I am in the boat too. My DD3 (just turned)is also around while I am trying to hs DS7. She has already managed to do moon sand on the carpet, color the tv and 2 walls (Thankfully washable marker) and dump out a bottle of shampoo which she claims was her way of cleaning up the marker she used to draw on the floor. And the school year just started. She likes to sing while she doodles and my DS7 likes it really, really quiet while he works so keeping them in the same room is almost painful. No naps here either. I did get out the bouncy ball and have been taking them for walks first thing in the morning which has helped the last few days. Anyways I need all the tips I can get from the pros here too. laugh