Toddler Activities

I've found that it can be kind of tough to come up with activities for a 1-2 year old. One year olds are ready to experience new things and get into everything, but they aren't quite ready for alot of the neat crafts & activities you see for older kids. This week "Show Us Your Life" at Kelly's Korner is about Kid's Activities, so I thought I'd share a few that this boy likes!

1.) Craft Pom-Poms

This is one of those "get out occasionally" toys! I have a plastic Tupperware and that jar with all the pom-poms and Parker just loves to dump & sort. You have to watch because they do fit in little mouths so nicely, in fact, I'm pretty sure Parker swallowed one at one point...It's great as a beginning to counting & colors too.

 2.) Water Play

Anything water related is great for us! Yes, it occasionally requires me to reluctantly put on a swimsuit, but it's worth it for pictures and memories like this one. Since we can't have a pool now that we're in an apartment, we got Parker one of those water tables for the balcony. Works great for a little splashing around on a hot day. Of course you could always improvise with a bowl or plastic tote and some cups for scooping.

3.) Coloring/Drawing

This Parker's latest obsession. Sometimes he colors in his high chair & other times we set up a little station at the kitchen table. He usually gets very messy & we've started just taking off his shirt when he's coloring since he ends up coloring his belly. Coloring times are most often followed by a bath!

4.) Other

Some other things we do are, Parker handing us silverware out of the dishwasher to put away, letting him help load the washing machine, playing with pots & pans, hide & go seek, stacking blocks or cups, and reading and spelling.