Chicken Pox

So, apparently 5-10% of kids who are immunised, will still get chicken pox. K woke on Saturday morning saying that she had a mozzie bite on her head/scalp. It wasn't until she undressed later that I saw the other spots, mostly on her torso. A doctor visit later that morning confirmed they were chicken pox and advised she should stay at home for a week - until the spots developed scabs and were no longer contagious.

So - what to do with a few days off work and a child who is supposedly not to be in contact with others...

Our water beads, which live on the kitchen bench, were revisited.

We played 'schools' and K did some workbooks.

We tried to start some sight words.

 

K of course had to be the teacher - she read to Mum who had to sit on the mat.

 

We cut out old Christmas cards from last year and stuck them on envelopes - we plan of making an Advent Calendar with 24 envelopes K has decorated.

K looked after her babies and took them for walks.

 

We swung.

 And looked for bugs.

K volunteered to help with some jobs.

Even Natti had to participate as K tried to teach her to read numbers.

 

By Thursday, K's 30 or so spots were sufficiently scabby and Mum decided it was time to head back to daycare. I think we had a reasonably productive three days. I guess we can now cross chicken pox off the list of future reasons I will need to stay home from work.