[zhemao]

> What ideas have parents come up with to make it "feel" like there's more unstructured play time for kids during the school year?

Uh maybe, I don't know, actually giving them more unstructured play time? Schools have been drastically cutting back on mid-day recess and other types of "free time".

[jmathai]

My point is that there's a small window of time remaining in their day once school is out. And my wife picks them up right after school. Most kids are in after care until 6pm.

How can we make the 2 hrs of actual free time he has feel like 3? That's what I'm asking.