Poor AQI, trapped inside

Running out of ideas to entertain my toddler and preschooler. Help! One eats everything and the other is in full three-nager mode.

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8 Comments

Im_old@lemmy.world · 3 pts · 3y (2 replies)

Manual activities that they can get involved in: make play dough, beads on a string, decorating paper planes, dress up, lego, build a track for toy cars. If you can fill a bath and let them play in it. Mine could splash happily for half an hour. With some effort you can play pass the parcel, or assign to each of them a sound to make and you are the conductor like in a band. Darken a room and give out flashlights. Build a fort/castle.

Good luck!

Tot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y (1 reply)

We've raced cars around, made paper airplanes, the 3 yr old made me draw everything she could think of. I like these ideas. Some won't work with the 18 month old but you've given me ideas for her too. Thank you!

Im_old@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

18 months is challenging... It will get messy, but if you have painting colours, put some on a paper plate and then let her "paint" with different things: toy car, balls, pasta...

On youtube there are videos of dancing fruit... For a 10 minutes break they are great, especially if you can make them dance as well.

emehlya@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y (1 reply)

Pillow fort, baths, messy art? (Ok maybe messy art and THEN baths)

Tot@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y

Haha mess then bath for sure!

AppleAtCha@kbin.social · 1 pts · 3y (2 replies)

We have three: ages 1, 3, and 6. Our go-to move is to get them outside. In the driveway or yard, going for a hike, to a playground, etc. Anything outside keeps them sane. The longer they are inside the more insane everyone becomes.

Tot@lemmy.world · 2 pts · 3y

Yes but with the air being so terrible from wildfire smoke, outside isn't an option.

AppleAtCha@kbin.social · 2 pts · 3y

Oh sorry I just realized what AQI stands for. Good luck!

lvl13charlatan@lemmy.world · 1 pts · 3y
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