Color- Blow Bubbles
Play Hide-and-SeekPeek-a-BooPlay Chase- Do Finger-plays
Sing a songCollect rocks in a basket- Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture
- Make a fort out of cushions and sheets
Go for a Walk- Make a Car out of a Box
Read a book- Go to the park
Finger-paintPlay with Play-Dough- Toss Bean bags into a Bucket
- Play the shell and pea game
Dance to music- Download games for toddlers from the Internet
Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes and bags- Make a temporary slide out of a table leaf and your couch
Roll a ball back and forth on the floorScoop dirt or sand into a child's bucket (or use a serving spoon and bowl)- Practice climbing by stacking boxes on top of each other (only with adult supervision)
- Put on a puppet show
- Go fishing with a yard stick and yarn
- Make a Horseshoe game
- Make a Shape Puzzle
- Play paper basketball
- Run through a Sprinkler
Play with a bucket of water and a sponge (PLEASE WATCH CHILD AT ALL TIMES!)- Make a Drum out of an oatmeal box
- Play with a kazoo
Wash windows together- Bang on Pots and Pans with a spoon
- Brush each other's teeth
- Play dress-up with stuffed animals and your child's clothes
- Stack canned or boxed food on top of each other
Let child stack mixing bowls inside each other- Make a playhouse out of a large box
Let child play with a sticker sheet (make sure your child doesn't eat them!)- Put stickers on fingers for finger puppets
Play a musical instrument together- i.e.recorder, piano, etc.- Go on a Smelling Hunt
Frost Cookies- Plant a flower or vegetable plant together
- Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket
- Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers
Play hide and seek together- trying to find a stuffed animal or other object- Have a splash party together in the bathtub
- Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house
- Record each other on a tape recorder (great for scrapbooks or journals!)
- Make and try on paper hats
Give a piggy-back ridePlay "Horsey"- Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice)
- Play tug-of-war with a blanket
- Collect flowers (felt, artificial, real...)
- Make a camera and go on a Safari
- Play games with frozen juice lids
Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relativesLeave your phone connected and really make phone calls to relatives- let your child talk too- String large beads onto or along a shoelace
Squirt each other with squirt bottles- Glue shapes onto paper
- Make sock puppets
- Make paper puppets
- Fill an old purse with toys
Use a paper towel tube as a megaphone- Make binoculars and go "Bird Watching" or "Stuffed Animal Watching"
- Put snacks in different fun containers (paper sacks, empty canisters, etc.)
- Act out a story from a book
- Walk on a balance beam- use a 2x4 placed on the ground
- Draw with chalk on the sidewalk
- Sketch an outline of your child on the sidewalk or paper with chalk
- Paint child's palms with tempura paint and blot on paper. Makes a great card for loved ones!
- Put lipstick on child and kiss a mirror
- Make a puddle on cement and splash barefoot in it
- Let child decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
- Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
- Do the Hokey Pokey
- Make a super-hero costume out of household items
Do Knee-Bouncing Rhymes- Play "Red Light, Green Light" saying "Go" and "Stop"
- Make a shoe-box train for stuffed animals
Make a pillow pile to jump on (keep it clear from any hard surfaces, including walls!)- Make an easy puzzle with felt and Velcro
- Make bracelets or collars for stuffed animals out of pipe cleaners and jingle bells
- Learn numbers from a deck of cards
- Play the matching game with a deck of cards
- Make a domino chain
- Have a picnic in the park, backyard, or living room!
Play dress up in Mommy or Daddy's clothes- Make a tin cup telephone and talk to each other in it
- Make a nature collage
Mirror each other- Make a "Mummy Mommy" with toilet paper
- Make a tape recording of short music selections and instructions to move in different ways
- Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
TAKE A NAP!
I am a single mother to a wonderfully silly and downright beautiful baby girl and I am extremely proud of it. This is my life... The Good, the Bad and The Wicked of it.
Friday, February 24, 2012
I do better with lists!
It seems that many women today have a Pinterest addiction. I have to admit it's a neat little site and useful for sure, but I have yet to become completely addicted (thank goodness!). I hadn't been on it for several weeks and recently started getting emails letting me know about all of my new followers. So I decided to jump on and see what's happening on there. Plus I needed to find a recipe to make for dinner tomorrow night. And 2 hours later here I sit without a clue about what I am making for dinner tomorrow but now armed with this cool list (that has nothing to do with cooking or eating). The purpose of this post is to hold me to doing every one of the things listed with Sky before this year is over. Good thing I already have a head start! This morning she helped me 'clean' the bathroom by playing in the toilet with a wash cloth... I'm thinking I can probably cross off #32... right? Oh and if anyone knows what the heck #18 is... a little help please!?!?
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