Use empty, lightweight plastic bottles (or blocks) as bowling pins. Approach this as a problem-solving game. 鈥淗ow can we make all the bottles fall?鈥� Demonstrate rolling a ball to knock down the 鈥渂owling pins鈥�. Count how many are knocked over. Add action words to your play. 鈥淚 rolled the ball and the bottles fell over鈥�
Line up dining room chairs to make a tunnel that your infant can crawl under. Encourage your infant to crawl through by sitting on one side of the tunnel. If your child is not comfortable crawling underneath the chairs, consider rolling a ball underneath the tunnel, back and forth.
Show your child how to give a butterfly kiss (flutter eyelashes). Use this rhyme to match your actions.
I鈥檒l give you a butterfly kiss on your nose.
I鈥檒l give you one on your ear.
I鈥檒l give you one on your knee.
Can you give a butterfly kiss to me?
This is a good activity for a rainy day. Find a window that your infant can look out of or pick up your infant to look out of the window together. Describe what you see. 鈥淚 see the bus driving by鈥� 鈥淭here is a bird sitting in the tree鈥� 鈥淚t鈥檚 raining today, the ground is wet鈥� If your child can participate, ask your child to gesture to what they see. 鈥淒o you see the tree? Show me where it is?鈥� 鈥淒o you see my blue car?鈥�
Do you need some glue for creative activities? Here is an easy recipe that is safe for your infant to use. Add the ingredients together and encourage your infant to stir them.
Make Edible Glue:
1/4 cup flour
1/4 cup cornstarch
1/4 to 1/2 cup warm water
Stir mixture quickly and often. Add water as the paste thickens. Use fingers or a paintbrush to distribute the edible glue recipe.
Provide paper and smaller pieces of paper for your infant to make a collage.
- Visit this website for loads of ideas for your 2-3-year-old. Click on Toddler Activities on the bar at the top of the page.
- Go to this website for educational games and videos based on popular PBS KIDS shows.