My feed
Premium

Please
or
to access all these features

For free parenting resources please check out the Early Years Alliance's Family Corner.

Parenting

what do 16 month olds like doing? HELP!

36 replies

plasticinemachine · 23/07/2015 20:15

Its over 10 years since I had a 16 month old & I can't remember what I used to do everyday. My sis is coming to stay for 2 weeks & I'm not sure what to plan? She's told me not to worry, we'll make it up as we go along but if someone could tell me the kind of things their 16 month old likes doing as in day trips but also what they do at home play wise, that would be very helpful.
Thanks:)

OP posts:
Report
BearFoxBear · 23/07/2015 22:28

Arts and crafts, brilliant Grin

14 month old ds loves pulling his nappy off when you're not looking, peeing on the floor, then handing over his nappy with a "ta" and a big smile on his face, trying to smash the TV screen with any object to hand, doing penguin belly slides into the bath from a carefully constructed step made of anything he can climb on, bashing everything in sight with a golf brolly, eating unidentifiable floor crumbs, pooing in the bath, and bananas.

Have fun!

Report
plasticinemachine · 24/07/2015 13:17

LOL! I'm loving this thread, so funny!! I must say some memories are coming back now, I'd obviously buried them deep!!
I do remember one occasion when my two were about 14 months and 24 months and the younger one took off his pooey nappy and they both went outside and took their clothes off and smeared it all over themselves, face included! The 24 month old told me they were 'putting suncream on'! So gross! they had smeared it all over the outside walls and pathway too, it was like arriving to a crime scene but of shit.
I think I had been inside enjoying some peace and quiet, but I did learn from that that quiet meant trouble!!
Right I have sandpit & paddling pool sorted! Will go along to charity shop to get bag of toys & I'm still trying to borrow a ride on. Outings on my list are: farm park, swings, river/ducks, soft play if raining, swimming a couple of times and lots of walks as we have a dog:)
Thank you so much for the suggestions! I realise arts & crafts was being very optimistic but I love doing them and my own kids really won't indulge me anymore!!
xxx

OP posts:
Report
LHReturns · 25/07/2015 06:15

My DS is only 14 months but I am laughing hysterically at this thread, and want to join in.

He likes:

  • feeding the dog then eating the dogs treats with a huge smirk
  • trying to put both hands in dog water, then screeching when not allowed
  • trying to empty the fridge then screeching when not allowed
  • racing towards the dishwasher every time it opens, then screeching when it is closed before he gets there
  • reaching up to the oven timer buttons and hammering them, resulting in the oven alarm bleeping at 2 in the morning (every bloody time!) - then screeching when not allowed
  • climbing onto arm chairs and tumbling off onto a permanently set up mound of cushions, so the family room always looks like a soft play area and adults all have to sit on the floor
  • standing at the terrace sliding doors and pounding the glass as if a prisoner and hoping the neighbours will rescue him
  • shouting at pigeons
  • pulling books into the floor and crying each time one lands on his foot
  • squashing ants with one chubby pointy finger and saying 'dah' each time
  • picking up his little dirty laundry bin, dragging it to centre of carpet, then flinging each stinky item out, one piece at a time (my son with the dirty laundry fetish)
  • and emptying cupboards, then half way through forgetting which way round he was doing so putting it all back in again...
Report
Hotbot · 25/07/2015 06:49

Second baby gate , but for the dog not the child,
These are taking me back as well.

Report
Orangedaisy · 25/07/2015 06:54

We killed an hour at pets at home this week on a rainy afternoon....

Report
fhdl34 · 25/07/2015 06:57

Putting stuff into stuff into other stuff, taking stuff out, stacking cups (pick up from charity shop), pots and pans, dustpan and brush, climbing everything, swing at the park.
Don't bother with play doh, my DS is 20 months and has only just started playing with it instead of trying to eat it! My dd didn't even have any at this age but he copies what she does - apart from the eating it bit

Report
fhdl34 · 25/07/2015 06:58

Oh yes, bookcase emptying, that's a great activity!

Report
MiaowTheCat · 25/07/2015 10:35

This reply has been deleted

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

qumquat · 25/07/2015 20:33

The great thing about 16 month olds is you don't need to entertain them! Walking, climbing stairs, emptying and repacking boxes, emptying and re packing cupboards, emptying and re packing bookshelves... There's your day gone!

Report
Polka007 · 27/07/2015 16:01

This thread is really making me belly-laugh whilst sat at my desk at work, so I'm having to have noisy slurps of my drink to cover my chuckles up.

It is also making me quite fearful as my DS is 14.5months and I can see is building up to these far reaching set of joyful skills!!

I would add that anything involving water - watering plants, patio, car etc seems to hold their attention for ages!

Report
carapace · 27/07/2015 20:58

My 15-month old also loves tormenting the cat, the hoover (riding it like a horse), climbing everything, putting things in the dishwasher, playing with the washing machine, shouting at cars (can't believe what a universal pleasure this is for them), drawing all over his face and body with his brother's markers....about the only actual toys he likes are stacking cups and his Fireman Sam ball. Loves the park and anywhere in the wide world where he's allowed out of the buggy. He's also well into destroying anything his brother makes.

Report
Please create an account

To comment on this thread you need to create a Mumsnet account.