After-school routine for 3 to 5-year-olds home at 4pm
When 3 to 5-year-olds get home at 4pm, 6 steps and 85 minutes take the afternoon to 5:25pm, ready for dinner.
The routine, step by step (from 4pm)
- 4pmStep 1: Coat and shoes away3 min
- 4:03pmStep 2: Wash hands2 min
- 4:05pmStep 3: Snack and a drink at the table15 min
- 4:20pmStep 4: Free play or outdoor time45 min
- 5:05pmStep 5: One small job: set the spoons on the table5 min
- 5:10pmStep 6: Quiet time with books before dinner15 min
About 85 minutes, 4pm to 5:25pm, then dinner.
Other arrival times
- Home at 2:45pm: finished by 4:10pm
- Home at 3pm: finished by 4:25pm
- Home at 4:30pm: finished by 5:55pm
- Home at 5pm: finished by 6:25pm
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Step times are typical for the ages shown and clock times count from the time you pick; sleep ranges are the AASM consensus, endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics. Nothing here is medical advice. The guide text is drafted with AI from these numbers and checked automatically before it is published.