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Corona holidays - What to do with the kids?
In most regions in Germany, schools and kindergartens will be closed from Monday on, and as the first two weeks of April are Easter holidays, we are looking at five weeks of holidays in total. Many other countries also have closed their schools.

My questions are.
  • Are schools in your country/region closed?
  • Are the kids just on holidays or do classes continue online?
  • How do parents organise being off from work when schools and kindergartens are closed and kids shouldn't visit the grandparents as elderly people are at higher risk when infected?
  • How do you survive several weeks at home with your kids without everyone going insane?

Currently, I'm collecting ideas how to make the best of the situation. As going to the pool, cinema, playground, playdates etc. isn't an option, one has to be creative. I will work from home and also make sure that my kids study every day, but in normal holidays they also play with their friends, take part in sports activities, we do daytrips... Now I guess I have to turn to goold old board games and arts and crafts...

Any ideas are welcome!

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In the end of January our school was closed because of the season flue and my son stayed at home for two weeks. I work from home so I am in for the most part of the day. The teacher gave us homework. I taught my kid English every day, we sang English songs for kids, I made a large boardgame with English words and commands for him. Besides my kid found some craft ideas on the Internet. We watched a lot of good films together. So we enjoyed our free time.
Now our school is still working. But we don't know what can happen in a few days...
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I have been in semi isolation since January only going out when needed to buy weekly food and things.
And I ignored the letter from my dentist to have a routine check up. Like wise I will ignore the annual letter from the optician [due about now March -April] to go for an eyesight test. I am not exposing my mouth, throat and eyes to risk until after the flu season. I tend to do this every flu season anyway, but this year I am being more cautious.
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All schools and universities had been closed from 2 weeks ago in Iran and this will be continued till end of our new years eve holidays. However classes are continuing online for students of both schools and universities.
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In the UK the government seems to have taken the decision to allow the disease to spread through the population slowly hoping to allow "the herd" I.E the general population to build some immunity so that soon after the pandemic that is expected to die out in the autumn. "the herd" I.E the general population will not succumb in greater numbers soon after in the next winter flu season, history has shown that these pandemics do return more fierce soon afterwards. There is a danger that too much disinfecting and irresponsible use of bleach and disinfectants can cause more long term damage than it cures in the short term. The prime minister has openly stated that many thousands of elderly people will die and that we must expect to lose our loved ones earlier than we would have normally expected.

If you have a big room you could turn that into a playroom or play football in the corridor and do not worry about some ornament breakage. You will have memories to treasure in years to come.
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Hi Miriam! My name is Jesús and I am Spanish. I work un Madrid and I live in a town of Toledo. In Madrid all schools and universities closes on Wednesday and today the rest of the schools and universities in Spain.
I am lucky because I can work at home with my computer and spend my free time with my kids.

The first day is being (is it correct?) very quiet. My kids have waked up late and then they have been to the school to take their books. Today the teachers are preparing the online classes and homework and they will begin next Monday.
Now, my son is playing trumpet and my daughter is playing piano. Then, surely, we will play some boardgame (we love It) and we will some film o tv serie at the end of the day.
They also can play with toys and they enjoy playing with our two cats.
In a few days I will say you if we are all crazy or angry.

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