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Lockdown learning
Home with a two year old
84TinsOfBeans · 18/03/2020 21:14
I thought it would be useful to have a thread of bullet point ideas of things to do when you are at home with a two year old.
My little one will be two at the end of this month. We are staying at home mainly with some walks in the woods. The last two days she has enjoyed:
• washing up
• drawing circles (🤣big ones, small ones, tiny ones. She asked to do that again today)
• throwing balls in boxes
• musical instruments
• songs and books and jigsaws
• normal toys
Add your bulletin points to pool ideas.
Smithtylater · 18/03/2020 21:18
My 19 month old has enjoyed
- playing with washing up bowl of water and shaving foam
-bubbles
- rice krispie cakes
-made mothers day cards
-books
And baby shark......must have heard it about 12433 times today!
84TinsOfBeans · 18/03/2020 21:27
For tomorrow
• bubbles (thanks for that)
• painting
• puddle jumping as rain forecast all day
SheepSocks · 18/03/2020 21:59
-threading pipe cleaners through a colander
- baking
- making art work to post to people in isolation
- making a collage out of the junk mail that gets posted through the door
- cosmic kids yoga
- dance off
We may as well start on Christmas cards 😂
If you have Instagram - the five minute mum has loads of brilliant suggestions
Wingingthis · 18/03/2020 22:03
My and my 2.5 year old have so far:
• baking (measure ingredients first & have them in little bowls they can just tip into the main bowl to minimise mess/meltdowns!!)
• finding bugs in the garden
• making a castle out of a cardboard box & colouring it in
• lots of sticker books
• duplo
• printed a bunch of stuff off Twinkl which is currently free!
• tea parties with her teddies
Currently 37 weeks pregnant as well! 😅
RhymingRabbit3 · 18/03/2020 22:09
Baking
Sticker books
Colouring
More sticker books
Cosmic Kids Yoga on youtube
Playing in the bath
For future use I've bought
Kinetic sand
Easter craft kits (mainly more stickers)
Sunflower, cress and strawberry seeds to plant in the garden
MrsLeclerc · 18/03/2020 22:18
Great ideas on here. I’ll be WFH with my 18 month old and need all the help I can get! He enjoys:
-bubbles
-climbing in and out of the washing basket and taking his toys for a rid in it
-empty cardboard box. Good for parking toy cars, drawing on, hiding in
-taking things in and out of a bag. Old handbag with chunky objects.
When I was little I enjoyed playing lava floor. Lots of cushions on the floor, you can only step on them as the floor is lava!
BillywilliamV · 18/03/2020 22:21
Any one got any ideas how to amuse a 16 yo who's no longer doing GCSEs?
84TinsOfBeans · 19/03/2020 10:35
@BillywilliamV
Pooling ideas for keeping kids entertained at home www.mumsnet.com/Talk/coronavirus/3852521-Pooling-ideas-for-keeping-kids-entertained-at-home
MyBabyBoyBlue · 19/03/2020 10:45
We built a den in the lounge from bed sheets and chairs and spent many hours arranging soft toys and cushions inside, then many hours knocking and asking to come in and play.
84TinsOfBeans · 19/03/2020 11:40
I think we'll do a den today as it's tipping down again. Thank you.
Maybe a wet trip to the park as at least it will be empty
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