How to keep your kids busy while you work from home - The Verge

Working from home can be a balancing act between your business and personal life — especially if you’ve got kids. We’ve got some toys, videos, and ideas to help keep things a little saner while you’re finishing your workday.

Working from home can be a balancing act between your business and personal life — especially if you’ve got kids. If your children are toddlers, then you must depend on partners, family, or childcare providers to keep them away from your Zoom sessions. If they are school age, you may have some time for yourself and your job during school hours — until the school day is done.

Below are some toys, videos, and ideas that some of our staffers with kids have come up with to help keep things a little saner while you’re finishing up your work day.

Marbrasse Acrylic Pen Holder.

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Esther Cohen, associate director of audience development for The Verge, says, “I got one of these rotating desk organizer things and filled it up with crayons, markers, colored pencils, scissors, glue, etc. I also got two trays, one for white paper / construction paper and one to put things in once completed. I stuck it all on the empty dining room table. The kids would come home, shower, and — without me nudging them — gravitate toward it because it is laid out for them and so easy. That usually keeps them busy for an hour.”

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