Every single parent of a toddler can attest to the singular incontrovertible fact that every day is full of fun and teaching opportunities. Toddlers are great at keeping their parents busy pretty much all day long. Due to this singular fact, it is very wise to compile a long list of activities that you can do with a child of this age group. The time you give to a child when they are young pays off as they grow and develop into the person they will be as an adult.
Fortunately, it doesn’t matter if you live in real estate in Boulder Colorado or if you are in a highrise in the middle of Manhattan Depending on the area you live in, you may simply have to tailor your activities based on the seasons. All you have to do is create lists of activities for indoors and some for outdoors and you’ll be set. Some folks are fortunate enough to live in areas where the weather is decent all throughout the year. Other areas, like Fort Collins real estate, may require that you find more activities to enjoy indoors to keep you busy in the winter. Remember, there doesn’t always have to be a reason to play indoors! Let’s look at just a couple of activities that you might want to add to your list of fun activities.
One on One Activities
Playing with a toddler allows them to feel close to you and to also learn through the play that is going on. An all-time favorite activity among toddlers is dress-up. Toddlers absolutely love to mimic what their parents do or say – or look like, which makes dress-up a favorite activity. All you need is a chest full of clothing that is large for them, such as your own old clothing and jewelry, shoes or ties. Kids also like playing dress-up with actual costumes, such as police and firefighter, doctor or nurse.
Some areas may get colder than others, like real estate in Boulder; and thus could call for indoor activities like making fun recipes or crafts. Toddlers love to manipulate things; so consider making your own dough. Add a little more fun into the mix with a few drops of food coloring. Dough can be so much fun; you can even have your child push their hand into the dough to create a handprint you can preserve in the dough!
Group Activities
Group play dates are popular from Fort Collins real estate to the Coast of Florida, where you may want to play outdoors. When there are several children present, the opportunity for a group game such as “Barnyard” is right there to be taken.
To play Barnyard, you first need to assign someone (perhaps yourself) to be the Farmer. With toddlers, a fun way to play is to create cards containing pictures of different farm animals. Once you have given each player their assigned animal, instruct them to make the noise of that animal when the game actually begins; such as the moo of a cow or the baa of a sheep. Once the Farmer gives the signal, the “animals” will sound off with their moo, cluck or nay. Players will need to listen closely and find others making the same sounds and then group together. The winning team is the one that finds each member of its herd the fastest! While this game can get very noisy, it provides loads of fun!
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