What do y’all SAHM do to keep you sane while being at home all the time. We are on a budget so going out and doing stuff isn’t a option right now. I have a almost 3 year old, 1.5 year old and a newborn. My husband is going back to work next week and I need to stay sane lol and something to do besides cleaning and caring for the kids like in my free time.
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I read and go to school. You may get a good grant.
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Go on a walk and get some fresh air. If you’re close to a playground or even a park with walking trails, go there. If not, take them outside of your home for a little bit to play outside.
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Reading I do a lot of reading
Always leave the house! Every day even if it’s just for a drive. It breaks the day up soooo much! When my kids were that little we’d play a lot in the backyard or go to the park. Walks, bike rides. I would even fill the tub up with tons of bubbles and let them play in it for an hour in the middle of the day. Anything to pass the time 
enjoy it! Also, Get dressed and do something for yourself everyday! Whatever it might be. I loved wearing cute clothes and always having my hair and makeup done. It just made me feel good! Right now it seems overwhelming (and it is!!) but I promise you in a few years you’ll look back and miss it so much!
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Take walks go to parks with playgrounds. I’m only a stay home mom in the summer. Work during school year when kids in school cuz I work at there campus.
What is this SANE you speak of?
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I like putting on some music as I get my daily cleaning in and that takes a lot of my day between feeding my baby, making breaky, lunch and snack for my babies. My girls are 4, 2, and 16wks so it gets pretty busy. Go for drives with your girls, and get a double stroller, it’ll help. I’m just starting to take them all out as I was nervous but it’s not that bad. Take care of yourself so then you can be the best momma you can be 
and be kind to yourself. I hope that helps lol
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Read. My oldest plays softball year round so we have that alot. I have 9yo, 7yo, 15month and a 4 month old. I understand the craziness. I also planted a garden this year so that helps me as well.
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I’ve picked up reading again. I read at night before I fall asleep. I am introducing quiet time, again, during the day so I can have an hour of quiet during the day.
Lots of outside time! Kids play I sit back and relax a little.
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I play video games and just watch a ton of crime documentaries and such lmao. But my husband and I often take time for ourselves and have his parents or my sister watch the kids which helps. Also husband will take the kids when he gets off work and lets me do whatever. Go shopping or shower or take a bath. Whatever.
Does your city have a summer guide for things to do for free…
Like one day the musume is free…
One day they offer free kids day at the library…
Public swimming and splash pads
Go to the park … set up play dates with parents ur kids gravitate towards …
Things like that…
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I use to take walks w stroller. Got me out of house and was nap time when we got home
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I love being a sahm. You can always find free things within your area to enjoy. The park is something you could enjoy together. Your local library probably has some fun programs, as well. If going out isn’t at all an option, there are so many ideas for fun things to do with the kids at home. My kids and I do crafts, read, play games, we play outside and just enjoy our days. As far as things just for me, I love to read and I’m always trying to learn something new. You have so many options.
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Start couponing to help save money . Then that give money you can put towards other things. Also alot of learning center kids are free .
Reading, gardening, cheap DIY crafts, video games. (You can do surveys and stuff like that to make a few extra $ to fund small diy stuff 
) I also got into anime/manga when I was trying everything lol
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What is this free time you speak of 
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SAHM of 6 kids; do things for yourself too. Any hobbies or even just dancing, working out, things that don’t cost money. Make sure to feed yourself well and not to drink too much coffee if you do, if I stay in the house all day it gives me crazy anxiety… routines for naps and bedtime are VERY important too! Most of all though; make sure you enjoy your little ones to the max cause they are only home for so long 
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free time ? with toddlers? 
that’s cute.
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You need to go out, it doesn’t have to cost look at free things in your area or just go for a walk or you will go insane. My kids are similar age to yours and I’d crack up if i stayed in
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Can you work from home part time for spending money?
Journaling
Self care (pampering time)
Baking
Music and cleaning my room
Pulling out photo albums
Art journal/bullet journal
Organize my day planner
Meal plan
Hunt for coupons
Paint
Color
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Take kids to the park.
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Talk to your husband about you having a set “free time”, where he watches the kids so you can “decompress”. If you can workout (at home or a gym) it will really help with mental stress… or it does for me
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Jae Nicole some of us are better at time management than others I guess 
Have playdates, invite friends over with their kids. I do local outings to the library . When we lived in apartments we use to go the parks but now we have a big back yard and the kids prefer to play at home. Pinterest ideas on fun activities to do ,organize the house. Find free local community events and just go to them they will lead you to other fun stuff .read books, bake, the possibilities are endless 
The house will always be messy with toddlers and a baby so make sure to do a cleaning time but don’t let it take over your life,enjoy the kids now that they are little 
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Walking my baby and podcasts (both free) did wonders for my mental health. And I lost a ton of weight. You can do it! Also, try to nap when the kids are sleeping (easier said than done, I know), and find a Netflix show to watch.
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Read, journal, crafting. Park time, walking, cleaning, things that don’t cost money
Play with the kiddos, make it fun. Look on pintrest for fun ideas
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I read, color, play video games a little bit of self care after bedtime. A bubble bath with some candles and a book. I also like to paint as well. 
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Park play dates, mom groups, library toddler time.
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Firstly try to get them to nap at the same time. If you can that time alone will be a life saver! If not i let my oldest watch a movie or show while my youngest naps and i can read a book or play a game or whatever i want. I leave snacks out like goldfish or animal crackers (something that is easy to clean if they get under the couch) that way its not a constant “mom mom mom snack im hungry mom snack mom mom momcan we have a snack”.
A local MOPS group might be helpful.
Ok, I’ll say it… Alcohol. Stock up. 
As a Mom of 3, always set aside some YOU time! If not, you’ll drain and there will be nothing left for anyone else. Take a bath and listen to music, shave your legs, watch your favorite movie, whatever. But make time for you too.
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I had 4 kids before my 30 th birthday - I was so busy I knew there probably wasn’t any free time - ( if I got behind on anything it was there to meet me the next morning I really don’t know how I did it but I do know this - taking care of my house and kids were the best times - wish I could go back 
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I found every free family thing in town. Free day at the zoo, art museum, children’s museum, park activities ( park in the summer… yes please) we have a free monthly magazine I picked up. Talk to friends & neighbors. Really, there’s help… just look !! Don’t forget your library
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You need to make time for yourself … When he gets back from work take an hour and go out… Also, with the kids there’s library programs usually during the summer
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You can still go out. Make your own coffee and go meet friends for a walk or jog or something at a local park or kids to park for play dates, I also cross stitch
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I use make Obstacle courses with things around the house. Their indoor trampoline, those foam cubes as a Hopscotch, punch bag and so on… or plan a pinic out back, we did alot of arts and craft outside with extra wood planks or whatever i had. I know the days can be long and seem like a constant repeat. I also know somedays you just dont want to either. Being a SAHM was some of my loniest times but looking back now i am so grateful for that time and wish i would have enjoyed it more. Although i had exterme ppd bad that went untreated. My advice is trying to make the most of it and enjoy (i know easier said then done somedays) those little humans as times truly moves so fast. Its only a chapter in your life.
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Hiking is relaxing and wears out smaller kids to make nap time easier. If you’re in a more urban area go on Peanut and make some Mom friends and do play dates
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Take walks, invite friends over to get into the pool with us, walk to the park, read my children books, sit in there bedroom with them and watch them play with their toys, let them run around outside, go for a short drive, go fishing and I love sitting down and eating meals with my children 
I also have a exercise bike I ride when my children are napping or they run around next to me while I’m riding it.
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As long as your kids are fed and clothed and happy then that’s all that matters. Go for walks to different places go feed some ducks go to the park. They’ll appreciate the little things. Arts and craft days get involved and get silly. Movie days are also great get lots of snacks etc
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Create a playgroup. Or a weekly meet up with other moms at each others homes. Or search Dollar Tree crafts. Inexpensive and gives you something to do.
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how about going for walks, How about playing outside with them, there are so many things one can do , that doesn’t’ cost a cent with little ones!!!
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I go to the gym. I have a 24 hr gym so i have a babysitter who can stay with my kids after they go to bed and i zip out for a workout. Maybe you could do the same when hubby is home and kids are in bed?
Do you have another mom friend who can trade off days for play dates? You take hers for a few hours one day and she does the same so you can have some breathing room?
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I promise it is worth it and in the long run you will be so glad you did it.
Crafts! Side job from home, gardening, work out at home. Play dates with other SAHMS, improve your cooking skills, write, take up reading, babysit other kids from your home, play “school” at home, ask hubby for a "field trip " w the kids
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Grab a nap whenever you can. Ou are sleep deprived so rake advantage of their nap time. Find a store that delivers diapers and wipes. Ask the leader of your place of worship if there are any grandma types that might be interested in rocking babies any time during the day or evening or playing with a 3 yo. See if there are other 3 yo that you can arrange a play date with. Try a mommies yoga on tv or YouTube or online. The 3 can join you and 1.5 yo can crawl all over you. Set aside a room, not your living room, dining room, or kitchen where the kiddos can play. Keep your Amazon boxes to use under the high chairs. Above all else, there must have been a reason you decided to have 3 so close in age so just enjoy them. They grow up so very quickly.
I used to go to the library. If you look up your local library they may have classes/play time. They are free and it gave me something to look forward to on specific days. Got us out of the house with no cost.
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Weather nice go outside go to the pool id your able or like me I make me time at the end of the night when kids ate in bed
Take time to yourself. Use whatever phrase you want, but separate yourself for a little bit. Teaching them is ok to need a breathe and seeing them up for success without you for 2 minutes or 5 or however much.
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Reading is like a little escape for me or listening to podcasts I like sitting outside relaxing
It’s hard with it being so hot but when it cools down later in the day, go for walks, look for parks in your area, play dates so you can get adult interaction lol
Free time, what’s that lol. I had 4 at home when I was younger and no car so we did lots of walking with a double stroller and one child in my back and other than that it was lots of cleaning and caring for the kids cause that’s all I had time for.
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Self care, make yourself a priority
Play sudoku or crossword puzzles and get a kindle
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The best thing for me was creating a structured routine for the kids first! It took a few weeks when they were that young to get them used to it tho lol like make a wake up routine, breakfast, let the 3 year old help you load the dishwasher after meals or give them some screen time while you clean up from meals. Dedicate some time to play outside (some cheap ideas… sidewalk chalk, water sprinkler, balls, trucks and dirt or our personal favorite… fake jewels from the dollar tree that I bury and let them find, other easy scavenger hunt or I See type games) dedicate some time for naps, rug time where you read and rock your kids (prob good to do before nap to help them wind down) and then you squeeze your breaks in the schedule… like before waking them up, get up and have some time to yourself. During their screen time, time to yourself, nap time… nap or time to yourself. Of course your own time will likely be with the newborn but that works too… of course you need that bonding time with the baby is little still!
It’s a fallacy that you need a lot of money to keep the kids active. When I was a state home mom after Sesame Street at 9:00 in the morning we always left the house whether it was for a walk sometimes you walked 3 miles put the kids in the stroller let them ride along go to the park go to the library they do a lot of free stuff at the library go whatever there’s all kinds of stuff in the community if you look and then we come home for lunch and then after lunch we do crafts or just played together the days went by quick the kids were happy and I was saying
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Look into your local library story time programs or summer reading programs aimed at kiddos. If you live in a city many metro parks or park depts have kid centric programs. Also look into malls near you as many do summer programs for young kids usually on one day a week. take you kiddos to a local park to play for free or take a walk.
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Leave the house. There’s no reason you can’t. The economy doesn’t keep you from playing in the yard or going for a walk or doing a scavenger hunt. My favorite thing to do is send my 2 older kids outside to play pretty much all day and then I get to just play with the baby and clean and whatever else I have to do
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Walk .Indoors if not possible to go outdoors.
Have a consistent routine .
Meditate .
Join an online course and learn as time permits .Journal.
You get free time?? Damn! I have a 3yr old daughter and a 7yr old son who acts like a teenager. This mama is not OK ova here lol. It’s so hard to not just clean all day. I’m a neat freak so I’m constantly cleaning up. That’s all I do. Clean clean clean and cook and clean lol I feel like a damn robot.
Crafting of some sort like Painting or macrame, random household projects you’ve been meaning to get to, rearrange the living room or decorations, reorganize an old photo album into cool scrapbooks, go outdoors, maybe start a garden or indoor plant display, or if you just want to chill and get “away” read a book.
Go to the park, library. Find free things in the neighborhood or local area. Find a SAHM group
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I loved mops!! It was time for just me and to be around / meet other moms
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You don’t…just when you think y’all literally won’t make it, they grow up and move out 
Parks, library, pool, and 
and repeat lol
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Look for a moms group in your area. I belonged to one and we would plan play dates weekly. It’s a great chance to meet other moms and kiddos.
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You probably won’t have as much free time as you think! But if I were you, I would take up reading. When you do your shopping, check out the book section of the store. See which books sound good, and by which authors. You can get them cheaper online used. You can build up quite a collection. If you like to write, start a notebook of your own original poetry and/or short stories. Paper, loose leaf notebooks, and pens are pretty cheap at Dollar General store. I’ve taken up crocheting. Yarn is kind of pricey. But you might find a place in your area that carries bargain yarn. You’ll have to make sure and keep your projects put up in the top of your bedroom closet. Knitting needles and crochet hooks are not child friendly! You might want to go through all of your photographs and see how many you have. There may be a lot of old ones of family and friends. You can get photo albums for cheap at Dollar General and organize your photos. I’m not a scrapbooker, and I’ll tell you why. Scrapbooks are good for the short term, but you’re bound to “outgrow” the themes after awhile. But if you plan your photo albums chronologically, those will be good for years. Don’t get the sticky ones. You want the ones with the slide in pockets. That way if someone ever wants a copy of a picture you have, you can get to it easily. I find looking at those pictures is a great way to spend your time. Just a few suggestions.
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Have the 2 older ones make book bags or decorate them. Go to the library and get each their own library card. As crazy as it was the librarian had my 18 mo at the time get her own card and scribble her name on the back. I took my kids to the library a few times a week to check out books. Summer time they have story time for the littles. They have an area for the smaller kids and a bin with baby books that are easy for the littles to go through and look at while you are choosing books. Get a double stroller put baby in a pouch and go for a stroll/walk at a park or trail. Even getting out into fresh air will help with the hum drum of everyday. When the kids get older I would suggest a family membership at a Zoo, aquarium, childrens museum, gym, youth centers for sports, lil tikes gym so they can run jump and slide on gymnastic padding …etc. I have been a SAHM/homemaker for 24 years now and we tried to stay active. Not everyday has to be busy. Use your mornings to do fun kid stuff and afternoon for naps and house management. My advice always always try to take a nap when the kids nap. This is essential to keeping up your energy to keep up with the kids. I now have grandbabies to do all over again.
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What free time?? I never had any. I did take kids to park for 2 hours , weather permitting. Mine were newborn, 2 1/2, 3 1/2.
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I started learning a new language! It’s challenging, takes dedication, but will be very rewarding. If I can learn it, I’d like to take a trip where I can utilize it, a little reward for sticking to it. I use duolingo and it’s nice cause whenever you have time you can pop on there and even 5 minutes a day is something
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Didn’t know there was free time with 3 small children. I pray you get some and and save your sanity 
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No sanity here, and I just have a 2 year old, 2 dogs and a cat. Reef tank. Larger house than I’m used to, I stay busy. My sanity comes from my naps.
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Start a little container garden. It is my refuge when I’m getting cabin fever. I also work from home in the evenings so that helps also.
U have basically 3 under 3-how bout a MOPS group??? Craft or story time at your local library?? Maybe Montessori School for the 3 year old?
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Parks, libraries, walks. Maybe check some local community pages for sahms for play dates.
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Walks to the park, join a playgroup, library has activities for young kids, books, music classes and crafts. You could take up a small hobby at home and start a small business.
I do sewing as a hobby and plan to start selling what I make at local markets and online.
My kiddies are 15 months apart and loved their walks and being outdoors. I also have friends with kids similar age so I would go over to their houses for a playdate maybe once a week.
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Went to work 
I applaud SAHM’s. 
I have four kids(one is special needs), multiple health issues(disabled) & run a poultry farm. I rarely if ever have any time for myself, I can’t even pee alone. I try the hardest I can to be up before the kids and have a cup of coffee to myself. Paint my nails after bedtime or just take a long soak in the tub and stay up a little later than going to bed with my kids. If it’s not feasible I don’t take it out on them and just get through the rough of it. We frequent parks, the library, splash pad & craft time at Michael’s and are involved in 4H projects.
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Take the kids for a walk to the beach, park, playground, botanical gardens, whatever you have near you. Get out of the house and do stuff. You might meet some other like minded mamas to talk to. I’ve joined a Facebook group with mothers from my area and we’ve started doing meet ups and play dates. Playgroups could be good too but they’re not free
Coming from a 52-year-old mom of adult children if I can give any advice it is to take every moment to sit down and play with them in bond because believe me you’re close your eyes and tomorrow they’ll be adults. You can be as positive as you make it. I stayed home with mine until my twins were two And I really enjoyed being a stay at home mom
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I used to go for picnics with my kids go to the park pools pretty much anything that was free. Also plant yourself a little garden to tend to and let them watch it grow. I had my kids help with watering and weeding my garden so they appreciated the food more
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You have to find an outlet for yourself. Maybe a favorite snack and show at the end of the day or a hobby/project you enjoy. Being a SAHM is not easy and especially with young kiddos but rewarding. Time flies and before you know it you will miss those days. Cherish each moment and always remember is doesn’t last forever.
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I take my kids on little adventures, not spending any money we just go on hikes, different nature trails and different beaches. If I had to stay in the house I’d go absolutely insane lol.
Coloring adult books only when they are asleep tho. Listen to music while cleaning or cooking if you sing they too
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Walks, bath time with cups to play with, pm, super simple songs on YouTube, library
Read, workout. Look into meetup.com. Look into local mom groups. I’m very brash for the majority of pansy moms, but I bite my tongue and go along with it to have time away from my kids a few times a month.
Coming from being a SAHM for 4 yrs with 3 kids to then going back to work fulltime for 3yrs then building to ( managing role) for another 4yrs with an extra child (4 kids) then recently being a SAHM with a 5th child…ITS TOUGH!!!
doesn’t help 2022 is just the shittiest year with sickness it’s so OVERWHELMING. First time dropping in weight to high-school weight. It’s tough.
My kids range from 15, 11, 8, 4 and 7 months.
I would go back to work ANYDAY.but then that’s a joke coz my kids need me since hubby is our sole bread earner…
Hands down toughest job EVER
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This is a time to teach your children life values. Little things they will pickup from you. Right and wrong how to treat people . Have then do small thing. Take a lunch break with them. How ever they like. I felt I was a nobody raising my children and looking back . I was teaching my children more than I ever knew.
Make sure you get time to yourself. Nowadays the pressure to constantly occupy our children and do activities with them is immense!! Really there is no reason why they can’t be left to feel bored, or do an activity on their own - get the paints out and let them mess around, pop them in the bath before bedtime and clean up once they’re asleep - while they’re doing that, you could be reading a book, or just watching TV.
Have a set bedtime, make it early so you get a few hours to yourself in the evenings. There are mum + tot groups you could go to a few days a week to get them out and mixing with others, tire them out. Or a walk in the park, feeding the ducks (seeds not bread). It’s difficult but as long as you make sure you get some ‘me time’, that’s what’s important.
Hope this helps 
I had a close friend that lived next door. She would come over just about every day. It was good to have an adult just to talk to. I agree you need to find an outlet where there would be other moms. A library is a good place they usually have story hour a couple days a week and parks
when my kids were younger we just went to parks and had picnics all the time
find play groups in your area and just literally get in a good routine ! movie , naps . play room !
craft outside it goes so fast before u know it they will be in school.
enjoy these years ! out of there whole life you only have 4 years to be the one