Anyone have any creative ideas involving housing a family of four in a two-bedroom apartment?

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sweet_suns

There are two adults and two children (ages 8 and 6) in the family, and I'm looking for a cteative way to house us in a two-bedroom apartment. Since I have one girl and one boy, each has one bedroom right now, and my boyfriend and I sleep on a futon in the living room and I share the closet with my daughter, he shares the one in my son's room. It's nice for the kids because they each have a fairly large room to themselves, but my boyfriend and I don't have much privacy! I'm trying to think of other ways to make the situation work....and we're looking at another apartment, also with only 2 bedrooms (because getting a three-bedroom where we live is very difficult and it costs almost twice as much as a two-bedroom!). Anwyay, this new apartment we're considering has one of it's bathrooms in the master bedroom, which means whichever kid gets that room will get the bathroom and the other three of us will have to share the remaining bathroom. Is there another way we could set things up?
We like where we live (a block from the beach) and don't want to move to another area!! :P
I really don't feel it's appropriate for an 8 year old girl and a 6 year old boy to be sharing a room (in fact, in some states, it's illegal, if I'm not mistaken!)

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Yes, I know it's taboo and you may be giving them ideas that they can do what you and your boyfriend do. On the assumption that you and your boyfriend are their parents then you can use the, mommies and daddies sleep in the same room concept or you don't do this until you're reached age ___. I don't like the idea of room sharing/division in such a skewed way as you're suggesting with a master bathroom.

You can use room partitions or a camping theme and put the kids in the same room. Bunk beds will give it a more camp like theme.

Or, you can use a princess/knight concept. Knights are the protectors of their ladies, therefore there isn't any "weird" message. However, each of their bunks could have curtains or sheers of some sort from modesty.

Or you could blend the two.

You could also have them pretend they are cars from the movie Cars. I don't believe they show any of the Cars sharing a "garage" in the movie.

That's my two cents. Hope it helps.

Things to keep my son occupied on the train?

Somaesthes

I am taking a 16 hour (each way) trip on the train with my 3 and a half year old son. We will be getting a family bedroom upgrade. I need ideas on things to do and things we could take with us to keep him occupied. I have a few logical ideas like books, crayons, and I am going to try to get ahold of a portable dvd player. What ideas do you have to keep a 3 year old occupied?

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When ever I travel with kids, I bring a goody bag no matter how long the trip is. It keeps the kids occupied and keeps them from getting into trouble and helps keep me sane.
Make a bag appropriate for the age of the child and one bag per child , that way they can have ownership and be responsible for it(also it avoids them fighting for things). It can be a back pack or a tote just as long its light enough for them to carry it around.
I also change the items every so often to keep them interested.
I usually carry
a stuff animal(big enough to fit in the bag)
coloring books and a doodle pad.
crayons, color pencils, & pencils.
small toys like cars for boys or polly pocket for girls.
a cd player/dvd player
couple of books
portable video games if you have any or portable board games.
cross word puzzles
card games like go fish.
a camera so they can take pictures on a long trip.
light blanket & small pillow
Snacks
Wipes

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