Tell me your SAHM entertaining ideas for a 1 year old

[toastandmarmite35]

I am a SAHM to my one year old DS and I am finding it really hard to know what to do with him all week. We go to the park and meet with friends but I am finding that now people are going back to work that we are seeing less and less of other mums and their babies. Has anyone else found this? How do you spend your time?

Toddler groups, music groups, baby swimming - meet people and that makes it all easier

A lot of soft play- usually just have to
Fill a few hours in the afternoon, in the morning after breakfast my LO will play/watch tv whilst I get on with chores, then it’s lunch and nap
And then on the afternoon we venture out before dinner and bed routine.

Toddler groups. I'm very lucky to live in a town with endless toddler group s so most days there as something on for us to go to (children's centre, church groups , local gymnastics club, local cafe has toddler baking session , local leisure centre has a baby swimming lesson thing, etc.

We also got annual passes to the zoo (under 3s were free) so on days where it wasn't raining we'd potter round looking at animals, or just go and enjoy the playground there. It was always really quiet during the week, unless it was half term - it was the best £60 i spent as we went once or twice week.

Lots of our mum and baby pals went back to work at a year while I decided to stay at home too... the adjustment was hard! We just constructed our own little "routine", helped by the fact my daughter is a bit of a nightowl (bed at 9.30pm, up at 8am roughly).

8am - up, dressed, breakfast, play
9.30 - 11.30 - out at a toddler class (mixture of formal music classes/free-play playgroups)
11.30 - 1pm - home, play, food, nap routine
1.pm - 3pm - nap
3pm - 7pm - park/playground/library/swimming; town for chores/shopping, home for play and dinner prep.

Have you got family nearby? My mum takes DD on Wednesdays, and because she's nearby (and retired) it means I'm lucky enough to have another "drop-in" location if we get a bit bored or lonely in the afternoon!

Oh yes to the zoo pass too! And one for a local farm. It's definitely a bit harder now winter's drawing in though.

Story and song sessions at my local library are good.

Thanks all - I guess I'm just finding it quite lonely! No family nearby unfortunately

Are there Facebook pages with local events? I run toddler groups and off the back of this, Whatsapp groups for play dates have formed. They are a very active bunch and I love it!

Toddler group/playgroup (you have to try a few before you find one that suits)
Park
Library
National Trust (our always have stuff for kids)
Garden centre (pick one with a 'club' you can join which gives you free coffee every month!)
Petting zoo/farm
Local bookshops often do story time
Trampoline park (most do a preschool session...even little ones like a bounce)
Playcentre
Ikea to play in the kids section
Walk to collect sticks/leaves
Playdoh
Painting
Toy library