So I found this list on Pinterest, and it is now my goal to do all of the things on this list with Khloe and Krue before the baby is born. I might get it done before that, because we've already done a lot of them. I also put my input on some of them in black. Maybe I will just start now and do them all over again. :) I'm excited...
ColorBlow BubblesPlay Hide-and-SeekPeek-a-BooPlay Chase- Do Finger-plays
Sing a song- Collect rocks in a basket
- Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture
Make a fort out of cushions and sheetsGo for a Walk- Make a Car out of a Box <-So fun! Doing this next...
Read a bookGo to the park- Finger-paint
- Play with Play-Dough
- Toss Bean bags into a Bucket
- Play the shell and pea game <-huh? Anyone know what this is?
Dance to musicDownload games for toddlers from the Internet- Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes and bags
- Make a temporary slide out of a table leaf and your couch
- Roll a ball back and forth on the floor <-............
- Scoop dirt or sand into a child's bucket (or use a serving spoon and bowl) <-Maybe play in a sandbox...
- Practice climbing by stacking boxes on top of each other (only with adult supervision) <-I don't think that would work...
- Put on a puppet show
- Go fishing with a yard stick and yarn
- Make a Horseshoe game
- Make a Shape Puzzle
- Play paper basketball
- Run through a Sprinkler
- Play with a bucket of water and a sponge (PLEASE WATCH CHILD AT ALL TIMES!)
- Make a Drum out of an oatmeal box
- Play with a kazoo
- Wash windows together
- Bang on Pots and Pans with a spoon
- Brush each other's teeth
- Play dress-up with stuffed animals and your child's clothes
- Stack canned or boxed food on top of each other
- Let child stack mixing bowls inside each other
Make a playhouse out of a large boxLet child play with a sticker sheet (make sure your child doesn't eat them!)Put stickers on fingers for finger puppets- Play a musical instrument together- i.e.recorder, piano, etc.
- Go on a Smelling Hunt <-huh???
- Frost Cookies
- Plant a flower or vegetable plant together
- Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket
- Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers
- Play hide and seek together- trying to find a stuffed animal or other object
- Have a splash party together in the bathtub
Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house- Record each other on a tape recorder (great for scrapbooks or journals!)
- Make and try on paper hats
Give a piggy-back ridePlay "Horsey"- Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice)
- Play tug-of-war with a blanket
- Collect flowers (felt, artificial, real...)
- Make a camera and go on a Safari
- Play games with frozen juice lids <-sounds like a party!!
- Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relatives
- Leave your phone connected and really make phone calls to relatives- let your child talk too
- String large beads onto or along a shoelace
- Squirt each other with squirt bottles
- Glue shapes onto paper
- Make sock puppets
- Make paper puppets
- Fill an old purse with toys
- Use a paper towel tube as a megaphone
Make binoculars and go "Bird Watching" or "Stuffed Animal Watching"- Put snacks in different fun containers (paper sacks, empty canisters, etc.)
- Act out a story from a book
- Walk on a balance beam- use a 2x4 placed on the ground
Draw with chalk on the sidewalk- Sketch an outline of your child on the sidewalk or paper with chalk
- Paint child's palms with tempura paint and blot on paper. Makes a great card for loved ones!
- Put lipstick on child and kiss a mirror
- Make a puddle on cement and splash barefoot in it
- Let child decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
- Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
Do the Hokey PokeyMake a super-hero costume out of household items- Do Knee-Bouncing Rhymes
Play "Red Light, Green Light" saying "Go" and "Stop"- Make a shoe-box train for stuffed animals
Make a pillow pile to jump on (keep it clear from any hard surfaces, including walls!)- Make an easy puzzle with felt and Velcro
- Make bracelets or collars for stuffed animals out of pipe cleaners and jingle bells
- Learn numbers from a deck of cards
- Play the matching game with a deck of cards
- Make a domino chain
- Have a picnic in the park, backyard, or living room!
- Play dress up in Mommy or Daddy's clothes
- Make a tin cup telephone and talk to each other in it
- Make a nature collage
- Mirror each other
- Make a "Mummy Mommy" with toilet paper
- Make a tape recording of short music selections and instructions to move in different ways
- Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
TAKE A NAP!
Okay... so now that I read through the whole list, there are some pretty lame ones on here... haha. There are also a few cute ones, so I'm going to erase the ones I think are stupid and perhaps add a few. Then I'm going to print the list and put it on my fridge. As I do the things on my (new and improved) list I will take pictures to document it...:) <-So, that's the plan...
We do a lot of fun crafts and things, but I'm starting to need new ideas. I've noticed that the more prego I get, the less creative and spontaneous I get...So ,it will be nice to have some quick easy ideas/reminders on my fridge. That way I can make sure that I still do fun things with my kids every day. I do like how simple some of these are and how they don't take much prep. To Khloe, it will all seem pretty fun and spontaneous, and that's all that matters to me :)
If I come up with other ones, I'll be sure to post them....
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