First Playdate I Hosted

Yesterday I hosted my first playdate at home with my son's Gymboree classmates. I thought it wouldn't push through anymore since we got a lot of snow the day before, but these moms were still eager to get out of the house to unwind too. Four boys of about the same ages, 32 to 34 months in one room is such a riot. Although I prepared my son about some friends coming over to the house, it didn't really get him ready to share his toys. He got overwhelmed seeing other kids feasting with his toys. He became agitated, he tried to grab everything back, toys that he didn't really care about anymore. Unusually, he easily got upset and frustrated, and there were a lot of crying. Kids can really be territorial, that's all I can say. They cannot fully comprehend yet the meaning of words 'share' and 'borrow'. They think that if other kids hold their toys that he can't get them back anymore.

Anyway, the moms had a great time chatting away and eating through the chaos. This is one of the chances that every moms want to grab, to have some adult conversation once in a while. It's good thing that it was a holiday so hb was at home, he ran some errands for me, lol. He got up early to plow the driveway, then he went to the grocery for some food and afterwards ordered pizza for us. We got home late from a party Sunday night, so I didn't get the chance to do food shopping.

At about past 1pm, 2 moms and kids left but one mom stayed behind and played Wii Sports bowling with us. When she and her son left, I felt so tired I had to take a nap with my son. I thought it was a stressful day, I got headache from too much screaming, banging and running around of the boys. That photo on the right was what used to be a castle that they all knocked down together. I couldn't see myself having anymore kids, geez I salute the moms with more than one kid whose ages are very close to each other.

But overall it was a great playdate. I came to a conclusion that I should host more of these playdates so my son will get used to having other kids play with his toys, therefore he will also learn how to share.