‘I know you follow me!’ mum tells daughter’s teacher as she shares relatable issue of kids’ end of term art projects
A MUM has left other parents in hysterics after sharing a VERY relatable struggle with her daughter’s end of term art projects.
Victoria took to TikTok to share a video of her little girl armed with a giant tractor made from cardboard, as she hilariously referenced her teacher in the caption.
As her daughter posed with the pretend vehicle, she looked thrilled with her creation – before her mum and dad even took their turns behind the wheel too.
“Why?” Victoria wrote in the caption.
“Yeah cheers for that Miss T – I know you follow me!”
And the comments section was almost immediately filled with people weighing in, with other mums admitting they’d found themselves in similar situations at the end of the school year.
“Me yesterday walking home with a giant papier maché penguin,” one wrote.
“After first grade my daughter came home with the tooth loss chart for her class,” another added.
“She was the only kid that hadn’t lost any teeth yet!”
“My nephew brought home a ‘bin’ which he made but included all of the rubbish from the classroom,” a third commented.
“This is HILARIOUS!” someone else said.
“My son’s nursery sent us home with a huge box he had drawn on…I had my 3 year old on his balance bike and my newborn in a pram..thanks nursery!” another sighed.
“Omg ours even make us send a massive carrier bag so they can off load all their rubbish onto us,” someone else laughed.
“One of my kids made a large pig which he brought home but was adamant he had to keep taking it to school,” another wrote.
“I carried that pig to and from school for weeks!”
The teachers got involved in the comments section too, with one writing: “As a teacher. I love this!”
“HAHA as a teacher I am guilty of doing this,” another added.
“But it’s so much fun to hand out and watch parents’ faces,” a third commented.
How long should kids be on screens?
Dr Amanda, who's a parenting expert and child psychologist gave a general guide for parents who wish to limit screen time.
Age 1-3 years old
How long: 5 minutes per year of life in one sitting
Dr Gummer says: “If you are really hoping your child will learn from the screen time they have then one rule of thumb is that on average children can concentrate for 5 minutes per year of their life (i.e. 15 minutes at age 3).”
Age 1+
How long: 1 hour per day
Dr Gummer says: “For younger children we feel that around 1 hour per day is a sensible limit to aim for on a regular weekday.
“Once you add together time on mobile devices, TV, computers and other devices with screens this may not seem like much (and remember children may get screen time at school).”
Age 2+
How long: 2 hour per day
Dr Gummer says: “Various sources including the American Academy of Paediatrics recommend no more than 2 hours per day (for children aged 2 and over).”
Children of all ages
Over two hours a day is excessive usage
Dr Gummer says: “A recent study saw some detrimental effects in teenagers that used more than 3 hours per day of screen time and consider this ‘excessive usage’
“My class all went home with giant cardboard box creations last week,” someone else wrote.
“Better than being in our classroom,” another joked.
“We don’t want it lying around either!!” someone else said.
“Just know that we’re not sorry,” another commented.