Summer 2014 hiccup

How do I keep the kids busy?
Summer Camps is the answer...
But who has the time to drop & pick the kids?
This year I note, that all camps start only after 9.00A.M. 
What are working parents going to do?
Every class charges Rs.2000-2500 per hour for 10-15 days class?
How do I keep 2 kids engaged for atleast 3hrs in a summer camp if the charges are this high?
Every class proclaims that they are the best...
How do I decide which is the best?

I am still searching for something that will keep Ahana n Om busy for the month of April without being too heavy on the pockets. I hope I am able to finalize on something in the next 2-3 days.

Some Summer Camps I came across::

• Karnataka Chitrakala parishat-

Age group- 7-16

Charges- Rs. 2500

Days- Monday-Friday

Date- April 7- May 23

Timing- 10.30-12.30

• http://www.karnataka.com/bangalore/summer-camps-and-workshops-in-bangalore/
• http://www.inexel.org/sum_ad_jingle.shtml
• http://www.flip-book-online.com/FBO/Youreka/
• Summer Camp at Club- keeps the kids busy from 9.00AM-12.00PM
• Summer camp at Discover Kids - keeps the kids busy from 9.00-12.00PM
• Freedom International School has a series of Summer camps orgnised- each class charges 2k-2.5k
• Ranga Shankara has some interesting programs going on in Summer Express. But the timings are such that the parent has to be off-work during working hours and keep driving around dropping n picking up kids.

Update:
Baby wanted football :-D So she's got it. 1 1/2 hrs of running behind the ball.
Baba has been sent for 3hrs of summer camp at Club. 
Have to find out what he learnt. 

Bonding

While I have been thinking that Baby is the sensitive one, and Baba the typical boy, I got to witness the sensitive & caring side of him.

Om and Ahana were home after school and I was checking with him about his Pool splash playtime that he had at school. He was excitingly talking about the fun he had in school and Ahana suddenly burst out crying.  It was the day of her Mathematics examination. She was upset that she had lost 6 marks straight without being able to attempt the last two questions. She had a 1hr 45mins examination without having a clock in the class or the invigorator announcing the timings. What had upset her the most was, the teacher had snatched away the papers on first bell, without giving them the extra 5 mins that the kids should have got. And the worst part, she knew the answer to the last 6 marks. Now..this was the story behind her crying..

While all of this was being narrated by Ahana (with tears rolling down), Om ran to Ahana hugged her first..then came back running to me and asked me why she is crying. I told him that she was upset about her exam. He again ran back to Ahana and asked her to stop crying.."Ahana please alabeda" and again came to me asking me to tell her to stop crying. The otherwise happy face was now sad to see his sister crying so bad.

Am happy that while the kids continue to fight over petty things, they still have the bonding that the siblings should have.