picking up kids
Fetching young ones
Picking up kids is the routine task of collecting children from school, daycare, or activities—typically by car.
The phrase anchors countless parental schedules: I have to leave early to pick up the kids.
It can also mean lifting children physically, though context usually makes clear which sense applies.
- carpoolShared commute arrangement
- schoolPlace of instruction
- school busVehicle transporting pupils
- minivanMultipurpose family vehicle
- soccer momSuburban parent stereotype
afterschool · after school · dismissal · backpack · curbside · double parked · parking · waiting · soccer · practice · daycare · playground · play date · snacks · seatbelt · booster · car seat · buckle up
- routinesmorning routine, habits, routines, morning routines, procedures
- daytime activitieslunch, brunch, nap, siesta, lunch break
- errandsgrocery shopping, groceries, grocery run, dry cleaning, pharmacy