https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Thu, 30 Apr 2026 13:44:59 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327403 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 15:01:26 +0000 Mrs. Lemon-Lime 2327403@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Option 1- early pick up from daycare w/ a heads up for the daycare teachers. This sounda like a blast!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327360 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:42:19 +0000 littlejoy 2327360@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I can't see the full responses. I would skip daycare for sure. Kids like routine, and I could see that option actually confusing LO, and possibly ruining the day. </p> <p>I'm not sure kids understand surprise days (maybe she'll think it's the weekend with a fun activity?) ... but either way, I bet she'll love the fair. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327333 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:31:39 +0000 Adira 2327333@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Your daycare might also be annoyed if you were just dropping her off for an hour... </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327330 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:30:12 +0000 mauxie 2327330@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would leave at the normal time but hype up the outing. Maybe a special breakfast out with Dad?</p> <p>I wouldn't drop her off at school only to pick her up 1hr later. IMO, that would disrupt my kid's expectations for the day and could back fire. And could possibly make it more difficult for the teacher/other kids staying at school (but that's just me). </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327320 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:28:31 +0000 mediagirl 2327320@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@lamariniere: I was kind of thinking that, as well. Picking her up an hour in might be more of a disruption than anything else. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327319 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:28:01 +0000 lamariniere 2327319@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I would definitely start right away (option 2)! Sometimes my kids get involved with activities at daycare and don't want to leave, so they get upset when I insist that it's time to go. Better to avoid that! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327318 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:27:42 +0000 regberadaisy 2327318@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Leave the house around normal time and go out for breakfast. That's what we usually do. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-would-you-handle-a-surprise-day-for-your-lo#post-2327314 Tue, 20 Oct 2015 14:25:52 +0000 mediagirl 2327314@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My husband is going to take our lo to the state fair on Thursday. It's going to be a surprise daddy day for her. She naps in the afternoon so it has to be a morning trip. Rides start at 10am and that is his plan for the day - just take her on a bunch of rides. </p> <p>Here are the ideas we have thought about so far: </p>