Purposeful Play
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Mackenzie’s Favorite Toys To Play With at 12 Months Old
These are some of Mackenzie’s favorite toys at the moment! Any of them would also make great gifts if you’re looking for ideas. Lovevery Buddy Stroller- She got this as a gift for her first birthday and she absolutely loves pushing it around the house with or without her baby in it! Ball Drop from The Babbler Lovevery Play Kit- This is from the Babbler play kit that is designed for 13, 14, & 15 month olds. She loves to put the balls in the top and push them down. There are four different ways for her to get them out. I love seeing her mind at work! Radio Flyer…
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How We Created A Purposeful Play Area for Our Toddler
We don’t have a designated playroom on the main floor of our house, so we created a section of our dining room (which rarely gets used) for Mackenzie’s toys. When she was a baby we just had out a plush floor mat with toys, but as she got older I could see all of her stuff slowly taking over the rest of our dining room. I wanted to create a more purposeful place for her to play. Since she’s not a baby anymore we don’t necessarily need a big floor mat for her to play on. I like that she now has a table she can play at! Below is…
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Non Screen Time Activities to do with Your Toddler
I can speak for myself when I say I need to do a better job of incorporating non-screen time activities into our day! When I feel tired or have a headache, its just so easy to turn on Coco Melon and let her watch it! I want to build a list of activities I can do with her instead of putting on Coco Melon and figured I’d share my ideas with you below: + While I think Mackenzie is too young for a tonies box right now, I do think it’s a great activity to incorporate music & stories into your child’s day without putting on a screen for them!…
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Setting Up My Daughter’s Play Area For Successful Play
One day I looked at over at my daughter’s play area on the main floor and became extremely overwhelmed. I’m only sharing this picture with you because it’s reality. Yes, I’m even embarrassed it got to this point, but it did and now I’m determined to fix it! I realized that in her short little life we have acquired MANY toys, most of which I think are amazing, but as you can see it’s just too much all at once! This got me thinking that I needed to reorganize this in a way so Mackenzie could have more successful interactions with her toys instead of not being interested in them…