Valley families having fun at home

Valley families having fun at home

Sometimes it seems like a full-time job to keep the kids busy while working from home.

CRAZY AT TIMES.AND SOMETIMES I T MIGHT FEELLIKE A FULL TIME JOB - FINDINGTHINGS TO KEEP THEM BUSY.13 INVESTIGATES ANCHOR TRICIAKEAN - LOOKS AT A COUPLE OFVALLEY FAMILIES HAVING FUN ANDDEVELOPING A CLOSER BOND.15.28 SONIA PETKEWICH: ITDEFINITELY WAS AN ADJUSTMENT.SONIA PETKEWICH IS USED TOBEING A MOM ON THE GO.AS A WORKING MOTHER OF THREE,SHE SAYS IT TOOK ABOUT A WEEKTO GET EVERYONE USED TO WORKINGFROM HOME.15.42 SONIA PETKEWICH: JUSTGETTING A SYSTEM IN PLACE FOREACH ONE OF THEM.BUT ONCE THE SCHOOL WORK ISDONE AND MOM PUNCHES OFF THECLOCK, IT'S FAMILY TIME.THEY'RE VISITING EXCITING NEWPLACES...20.15 SONIA PETKEWICH: THEONLINE VIRTUAL TOURS OF MUSEUMSAND PARKS AND ZOOS.JUST FINDING THIS CONTENT THATYOU CAN KEEP KIDS BUSY IN ANEDUCATIONAL WAY HAS BEEN VERYVALUABLE.THEY'RE ALSO GETTING CREATIVEWITH CHALK...STIMULATING THEIR BRAINS WITHMULTIPLE PUZZLES...AND GETTING COMPETITIVE WITHBOARD GAMES...INCLUDING THIS ONE INTRODUCEDBY A NEIGHBOR.THE FAMILY LIKED IT SO MUCHTHEY MADE THEIR OWN GAME BOARD.17.44 SONIA PETKEWICH: YOU GOAROUND AND BASICALLY PLAY THREECARD GAMES IN ONE WITH THESEPOKER CHIPS.IT CAN GO ON FOR A LOT OFHOURS.THIS GAME HAS BEEN GOING ON FORA WEEK.BUT SONIA SAYS SHE'S ALSOENJOYED INDIVIDUAL TIME WITHHER KIDS THROUGH COOKING.20.47 SONIA PETKEWICH: THEYEACH PICKED A DAY AND SO, MYPORK.BEST OF ALL, SONIA SAYS HERKIDS HAVE REALLY MATUREDTHROUGH THE PROCESS.21.13 SONIA PETKEWICH: NOW THEYHAVE AN APPRECIATION.THIS TAKES A LITTLE LONGER TODO (LAUGHS) AND THEY HAVE TO DOTHE CLEAN UP PART TOO.JESSICA SUMMERHAYS IS ALSOENJOYING THE TIME WITH HER FIVEKIDS.COVID-19 CUT INTO THEIRREGULARLY CONFLICTINGSCHEDULES, BRINGING THEM CLOSERTOGETHER.51.29 JESSICA SUMMERHAYS:THEY'VE BUILT FORTS.MY DAUGHTER HAD A SLEEPOVERWITH THE BOYS LAST NIGHT INTHEIR ROOM.THEY'RE JUST DOING THINGS THATTHEY WOULD NEVER NORMALLY DO.LIKE DANCING TOGETHER!

51.18JESSICA SUMMERHAYS: I MEAN EVENMY OLDEST WHOSE SOMETIMES TOOCOOL TO HANG OUT WITH HERSIBLINGS, HAS INVOLVED THEM TODO THINGS LIKE TICTOC ANDMAKING DANCES.THEY MADE THIS VIDEO, THAT SHESAYS ACTUALLY TOOK A LOT OFCOORDINATION, BUT WAS A LOT OFFUN.AND JUST LIKE SONIA, JESSICA'SFAMILY HAS A NEW APPRECIATIONFOR MEALS TOGETHER.50.20 JESSICA SUMMERHAYS: TO BEABLE TO SIT DOWN AT DINNEREVERY NIGHT HAS BEEN PRETTYAWESOME.YOU GET TO KNOW YOUR KIDS WHENYOU'RE ALL AT THE DINNER TABLE.WE LAUGH A LOT.IT'S BEEN GOOD.IT'S BEEN REALLY GOOD.JESSICA SUMS IT UP WITH AMESSAGE MAYBE WE ALL NEED TOHEAR.56.17 JESSICA SUMMERHAYS: ITHINK I'VE LEARNED THAT BEINGBUSY IS OVERRATED.WE NEED TO SLOW IT DOWN ALITTLE BIT.TK 13 INVESTIGATESWE HAVE MORE DETAILS ON GREATWAYS TO HAVE FUN WITH THE KIDSWHILE YOU'RE STUCK AT HOME ONOUR WEBSITE.JUST GO TO KTNV.COM.ADLIB WITH JUSTINSCATTERED SHOWERS AROUND LASVEGAS THIS MORNING AS AN UPPERLEVEL WEATHER DISTURBANCESLIDES ACROSS THE SOUTHWEST.