Shabbos Treasures Week 6 - Preparing for after Shabbos needs.
Q) Pesach falls on a Saturday night, is it OK to have the kids sleep Shabbos afternoon so they will be up fresh and bright for Seder?
Our Sages forbade any type of effort or preparation during shabbos or yom tov for after in order to preserve the restful character.
Just like we shouldn't move many heavy tables and chairs unless for a mitzvah like shabbos meal so too here.
It is not a problem to prepare when:
1)  it's not self evident why you are doing this. 
2) it's done routinely, aka out of habit and it's a small deal to do this, as it's not "strenuous".
We were asked what's the cut off on this?
I think the answer is when it's done routinely and effortlessly by people our of habit and when we don't even have a conscious thought about it and it's simple i.e. it's not strenuous work, it's not deemed preparation.
3) a significant loss when involving a "minor" labor activity.
4) if useful to Shabbos e.g. it may give you pleasure now if its clean etc.
Let's now look at a number of examples:
1) Washing dishes - not ok.
So how to deal with on shabbos? You could leave in sink and as people wash their hands naturally over the day they get rinsed.
2) Wiping a table top clean: not ok, unless you will enjoy the clean table now.
3) Arranging dirty dishes in dishwasher; not ok, but if mess of dirty plates bothers you, you could put it in. 
4) Making beds; not ok, unless them being messy bothers you. 
5) Arranging dozens of books in shul; not ok.
6) Bringing wine for Havdalla from fridge before shabbos is out, not ok.
7) Returning a book to bookshelf; fine as out of habit not preparation.
8) Taking a coat for a walk on shabbos when not raining right now; ok as it's "common place" activity.
9) Taking out a key in a city with eruv; ok, same as 8.
10) Putting leftover challah in freezer; ok as preventing a loss.
11) Tidying up a room; ok if mess bothers you.
12) Leftovers in fridge; ok but don't say your doing it for tomorrow.
Sleeping on Shabbat afternoon to be fresh after Shabbat, ok as long as don't express why your sleeping. 
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