There were times as a young mom that I would have very busy days with appointments and errands. I remember one occasion in particular where through no-fault of mine, the last-minute appointment went through the lunch hour. This created a dilemma for me because I would have my two young daughters with me. I didn’t know what else I could do at the time, so I packed a picnic lunch and put it in the car.
I wanted to make eating in the car as fun as possible for the girls so I told them we were having a “car picnic.” Much to my surprise, they were delighted with the idea! It was a huge hit and they had such a blast. We put on kid tunes and I brought a couple of their kid magazines for them to look at after they were through eating.
Who knew that something I threw together would become such a hit and great memory?
We can learn a lot from our children. I had looked at the prospect of eating in the car as a nuisance. My children looked at it as an adventure and they even asked me when we could do it again and have another “car picnic.”
You don’t need to eat out to lunch all of the time when you are out and about. Get a little creative and pack a lunch to eat inside of your vehicle. Sit back and watch as your children teach you how to be flexible in unplanned circumstances, as well as thankful, for a new and different situation.
See the world through their eyes. The eyes of “fun.”
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