Okay, I meant to post about this when I posted the Poop story but forgot. I am in DESPERATE need of help. I know I have a ton of great friends that are great Moms/aunts/grandmothers that read this that can help me out. Even if you have never posted before, I beg of you to post any ideas. It is easy, I promise.
Okay, it is getting H-O-T. We have been enjoying the outdoors to pass a lot of time and, well, lets face it, it is getting hot. I can handle a little sweat but not the kind that soaks you through in the first 15 minutes. Abby Kate is sick of her toys. She is so bored and frankly, so am I. Do any of you have fun activities for toddlers. I really need to invest in new toys but would love some recommendations. If anyone wants to trade out toys for a while, I would LOVE that too. PLEASE HELP ME!
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1. Try to plan one outing every day. I know gas is expensive, but you've just got to get out of the house. I think morning is the bes time for this, b/c it's not as hot. I'm sure you have some sort of schedule, but try to know that you will go to the library on one day, the grocery store on another, Gymboree on another day, a playgroup the next . . .
2. Put some of her toys away for a while. She does not need all of them to be out all of the time. Take some old favorites and put them out of sight. Weed out the toys so that she can actually play with the ones she has and so that she has fewer choices. In a few weeks, bring out the "new" old toys, and put the others away -- they will all seem new again.
3. After nap, have an activity planned. I'm sure that you will go to the pool many days in the afternoon, but you probably won't go everyday. On the days you don't go, try to do a creative activity if y'all are up for it. If you make it seem like something planned, rather than just sitting around and playing with the same old toys, it will seem like a bigger deal for each of you. You can bring out crayons and try them out -- tape butcher paper to the floor or table and let her color. This only takes up about 10 minutes, but it's a good activity. Another thing I've been thinking about is pouring and scooping activities with sand, beans and water. You can finger and body paint with shaving cream and/or pudding (great outside activity).
4. Go online and see if your area has a mom's meetup group. This is a group that you can join where other stay-at-home mom's get together for playgroups, etc. It's great to know that I have activities I can mix in each week with my MOM'sClub group and my Mom's meet up.
I really think that having normal activities each week, and one outing every day is a LIFE SAVER.
Love,
Erin
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