Intention

I have been working on not putting on the TV in the afternoon when the kids start getting out of hand. We call it the bewitching hour. They are all hungry and tired and it is easy to just put on a video. I am forcing them to use their minds and find something to do if it kills me. Why do I bring this up? They just started buidling a fort in their room and all three of them are putting Bob the Builder to shame. The down side is this. "Mommy, we made a ginormous mess. Can you come and help us clean it up." A simple "no you made the mess you clean it up" really doesn't play out in practice for a 4-2 and 1 year old. I figure if I keep saying it one day it will actually happen. I guess I can hope.