Activities

(Age 27+ Months... she has been doing many of these for a long time)

1. "Fish" in a mud puddle using a stick.
2. Take a bath (she loves bubble baths) or shower.
3. Play hide and go seek. We need more practice (lol), but she is learning!
4. Mother her little baby dolls. She rocks and sings to them. Sometimes she says, "Baby's crying. Baby needs 'nur-nur.'" :-)
5. Go for a walk in the park. She likes to pick up sticks, little stones, and leaves. I suggest bringing a basket in which to carry the treasures your child picks up. (Be careful, though; Ellen once picked up a dead mouse that looked like a leaf!)
6. Play on the big toys in the park... and the swings, slides, etc. While at the park, I've noticed that some toddlers are a little afraid to climb by themselves, so don't worry if yours isn't ready yet.
7. Go see the ducks.
8. Blow bubbles or chase bubbles that I blow for her.
9. Play with her ball. We're learning to push the ball back and forth while sitting on the ground. Kicking it back and forth is fun, too.
10. Color on the sidewalk with sidewalk chalk. You can also let them use water to "paint" the sidewalk.
11. Have a picnic. You can even have one indoors if it is raining outside.
12. Play with cups in a sink filled with water and bubbles (this can help keep her occupied while I wash the dishes or do something else in the kitchen). If your child isn't big enough to stand on a chair at the sink (or you'd rather he didn't), you could put a dishpan filled with water on a towel on the floor.

Activities Sent in by Other Parents

My 29 month old son loves to play kitchen on the deck with a bucket of water (supervised). He measures, cooks, drinks, serves splashes and offers me some tea. This treasure of a kitchen I found at a yard sale and we love it. I add bubbles for extra fun. I clean it up and bring it in in the winter.