wht activities do you do?

snowy-willow · Apr 9th, 2012, 17:21 PM

What activities do you do with your LO and how old is your LO?

Hoping to get more ideas and hope others get ideas too.

stardust599 · Apr 9th, 2012, 17:31 PM

Groups - we go to 1 toddler/play group a week for 3hours on a Tues morning. Half the time LO plays on her own while I have a coffee the other half we paint together and play together.

We don't do any planned activities as such but LO loves painting/drawing. Building blocks. Shapesorter. Books. And climbing and jumping. And she helps with the housework. And we go out everyday with a mixture of her walking or in the pram and we usually visit the park everyday too xx

membas#1 · Apr 9th, 2012, 23:49 PM

my LO is a year. now that the weather is changing for us to warmer springlike weather, we are playing outside a lot more. she's bored inside, and she's so happy outside! we give her a big bucket of warm water to splash around--she just gets a wooden spoon and splashes in the big bucket of water. she has a sand table she plays in. she mostly likes to walk down the sidewalk, pick flowers, etc...

also going to more parks this time of year.

as for indoors...playing games to work on body parts and learning where her nose, eyes, ears etc...are. playing musical instruments--she has a toy piano, miracas, tambourine...and we play the radio a lot and do some dancing.

she's not yet ready for coloring or crafts really.

sometimes she plays on her own while we cook/clean/have down time.

elsielouise · Apr 10th, 2012, 01:21 AM

Ds is three now so the world is our oyster LOL.

We do all the usual indoor stuff: messy play, painting, making random things from cardboard plus going out on his trike/scooter/ walking our dogs. We also have animals so he loves feeding the hens and looking for eggs and helping with the horses.

We go swimming once a week too. And he has two sessions at pre school so um.. Seems we are too busy to do any housework. Shame!

**OmarsMum** · Apr 10th, 2012, 01:37 AM

We go to 3 classes (gym, music & dancing), we go to a play area once a week, play dates at home once or twice a week, we go to my aunts house (has 4 kids) at least once a week after the classes as she lives in the same area, this is in addition to the park once a week & different activities at home (messy play, colouring, dancing, jumping on the trampoline, pretend play, etc) my dad also started to take him swimming again on Fridays

RachA · Apr 10th, 2012, 02:41 AM

Esther is 2 1/2years. She goes to the library for a rhyme time most Mondays. We try to go swimming most Tuesdays and she goes to a toddler group on a Friday. Other than that she just does what I'm doing.
We don't do any activities at home iro crafts etc. unfortunately if I'm at home I'm usually having to do housework stuff. She does play outside alot now that the weather is dry.

EMYJC · Apr 10th, 2012, 02:55 AM

With swimming, are your children doing classes or general swim with yourselves? X

**OmarsMum** · Apr 10th, 2012, 03:40 AM

General for us xx

pichi · Apr 10th, 2012, 04:16 AM

i find it very difficult to get to any clubs as i am usually working when they are on

we tend to draw or play with play-doh, shape sorters, read books, sing and dance... but i would really like to get her to a group to socialise.

i feel like she's missing out

New2Bumps · Apr 10th, 2012, 06:11 AM

We swim once a week (we did Waterbabies up till 1 1/2) and we do Tumble Tots which is kind of gym and climbing plus a bit of singing and action songs. Ethan hated Rhythm time too much sitting about and too structured but the bit of singing in TT is brilliant and he's picked up lots of things.
At home when we're not doing TT we see friends with toddlers the 2 days I'm off work with him alone d he can just socialise and play with new toys etc. Also I alternate between a nice local soft play, a toddler group, swimming and something called craftplay which is a kind of alternative play group near us. He's also really into using his wooden trike or balance bike around the park or playing with the ball even if it's chilly he loves being wrapped up and being out!
I'm on Easter half term this next 2 weeks so at home all the time YAY! We['re potty training but plan to make easter chocolate nests and also might hide his cars/trains in the garden as he LOVED the Easter Egg hunt!!!!!!!

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stardust599 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Mar 2010 Location: UK Posts: 6,200	Groups - we go to 1 toddler/play group a week for 3hours on a Tues morning. Half the time LO plays on her own while I have a coffee the other half we paint together and play together. We don't do any planned activities as such but LO loves painting/drawing. Building blocks. Shapesorter. Books. And climbing and jumping. And she helps with the housework. And we go out everyday with a mixture of her walking or in the pram and we usually visit the park everyday too xx

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membas#1 Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2010 Posts: 7,306	my LO is a year. now that the weather is changing for us to warmer springlike weather, we are playing outside a lot more. she's bored inside, and she's so happy outside! we give her a big bucket of warm water to splash around--she just gets a wooden spoon and splashes in the big bucket of water. she has a sand table she plays in. she mostly likes to walk down the sidewalk, pick flowers, etc... also going to more parks this time of year. as for indoors...playing games to work on body parts and learning where her nose, eyes, ears etc...are. playing musical instruments--she has a toy piano, miracas, tambourine...and we play the radio a lot and do some dancing. she's not yet ready for coloring or crafts really. sometimes she plays on her own while we cook/clean/have down time.

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Apr 10th, 2012, 01:21 AM	#4
elsielouise Mum (Mom) Active BnB Member Join Date: Jun 2008 Posts: 265	Ds is three now so the world is our oyster LOL. We do all the usual indoor stuff: messy play, painting, making random things from cardboard plus going out on his trike/scooter/ walking our dogs. We also have animals so he loves feeding the hens and looking for eggs and helping with the horses. We go swimming once a week too. And he has two sessions at pre school so um.. Seems we are too busy to do any housework. Shame!

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Apr 10th, 2012, 01:37 AM	#5
OmarsMum Mum (Mom) BabyandBump Team Join Date: Jan 2010 Location: UAE Posts: 16,994	We go to 3 classes (gym, music & dancing), we go to a play area once a week, play dates at home once or twice a week, we go to my aunts house (has 4 kids) at least once a week after the classes as she lives in the same area, this is in addition to the park once a week & different activities at home (messy play, colouring, dancing, jumping on the trampoline, pretend play, etc) my dad also started to take him swimming again on Fridays

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Apr 10th, 2012, 02:41 AM	#6
RachA Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: Sep 2011 Posts: 4,149	Esther is 2 1/2years. She goes to the library for a rhyme time most Mondays. We try to go swimming most Tuesdays and she goes to a toddler group on a Friday. Other than that she just does what I'm doing. We don't do any activities at home iro crafts etc. unfortunately if I'm at home I'm usually having to do housework stuff. She does play outside alot now that the weather is dry.

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pichi Mum (Mom) BnB Elite Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Angus,Scotland Posts: 13,080	i find it very difficult to get to any clubs as i am usually working when they are on we tend to draw or play with play-doh, shape sorters, read books, sing and dance... but i would really like to get her to a group to socialise. i feel like she's missing out

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Apr 10th, 2012, 06:11 AM	#10
New2Bumps Mum (Mom) BnB Addict Join Date: May 2009 Location: England Posts: 5,319	We swim once a week (we did Waterbabies up till 1 1/2) and we do Tumble Tots which is kind of gym and climbing plus a bit of singing and action songs. Ethan hated Rhythm time too much sitting about and too structured but the bit of singing in TT is brilliant and he's picked up lots of things. At home when we're not doing TT we see friends with toddlers the 2 days I'm off work with him alone d he can just socialise and play with new toys etc. Also I alternate between a nice local soft play, a toddler group, swimming and something called craftplay which is a kind of alternative play group near us. He's also really into using his wooden trike or balance bike around the park or playing with the ball even if it's chilly he loves being wrapped up and being out! I'm on Easter half term this next 2 weeks so at home all the time YAY! We['re potty training but plan to make easter chocolate nests and also might hide his cars/trains in the garden as he LOVED the Easter Egg hunt!!!!!!!

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