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Christmas holidays with a toddler - share ideas?
Dontpokedoggyseyessweetheart · 16/12/2022 20:29
Hi, my LO is 2 we have 4 weeks off together and as a si gle parent in the cold and fairly broke I thought we could share indoor activities to make the days a bit easier save me going insane. I'm stuck on doing the same things everyday but this is my list
• making scenic pictures on coloured paper (green for farm, blue for sea, black fireworks etc and adding stickers and glitter glue) engaging and takes up time
•felt activty books
•silly animal actions
•making pretty paper baubles, christmas trees
•magic sand or playdoug in a box /tray with a themed backdrop (i print off a sea picture off google for example to add vocab and interest) and then add relevant figures, toys, colours
•act out a story, sometimes I use his happyland church and use the figures to do the story it goes down very well
•sorting small toys like cars and figures by colour
•teddybear circle teaparty
blueberry23 · 16/12/2022 20:43
Following with interest and will post some ideas later as just out at the moment! :)
blueberry23 · 17/12/2022 08:02
Playdough
Build a den with chairs blankets etc
Baking cookies/gingerbread
Blondlashes · 17/12/2022 08:10
Build Dens under the table with a sheet or make a cushion fort
Pretend cooking with safe things from the kitchen - pots and pans, wooden spoons
ChocHotolate · 17/12/2022 08:17
My 2yr old loves masking tape. We buy the boring standard colour but it comes in a variety of colours. She can tear it (or cut with scissors if we are right there) and stick it wherever she likes. It peels off so easily and keeps her amused for a while
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