Mumsnet users share with Sky Kids what they could get done in 30 minutes

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It’s fair to say that once you become a parent your efficiency skills reach their ultimate potential...gone are the days of spending spare minutes procrastinating about the million-and-one things you need to do. Now, when your DCs are watching a bit of telly you can complete the work that previously would have taken you five days of faffing. In half an hour you've changed the beds for the entire family, responded to your important emails, cooked a meal for four people (with dessert), and painted your toenails an exotic shade of blue. With that in mind, Sky Kids would love to know what you can do in the 30 minutes your children are having some down time.

Here’s what Sky Kids has to say: “The Sky Kids App is the perfect solution to keep your kids occupied during their (and your) well-earned downtime. …..With thousands of shows on demand including Paw Patrol, Ben 10 and Horrid Histories and interactive games for all ages like Art Studio, you can buy yourself some free time (enjoy that home pedicure!) safe in the knowledge that the available shows and games they're watching are age-appropriate and of course, entertaining.”

Do you have a to-do list ready and waiting for when you get a spare 30 mins so you can zap through it all? Perhaps when the children are watching Paw Patrol you manage to call and check in with family members whilst simultaneously preparing for a meeting you have the following day? Or maybe you sneak off to another room, finally able to treat yourself to a relaxing bath or watch your favourite TV show while the children watch theirs?

Whatever you’re able to get done, share it on the thread below to be entered into a prize draw where one winner will win a £300 voucher of their choice (from a list).

Thanks and good luck
MNHQ

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in 30 minutes I would shower, get dressed, have a cup of coffee while listening to the radio, bliss!

Throw some washing in the machine, make a cup of tea, make sure everything is organised to do some dinner in the evening, catch up on emails and social media x

A quick dust and hoover, and putting the laundry in the wash.

In 30 minutes I can have a shower, get dressed & put my makeup on. I have had years of practise

I put any pots and pans to soak, quickly plump up the cushions in the living room and run the hoover over. That's about it, I must take a lesson from some of the more organised on here

Wash up and clean the kitchen or clean both bathrooms. They're usually the jobs that need doing most!

Get through a pile of ironing while the dinner is cooking, listen to a podcast and make a shopping list.

would manage to clean the kitchen and bathroom but not a deep clean

I can get a load of laundry in, dishwasher on, beds made, the house vacuumed and the bathroom cleaned if I go quickly although I'd rather spend it doing yoga.

Get caught up on some reading! :)

I can do a lot in 30 minutes. I can start cooking tea, throw a wash on, do the dishes and give some rooms a quick tidy :D

In 30 minutes I can tidy the lounge, put a load of washing on, deadhead the snapdragons which are flowering wonderfully in tubs, tidy the hall, check emails and answer any urgent ones and make a shopping list.

30 minutes I can do the dishes, put on some washing prepare tea and probably make the beds if I didn't get time in the morning

Get ready to go out x

Sort the house finances out and save some money!

Over the summer holidays 30mins is allowed for study with my child. A few pages in the workbook, reciting flashcards and reading a storybook. That's all that needed to keep the learning flourishing over the summer as most kids forgot things by the time they go back to school is September.

I'd pour myself a glass of wine and run a hot bath!

I can watch match of the day whilst skipping the boring parts

Clean the bathroom.

30 minutes is perfect for going to the bathroom without being disturbed!

Wash the dishes, empty the cat litter, clean the kitchen surfaces, empty the bin and put the kettle on. Thinks that the best I can do, but they know not to cross the kitchen threshold while i'm in cleaning mode.

30 minutes of child free time would mean having decompression time alone in my room. It would be bliss, but usually it's sorting household tasks.

Could clean the bathroom :)

I could cook a meal, hoover and put out some washing in half an hour!!

30 minutes... i could have a wee and wash my hair in piece!!!