New Book Time

Toddler ages: 30 months, 30 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-a new (or new-to-you) book

There's just nothing better...

How to make a toddler eat a cookie in 21 bites

Toddler ages: 30 months, 30 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-a cookie
-a little bowl

Today's post is listed at my main family blog, 11th Heaven's Homemaking Haven, and it's very much like yesterday's "Mango and Toothpick Time" post. Hope you enjoy this tip as much as Twin B did...

Mango and Toothpick Time

Toddler ages: 30 months, 30 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-mangoes
-toothpicks

I love giving the toddlers toothpicks with which to eat their snacks. It teaches dexterity and takes up more time, thus keeping them out of mischief longer. Make sure this activity is highly supervised, as toothpicks can be a choking or poking hazard.

For our mango activity, we cut up mangoes in little tiny pieces, put the pieces on a plate, handed the kids their own toothpicks, and the fun began. It was nutritious, too!



Enjoy!

Blanket Fort Time

Toddler ages: 30 months, 30 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-a blanket
-2 to 4 chairs

This is just good clean fun...

Looking at Old Blog Posts Time

Toddler ages: 30 months, 30 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-a computer with blogs or photos of your toddlers

To me, this is one of the most fun ways to spend time with the kids. I think I love looking at my old blog posts and pictures just as much as they do!

RV Exploring Time

Toddler ages: 30 months, 30 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-an RV

If you have a friend or family member with an RV, ask if you can take your tots exploring in it. Ours had a great time!...

Phone Time

Toddler ages: 30 months, 30 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-a phone

My kids love this as much as any activity I could conceive of. This activity, however, takes careful adult supervision. If you're lucky, the kids will just call a wrong number and get a friendly recording that sounds like Grandma, according to the twins. If you're unlucky, though, they could call China. Good luck...

No-Cost Arcade Time

Toddler ages: 29 months, 29 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-an arcade near you

Go to an arcade without quarters and watch your toddlers play. They won't know they're not really playing and you get out of the house and entertain them for free!

(Yes, technically there is an electronic screen involved in this activity, so you be the judge if it's TV-free or not!)

Glow Stick Time

Toddler ages: 29 months, 29 months, 4 years

Materials you'll need:
-glow sticks

If your toddlers have trouble going to sleep or if you are traveling and they are in an unfamiliar place where bedtime becomes difficult, give them glow sticks in their cribs or pack-n-plays!

Works for us! Thanks for listening.