bored bored bored
funmum
activities need some more ideas other than paint lego and playdough we
are isolated so playgroup is out of the Question
Sue
You can go out for walks, collects pretty leaves and make fall decorations
with them. Go to the park. Make forts. Paint. Include her in your chores.
Have her sort socks, fold washcloths, dust, etc. Invite other kids over her
age. Have her help make food for the day. Color, play on the computer (if
she understands what to do), watch movies. Go to the mall and walk around.
Go to a play place for lunch. Good luck.
--
Sue (mom to three girls)
"funmum" <melbr...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:1193196643....@k35g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
Nina Pretty Ballerina
"funmum" <melbr...@optusnet.com.au> wrote in message
news:1193196643....@k35g2000prh.googlegroups.com...
> activities need some more ideas other than paint lego and playdough we
> are isolated so playgroup is out of the Question
>
she can help with cooking, takes you twice as long and cleaning up is hell,
but they enjoy that and it is productive.
my son loves basic games on the internet, wish he never knew they existed.
he cant do it quite himself, but he knows they are there and how to play.
thewiggles.com.au has some good games.
um, i doubt you are looking to spend money but the leappads are great IMHO
good luck
chris (in oz too)
ps come and say hi in aus.family some time....
Beliavsky
Little kids like to do the same thing over and over again. The main
question is whether your daughter's activities are boring for *her*,
not for you. By "demand" I've read pages from the "The Cat in the Hat
Beginner Book Dictionary" to my 2yo literally hundreds of times. He
has learned a lot.
I don't think there is harm in teaching toddlers "academic" things
*if* they are interested. My 2yo likes to practice
(1) Letters. He plays with magnets, recognizes them in books,
associates words with initial letters ("a" is for apple) and asks me
to write letters).
(2) Numbers. Same as above.
(3) Drawing. He tells me to draw shapes for him to recognize and
objects (for example airplanes) from books we have read. He scribbles
on everything.
(4) Recognizing graphs. Once when I was working on the computer he
wanted attention, so I drew graphs for him using Gnuplot. He can
distinguish between the graphs of the functions x, x^2, and sin(x) --
that's become a game of ours. He also likes to identify graphs and
tables in my books.
(5) Chess. He's watched his 4yo brother play with me. He cannot play,
of course, but he enjoys identifying the pieces ("black knight",
"white rook") and setting up the pieces on a "No Stress Chess" board
which labels the initial squares of the pieces.
betsy
My 2 1/2 yo loves dressing up to dance in the living room, learning
simple tumbling, working on her hopping, skipping etc. She enjoys
riding her trike. She loves to help with whatever household tasks I'm
working on. She enjoys singing her ABCs, days of the week, months of
the year etc. with me. She enjoys workbooks and frequently asks me to
help her write letters. She loves water play in the sink and spends
hours teaching her Playmobils to swim. She enjoys having me read
books and deciding which character she will be and which ones other
family members and I will be. She enjoys starfall.com on the computer
and has recently learned to manage the mouse well enough to do it on
her own.
--Betsy
Kiticat
Themed weeks have helped save my sanity during periods of isolation.
Ie Jungle week - dress like animals, decorate a room all jungly, watch
the jungle book.
Space week - dress like aliens, make a lunar landscape....
lots of building dens.
playing shops
making fun obstacle courses (in the house can be done with cushions)
experimental cooking - let her invent the recipe (limit ingredients
though if you want any food left)
websites like kwala and boola (havent got the link anymore)
making Christmas cards
fence painting (on a warm day give them bucket of water and brush and
let them paint a fence)
let her be Mum for the afternoon (careful I ended up in a lot of time outs!)