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Share the everyday shared moments with your kids now they’re back at school with Cadbury - £265 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED

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PoppyMumsnet · 14/09/2016 12:19

Now that your children are back at school, you might have a bit more time to yourself to enjoy. But, Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons would like to know what your plans to make sure that you still have everyday shared moments of joy with your children are, and how you plan on making the most of the time you have with your children during term time.

Do you make sure that you have dinner round the table together every evening to catch up with each other’s’ days? Maybe you have a scheduled family film night? Or are you planning fun days out together for the weekends? Whatever your plans, let Cadbury Dairy Milk Buttons know by posting below.

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Share the everyday shared moments with your kids now they’re back at school with Cadbury - £265 voucher to be won! NOW CLOSED
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SuzCG · 24/09/2016 16:56

I use the drive home to chat to both children, ask questions about how their day has gone, what they have done etc. I always sit at the dinner table and eat tea with them (even if their Dad can't make it home in time) so we talk together and enjoy good food and company. Weekends are family time - we always commit to spending one day together as a whole family and go out and do something together - even if that's just a walk.

JoJoBaldwin · 24/09/2016 16:59

My daughter is so exhausted after school and clubs she never feels like chatting much in the evenings. So the morning's are our time together, having a nice relaxed breakfast and walking to school where we chat about the day ahead and the day before.

Zeitgei5t · 24/09/2016 18:20

We walk back from school and chat about her day as once she's in it's TV, snacks and sofa time before dinner and bed (dd1 is only 4 so gets very tired after a full day of school). But we try and do fun family things on weekends.

saltedcaramelhotchoc · 24/09/2016 21:06

The walk to and from school works here too. But I do think beyond that this needs to be actively planned given how busy we are with work, activities etc. It's so much harder than it seems.

My daughter sometimes actually texts me with the tough emotional stuff, rather than talking, or the text is a prelude to talking...

StickChildNumberTwo · 24/09/2016 21:58

The walk home is a good time to catch up on what's happened at school (or not as the case may be - some days I get loads of info, some days just 'I'm not telling you'). It's then good to all eat together so we at least have that time as a family.

Ethan260908 · 25/09/2016 12:30

I love the walk to and from school. Can only take 5 mins some days and others an hour by the time we get distracted looking for butterfly's, conkers, blackberries, snow balls (what ever the season). Some of the best chats happen completely out of the blue going and coming back from school

seeingdouble2 · 25/09/2016 16:13

Every day we all sit at the table and have tea together no excuses no interruptions from other sources. We use this time to catch up on what has happened during our day and keep , it is amazing what you can get out the children about their day when they are not distracted by a tablet, tv etc .

MiserableMe1 · 25/09/2016 16:36

were going to go out at the weekends for family time and on an evening spend and hour out of the day to tell each other how our day's have been

Laurajp35 · 25/09/2016 22:24

Cuddles and kisses and stories at bedtime!

WuTangFlan · 25/09/2016 22:27

The everyday moments now the kids are back at school are pretty much the same as the ones from the "holiday" while I was still working. I still find £265 an oddly precise prize... but anyway. I guess an everyday moment is catching up on their day.

angiehoggett · 26/09/2016 13:02

I love sitting at the dinner table with them and finding out about their day. There are some great stories they come out with and it lets us all bond.

MAT12 · 26/09/2016 17:24

We are lucky as most night we eat together so we get to share our daily stories. Its great to listen, laugh and share the moments of each persons day

jaxcarp78 · 26/09/2016 18:15

We always read books together and shears have done. He has daddy time while I work at weekends so he has time with us both together and separately.

SerenaVanDerWoodsen · 26/09/2016 22:00

Family dinners most nights, bedtime stories, watching Strictly on catch up and dancing round the lounge all together Grin

cookie09 · 27/09/2016 09:40

Now the kids are back at school we tend to make sure we do have some quality time with them in an evening. We all sit down together for dinner with no devices so we can sit and chat about the day and we also have a movie night every other night as this is time that brings us all together. In between these days i let my boys decide what they would like to do as they do also need some independence and a break from mum and dad.

Sammyislost · 27/09/2016 12:47

Days out. I've actually reduced my hours at work so that I can have the weekend with my husband and kids (otherwise I worked!) so I am loving the days out - trips to the zoo, walks on the beach...quality family time :)

SSCRASE123 · 27/09/2016 16:08

Luckily I work from home now so every day we all have dinner together with no TV, Phones etc. Weekends we make a big deal to have at least some time that we all go out together for a walk, lunch etc.

KnottedAnchorChief · 27/09/2016 16:29

My two children get up early and generally wake us up and then come down and demand breakfast straight away. This morning though, they both sneaked downstairs and set up monopoly on the kitchen table. They are too young to really know the rules but they had done their best sharing out the money and were happily moving counters and houses around the board. I decided to join in for 20 minutes of play before breakfast and it was a great start to the day! I have decided this week that the monopoly board will stay out so that we can all have a quick morning session! Even if it makes everything else a bit rushed before school, those few stolen minutes are brilliant.

marymanc · 27/09/2016 16:35

We eat together as a family in the evenings and at weekends and we make time to play a small game, read a book or watch a series together.

GiraffesAndButterflies · 27/09/2016 20:27

Cuddles in bed on a weekend morning are probably one of their favourite moments! Stories/snuggles/random tickles, it's all popular!

Cocacolaandchocolate · 27/09/2016 23:06

I Also try to keep bedtime story magical, warm milk, pjs and s biscuit while I try to read a story that they will remember. 😃

notagiraffe · 28/09/2016 09:26

We've had a habit for years now that we will spend about two hours outdoors together as a family at some point during the weekend. It can be anything from cycling through the woods, to den building, climbing a hill or strolling around a local lake, chatting about music or where the DC want to go on holiday. But we do it most weekends, and it gives us a chance to get our usually quite distant and phone-addicted teens to talk with us.
We also have dinner together every night, but it's on the outdoor expeditions that we have the best times.

PeppaAteMySoul · 29/09/2016 11:11

We make sure we read to DS every night. It's such an important part of all of our day even though it's only 10-15 minutes.

sofieellis · 30/09/2016 09:36

When mine were younger, it was bath and bedtime. Bathtime with lots of bubbles and toys , then snuggling up with milk in my bed, while I read them a bedtime story, before lifting them into their own beds.

Now they're older, we make a point of having a movie night once a week. All snuggled up on the sofa, with drinks and snacks.

badgermum · 30/09/2016 16:45

We try to have dinner together every night although it's not always possible with clubs and work, at weekends we have at least half a day out as a family either to the coast or our local country park if it's raining we love to have a Family~Film~Fest with a great family film, blanket, snacks and drinks all gathered on the sofa