Is there something fun you can entice them with at the end of the play timeframe? Whenever I used to be in charge of the gross motor room I would always set up an obstacle course after all of the toys were cleaned up. I would devote the last 1/2 hour or more to it. The kids absolutely loved it but the rule was only if everyone played well together and only if everyone helped put toys away. The obstacle course consisted of several different objects that they had to interact with, so a chair where they had to sit down and stand up 3x and then move to a hoola hoop that they had to jump in and out of 5x etc. I would go through the course myself and show them and then we would all take turns. When kids would complete the course we would all give high fives and I woukd really dole out the praise!

The first time you do it just tell them you have a fun surprise game to play but don't tell them what it is....really build up the hype around it.

Anyway worth a shot! I rarely find negative consequences work for rowdy boys.

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