Routine for birthdays, Christmas, Easter etc tends to go out the window, but we definitely have a routine for day to day with 4 under 6. We try and have them all in bed by 7-7.30 and find without the routine everything becomes too chaotic!

We had 3, 3 years old and younger.
By the time little Mr was born our twin girls were phasing out their last day sleep.
When little one would nap I’d do activities with my girls or if I needed to do something around then house I’d set them up with a movie to watch.

For family outings I’d try to time travel with little one’s short nap and he loved the car so would often fall asleep and then transfer still asleep to his pram ???????? Being the third he was super relaxed around lots of noise and not at all easy to disturb which was a real help.

At bdays and Christmas or anything involving girls, my girls loved to help their baby brother open presents and as they grew older the girls would let their brother help them open their gifts. We try to always involve all three kids in activities so that no one is getting bored or lacking attention.

I only have two under 5 and I try and keep them in a routine where it’s daily activities/ child care then when they get home it’s play for a bit, dinner, bath and ONE movie then it’s lights out for bed.
In terms of birthdays and the like I usually collect stuff during the year lol. I always have my eye out for sales so I don’t have to spend as much or i have more money to spend on other things.

No, they super busy I just try to let them sleep atleast by 8pm, but eat and bath no spesific times or schedule.

Yes and no. I have 3 kids under 5 also with 1 more on the way and due in the next couple of weeks. So I’m sure it’s all about to go out the window. But our routines are generally in the morning and at night. During the day we let the kids do what they want.

Yes definitely. A routine is very important. I have twins (two under 3) and a routine helps a lot with daily life.
About Easter Christmas etc. we haven’t done much yet because my boys were a bit young. But I think fairness is the key with presents and everything else.

I don’t have that many children, but in my experience when children have a routine it can be easier across most aspects of their lives. It helps them familiarise what is happening, and when, helping them to feel safe in their environments. Things in life don’t always go to plan, but I think it’s important to maintain a routine. Having a visual chart the kids can see can also help to remind/ prompt what they’re doing and when. Example. Morning, showing eating breakfast, teeth brushing, getting dressed and play (in order of tasks). You can print off pictures to indicate what the tasks are. Get the kids involved in making the chart, ask them what the next picture is for the day. Hope this is helpful.

Christmas, birthdays and easter, etc – routines generally go out the window. There is so much excitement with presents, family and friends that no child is really going to stick to a routine with all of that going on. As to the every day though, I had 2 under 5 and I had already established a sleep routine with my first before the second came along. Then when baby number 2 arrived, I worked on getting him into a routine straight away too, using the eat, play sleep routine. I had a set afternoon nap time for them both, which was 2pm. If baby number 2 was looking sleepy before that time, I would try to distract him and keep him awake until then. In then end I had 2 kids sleeping at 2pm. We would usually have a routine where I would get up, feed baby, make breakfast, walk time with the dogs, then kids would have free play while I did chores, feed baby, lunch and then we would do an activity together, like play dough, sandpit, etc. then nap time for all 3 of us. Both kids would usually sleep for a couple of hours.

A daily routine is super important, I definitely recommend trying a visual routine (eg pictures) for the older ones to stay on task

When I was in this situation, routines were pretty important just to help me remember everything. But at the same time, I looked for as simple as possible. We did a 1year old party for each, then no parties till they were in school.

Yes at that age I think a daily routine is quite important and we celebrated all you mention birthdays, Christmas, Easter, New years eve etc