Wanna hear what I'm "stockpiling"

[NoRoomInBed]

I'm planning ahead have the usual extra bag of pasta ect but I've started to get extra things that will help keep DC entertained if needs be. Stuff like making sure I have enough colouring books, crafty things even got a water play table I was planning on buying when the weather got warmer.

Any other ideas? DC are 2 and 10

Hang on to packaging and buy some glue. There are some fantastic ‘Blue Peter on steroids’ activities on 5 minute crafts on Facebook.

You can download and print colouring pages, or get the older to draw ones for the younger.

Something my 5yo liked (still does now he's 8) is a treasure hunt of pictures: cut up 8 bits of paper (fold and refold an A4 sheet), draw a rough but easily identifiable picture of something, eg toy box. Draw another picture of, say, child's pillow, then put that in the toy box. Under the pillow, put a picture of a shoe; in the shoe a picture of favourite teddy. And do it goes for 8 pictures. In the last place to look out a chocolate button, or whatever you like. I used to leave love hearts and sweet messages. Took 5 minutes to prepare, 5 minutes of running around the house. The 10yo could do them for you and small sibling.

Do lovely crafty things that you can give to relatives when "all this" (that which should not be named!) has passed, and you can get together with family again. Handprints, footprints, big roll sculptures etc

Bannagrams
Craft sets
Large cardboard boxes
Science kits
Baking stuff
Lego
Activity books/magazines
Art supplies
Paper
Printer ink

Wine.
I am stock piling wine!

I am stock piling wine!

I only drink about twice a year usually but even I'm going to be stockpiling wine (and chocolate

You can all keep your pasta and bog roll.

Gin, vodka wine, rises and nuts 😂

Crisps and nuts lols. I've obviously already started

Thank you some great ideas. I'm stockpiling hot chocolate too as I don't drink alcohol atm it's my go to.

I suspect I'm inadvertently stockpiling perishable goods. Placed an Ocado order earlier in the week, then managed to get some stuff in town so can remove it from the order. Except I can't, because the website is knackered.

If anyone needs bread, eggs or smoked salmon, just let know. And yes, I'm aware how middle class that sounds - but it makes a good sandwich. Fortunately I have wine, and a Majestic within walking distance, so if all else fails...

We were quite amused that our Waitrose had run out of quinoa and venison burgers (as well as the usual suspects). Stockpiling in Surrey is clearly quite selective!

I've bought Easter Eggs for us all - just in case!

Do you have Alexa? There are lots of things on there like Karaoke, quizzes and things.

I know a few who've bought trampolines!

Sadly no room for a trampoline. Got some of that crazy sand and some air drying clay though.

Baking supplies
Fabric, threads etc. Want to get the kids into making some things.

Wine
Beer
Spirits
Mixers
Chocolate
Crisps
Coffee
Ice cream

On my shopping list this week is bird seed... . Just stopping and watching the birds on the feeders is a few minutes of destressing.

I've done a Hobbycraft order.

Contemplating Reading Chest if we are having school closures.

Playdoh - my 3 dc (11, 9 & 7) have rediscovered it & are hooked again!

Printer paper for printing resources or just for drawing.

Sand for sandpit

Puzzles, craft kits & board games.

Swingball

Skipping rope

Cat food and litter

I’ve also hidden a lot of ds’ toys. So I can bring them out again if I need to.

I bought cheese & coffee. Stuff the kids. There’s heaps of lasagne in the freezer.

same as above. Cat food and treats, cat litter and art supplies (Asda had quite a bit heavily reduced). Easter eggs were bought a few weeks ago too, but that was only because it was payday. I'm also being extremely sensible with money, just in case. DH is self employed so could be off for few months due to nature of his job. If the country does go into quarantine (dislike the word lockdown) i will possibly be out of work for a while too. Any big purchases are on hold as is DH 50th birthday family trip.

My 50th is coming up soon....Happy to postpone for better times😍