Weekend plans, Feb.28 and Mar.1

As always, these plans represent our desired activities with children on the weekends. We plan so we can do more exciting things together, sight-seeing as well as errands. We plan ergo we experience more. Why post? Hopefully, to provide inspiration to others.

Saturday, February 28 - Lawrence Hall of Science
08:00-09:00 Eat breakfast, get dressed, pack to go
09:00-10:00 Drive to 1 Centennial Drive, Berkeley, CA 94720
10:00-12:40 Explore http://lawrencehallofscience.org
12:40-13:00 Drive to Mezze, 3407 Lakeshore Avenue (reserved)
13:00-13:40 Lunch
13:40-14:40 Drive home
14:40-16:00 Nap time, reading, prepare for after-nap activities
16:00-16:30 After nap, together with kids clean up the car: have kids pick up garbage under & next to their seat & wipe down their step stools
16:30-18:00 Shop for fruits, go to Borders at Mathilda
18:15-18:30 Set the table
18:30-19:00 Dinner
19:00-19:15 Tonight's activity: math
19:15-19:35 Tonight's featured toy: wooden blocks with letters (build a tower with A., read with L.)
19:35-19:40 Clean up toys
19:40-20:00 Cartoon, dress in pjs, clean teeth; put A. in bed
20:00-20:30 Read to L., put L. in bed
20:30-23:00 Parents' "free" time

Sunday, Mar.1 - Easy day
Note: the beginning of spring is celebrated in Russia with making tons of pancakes.
07:30-08:00 Get dressed, make pancakes
08:00-08:30 Eat breakfast, celebrate spring
08:30-10:30 Clean the house, play with kids in the garden
10:30-12:30 Play date at our house
12:30-13:00 Lunch
13:00-14:00 Play soccer, read
14:00-16:00 Nap
16:00-19:00 Go to IKEA, play & expore, eat dinner there
19:00-19:15 Tonight's activity: sports
19:15-19:35 tonight's featured toy: tambourines, push toys race
19:35-19:40 Clean up toys
19:40-20:00 Cartoon, dress in pjs, clean teeth; put A. in bed
20:00-20:30 Read to L., put L. in bed
20:30-23:00 Parents' "free" time