Mommies Worldwide...Need ideas???

morganhccstudent724

My neice and nephew are moving across the country in about 2 weeks. My neice is 5 and my nephew is 3. My sister's husband is Army and they have lived here with us on the East coast since birth. We (myself included) are having a very hard time with the move. I am trying to think of some very creative ideas to stay in thier day to day lives. I have downloaded Skype but I was thinking of going a more artistic approach and putting 2 seperate collages together...pictures of the kids and I through the years. I don't want this to be something she hangs on the wall and they don't really pay attention to. I am trying to incorporate things they have to do everyday. An idea I had was making a collage around a stand up mirror for my neice's room since she looks in the mirror to get dressed everyday but I am having a hard time with my little man. Any ideas are appreciated Thanks....

HappyathomeMN

Make his a growth chart collage with things(images) from "home" at the various heights. Some might be objects or memorable events, people, places or even sayings that you might share. All kids like to see how they grow and even consider putting your face by your height.

skibrina

i can relate. however, i moved away from my family 9 years ago. my oldest was 3 years old. i moved from california to oregon. I am fish out of water here. no family. didn't know anyone. was going through a rough time and needed a change. since then i have married and had another child. who is now 8. but it is hard. to this day i miss my family. we stay in touch through email, facebook, texting, phone, i don't use skype, my kids like to mail things. i know not many people do that anymore but it is exciting to get things in the mail. my boys miss there grandma and cousins and aunt's and uncle. it is a challenge, but you do what you can do. and it just becomes a part of life. it does get easier as time goes on. but there are times I wish we lived closer. i would just stay positve and do all you can to keep the relationship you have. maybe save up to fly out to see your family more often. the drive for me from oregont o california is about 10-11 hours or i can fly. cheaper to drive. but i dont' get out there that much, especially with my kids in school and sports. so just keep all lines of communication open. it will get easier, in the begining it might be tough. so just find things that will help you all keep positive about it. hugs to you. sabrina