds are good at that. \nMuch luck and blessings.
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Consider purchasing an elliptical machine, Treadmill, or exercise bike (or any combination there of). When the kids are asleep you can get a pretty good workout in, eitherin the morning before they wake or in the evening after they are asleep.