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Indoor Toddler Activities For When You Can’t Go Outside
Below you’ll find a list of some of my favorite indoor activities, which are especially great for rainy days! If you have a toddler like mine who loves the rain, you’ll still want to get outside, as long as it’s safe, for some fresh air & puddle jumping! These are activities that you can most likely do with the stuff you already have around your house: Fill a bowl with soapy water & give your kid bowls, cups, & spoons Make a fort with couch cushions & blankets or use a nugget or play couch you have Create an obstacle course with things you have in your home (painters tape…
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A List of Kenzie’s Current Favorite Board Books at Age 2
Most of these we’ve been reading to her for over a year now & she still love them. Repetition may seem silly or boring, but to your little one it’s so important! Kenzie’s current favorite board books: (All of these books are linked to bookshop.org, where you are helping small bookstores with every purchase. You can also search specific book stores if you have one in mind) Brilliant Baby Plays Music Everything Is Mama (this is a great book to read to introduce simple vocabulary, it’s been great for us) Your Baby’s First Word Will Be Dada Rainbow Love Mommy, I Love You (she loves all the different tabs, spinner,…
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Everything We Have For Backyard Fun in the Summer!
Below is everything we have in our backyard to keep us cool in the hot summer months! None of these links are affiliate or sponsored, just sharing what we have a love with you guys. Slide Pet Pool (now before you think I’m crazy, this pool is great because you don’t need to inflate it!) Water Table Splash Pad (our exact one is sold out, but I’m linking one that’s similar & has good reviews) Jungle Adventure Inflatable Pool Any of these would also make great gifts for kids under the age of 5!
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Great Toys to Keep Toddlers Busy in the Car
Sharing what I have in the car for Mackenzie to keep her busy (when she’s not using her iPad)! These are all some what small toys that she can easily use on her own in her car seat. Mess Free Coloring Melissa & Doug Surprise Ink Imagine Ink Buckle Toy– we have something very similar from our Lovevery kit that Mackenzie currently loves to play with. It has also kept her from playing with the chest clip on her car seat which she has figured out how to open herself! Pop Tubes Poke a Dot Books Travel Magna Doodle Busy Board Dimpl Toy Stickers– I am definitely not recommending you…
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Favorite Toys For My 22 Month Old
Trampoline | Medical Kit | Honey Stick Crayons | Play Dough | Bowling | Slide | Tonies Box Share your little ones favorites below!
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Great Games to Play with One Other Person or Your Whole Family
With the holidays just around the corner, I figured I’d make a list of some fun games that Greg and I have been playing recently. I have to give a lot of credit to my Aunt for introducing us to a bunch of these games and I love that they’re games just Greg and I can play or games we can play with more people. If you’re going to a family gathering for the holidays or it’s just you and your spouse or partner at home, these games are super fun to play! Qwirkle | Carcassonne | Azul | Monopoly Diced! | Qwirkle Cubes | Code Names Duet (2 player…
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Different Ways to Use Painters Tape with Toddlers
I had no idea you could use painters tape in so many different ways with your toddler! I’m going to share a few different activities I’ve done with Mackenzie over the past couple of weeks. Some worked her bigger muscles (gross motor) & some worked her smaller muscles (fine motor skills). I used this painters tape from amazon & these animals to do these activities with Mackenzie. 1.Wall Animal Rescue: I used small pieces of painters tape to put the animals on the all. Mackenzie had to stand at the wall and get the animals off. I like doing this type of activity where she has to stand at the…
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Taste Safe Sensory Table Ideas for Your Child
I finally got my hands on an ikea sensory table and knew I wanted to start creating sensory bins for Mackenzie to play with. You don’t need a sensory table to do sensory bins, you just need a bin or a bowl! Mackenzie is someone who likes to put things in her mouth, so I knew I wanted to create taste safe sensory bins so she could enjoy & safely play with different textures & things. I decided to try out 5 taste safe sensory bins with Mackenzie over the past two weeks. They’re super simple to put together: 1. Cheerio Sand: It’s super easy to make this cheerio sand!…
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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!…