I just spent the morning with my 4.5 year-old at kinder and TBH I can see why she has meltdowns after spending the morning there, then going to childcare. The kids spend a lot of time concentrating on small but detailed stuff like painting, playdoh, pasting, threading stuff. I know they're just playing but they're still using their little brains and concentrating. I think it all gets too much and they just need to chill.

I think the park is a great idea or a bike ride/swimming - just anything physical that doesn't require too much brain energy.