Night time madness???

Do you find as a parent you dread winter time? This is a time as a parent you need to become more creative at trying to keep your children occupied in the evenings so they don't fight all evening long!

My husband and I have really cut down on our kids and how much time they spend sitting in front of the computer and their DSi games. We do not have cable TV at our house, but we do own enough movies, we could open our own movie rental store. So they have slowly moved from "computer games" over to watching Scooby Doo. I can't make up my mind if watching Scooby Doo is any better than playing computer games. PLUS as an adult you can only watch "so much" Scooby before it starts driving you crazy! LOL

Tonight was the first evening that the kids couldn't go out and a play. So the boys started out playing on the computer and DSi, and then when I called for time to get off the computer and Dsi, it was time for dinner. (Dinner time is another blog post of it's own!) So quickly after dinner they ran back to their computer and games so after looking at my zombies for awhile I told them it was time to turn the electronic stuff off. So, they went straight to watching Scooby Doo before shower and getting ready for bed!

Now that winter is finally hitting NW Arkansas and other areas,we as parents will be looking for projects for the kids to work on in the evenings! I know at our house we will be adding a game night, just to keep the sanity in our house so the boys will not fight all evening long!

What do you do with your children, to keep the peace in your house during the winter months? What do you do to help your children burn that extra energy off?

PLEASE post your suggestions, game ideas, or just how you handle the winter months at your house!

Gena
www.forthemonster.com