A few weeks ago, I shared a few things I’d been doing with Claire during our time at home. Since we’ve had an even bigger amount of time at home lately, I’d thought I’d do it again. If you have a toddler, join the fun. If you don’t, have someone in your house recreate the picture featured above.
Claire can be quite the roller coaster. One minute, she’s a complete angel, and then the next, she’s threatening to call the police to put her sisters in jail. So, we try and stay busy in an effort to keep her from calling 911.
I put down pieces of paper with shapes, and she went on a little hunt around the house to find some matches. She loved it.
I just threw some beans in a large bowl. Gave her some scoops, measuring cups, spoons, etc. and let her have a ball.
This is not an earth-shattering idea, but it keeps her busy. I give her some paper and some magazine pages, and she just cuts and glues. I usually tear out the magazine pages and then circle items for her to cut out on the pages. Otherwise, there are too many choices, and it’s too much for her little 3 year old brain.
The next two are from Busy Toddler.
Put a variety of stickers on a piece of paper and then play “I Spy”. I’d call out a specific sticker, and she’d have to find and circle it.
This is a great fine motor activity that kept her focused for a while. It felt like a vacation for me.
Did y’all know there’s a virus going around? Did you know it caused major toilet paper hysteria for people? Maybe you haven’t heard about it, but it did. Put those rolls to use.
Claire loves to do yoga with me aka she loves to crawl all over me while I do it. I found these Cosmic Kids Yoga sessions on YouTube for her, and she asks to do them often. They aren’t too lengthy and are actually really cute. Before you know it, she’ll be shouting chants about her spirit and asking to be a vegan.
I saw this one on this website, and thought it was a great, simple activity for her that she was able to do on her own. I threw up some contact paper with the sticky side out and sent her on a hunt with the goal of making a nature collage. Easy peasy.
I drew some different colored shapes and called out specific ones for her to hop to. This could be done with so many things: letters, numbers, Middle Eastern countries, you name it. As simple as this was, she LOVED it. That’s the beauty of toddler life: simplicity.
That’s all for today. Now, who wants to come babysit?
Got up. Read this. And now I think I may survive the day with a 3 year old. Thank you, Caroline. Such cute ideas with things we have around the house, and I know that my toddler will enjoy them.
I DO! I DO! I wanna come babysit!!!!!!
Caroline, these are great ideas. Putting your teacher skills to good use! Btw…. Claire is looking way to grown up. Make her stop. XO
Love these and I have college girls and an-older-than-that-one age! So cute and love seeing Claire in action!
Love all the suggestions!! You know I need all the help I can get with my wild child. Haha!
I wish I had thought of these great activities when I had littles in my house. Maybe they will come in handy one day as a Gran (if that ever happens).
Look at my Claire!!!!!! She is getting so big and I saw “Sister Sister” made a cameo in a pic. They are all beautiful and these ideas are so cute. I may try them with my approaching toddler and overgrown toddler. They may both like them lol…. thank you BFF
I will come sit!!!!! Love the ideas! You are doing a fantastic job. The babies in the background watching Claire do yoga! 🥰