What can you do to make a smooth transition from mealtime to resttime for preschoolers?

Question

What can you do to make a smooth transition from mealtime to resttime for preschoolers?

Answer 1

Play classical or "sleepytime" music during mealtime. You will be amazed at how it quiets their little souls and how much nicer they will eat, interact...during their meal, as well.

Answer 2

story time?

Answer 3

Have meal time at the usual place, but then have everyone move to their mats for a cookie for desert. They will learn that after mealtime, comes cookie (or cracker) time, and they will bed themselves down fast.

Answer 4

Set and tell a story or read a story book.

Answer 5

Read a book and/or listen to music

Answer 6

make it a scheduled event, same time, same way every day