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Activities for Toddlers
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on Aug 06, 2014 (Read 665 times | Comments: 8)
What are some activities for toddlers to keep them occupied? I have a 3 year old and a newborn so I am trying to find something that she can do while I am nursing. Any suggestions?
sunnyb75
sunnyb75
on Aug 07, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

My son had just tuned four when we had our younger son. He loved playing with Legos or coloring (showing me what he'd done along the way). She could do fashion show to show your her talents.
MiMommy
MiMommy
on Aug 13, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

Puzzles, coloring, and best of all, playdough!
lickysplitnik
lickysplitnik
on Aug 19, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

I have that same issue my son is for my daughter is one I would always have to put on some kind of activity such as painting Play-Doh Legos cars or pull out toys anywhere I could find to keep him preoccupied puzzles are number one must in coloring sometimes gets boring
missvonbon
missvonbon
on Sep 12, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

Sensory play! Fall is coming up, go outside with a plastic tub during their nap and line the bottom with some dirt, sprinkle some water here and there so Toddler can feel the difference between dry soil and mud, add some sticks, leaves, pine cones, smooth and rough rocks, anything you can think of! Let toddler explore the different textures and get messy while you're busy with Baby!
mariedmandi
mariedmandi
on Sep 17, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

I torn a few pieces of different colored construction paper in toddler sizes (meaning not to small) and handed him a blank piece and a glue stick and let him go to town! It took him a good 15 mins to get them all glued on and needed no assistance! :)
mariedmandi
mariedmandi
on Sep 17, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

Another thing I did was took water color paint and let him wet the paint brush and pick a color (I got all the colors really wet, because they need to be) before he got started and he picks a color and puts a LARGE wet splotch of color on white paper and then blows the wet paint around with a straw! It makes really neat streak and again I didn't need to supervise him (but it did take a couple mins to show him what he was supposed to do :)
mariedmandi
mariedmandi
on Sep 17, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

MY son really likes to glue so I found an activity sheet you can print out online. I printed him out a picture of a large hot air balloon and then I let him glue on different color of pieces of paper to "color" the balloon. (make sure you let him do the steps as mentioned above first. It's a good way to get him interested and know what he's doing lol)
mariedmandi
mariedmandi
on Sep 17, 2014 Quote  »     Reply  »

Oh I also let him sort out money! He loved this!! I put a large handful of change on the table and I started him off by putting 2 or 3 quarters in a pile and spoke about their size (Oh look how big this one is..etc) and did that as well with pennies, nickles, and dimes and then left him there to sort! I told him once he's done and if he sorted correctly he could have a treat! (he got a small pack of those gummie fruit snack things lol) And this won't keep him occupied for a long time but it's fun! You draw a simple picture in permanent marker. Like a sun, 2 or 3 clouds, a small hill, a dog house, and a few small flowers. Let him color it and then CUT the paper into 6-8 pieces cutting in zig zag, wavy, and straight lines to make a puzzle! My son LOVED the idea of his own personal puzzle plus he took a little longer trying to color nicely and stay in the lines.