Today is a long day, my husband is at work all day and we can't go out except in the stroller. My son is currently dropping my shoe onto a plastic bin and enjoying the sound. We are bored already. Ideas please??
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Things to do with a one year old.... :)
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Princessperky
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link to baby games
Baby games
link to workout ideas, please remember I have no idea what you look like, I am only offering it for the potential entertainment.
Workout
some generic ideas,
crayons (closely supervised, my rule of thumb is remove when they chew three times. warn of course)
tearing or ripping old ads or magazines, but no newsprint! Toss them crumpled into a laundry basket for added fun
Water play in or out of the house/tub. you can paint with it if the ground is dry. color it and you can paint with it in the tub.
puzzles Oh I doubt he can builda simple wodden puzzle yet, but it can't hurt to let him try for a minute or three. The shape o ball from Tupperware used to keep mine interested at that age for a time. I would name the shape and find the hole and nudge it in at first.
Duplos While I can't recall when my two started connecting them I do recall they were entertained for quite some time with trying and with me building something simple.
For walkers:
ring around the mommy like ring around the rosey but mom doesn't hav to figure out how to walk ina circle with such a short kid! just sit and be the err flower? Do fall with your kid of course.
Baby games
link to workout ideas, please remember I have no idea what you look like, I am only offering it for the potential entertainment.
Workout
some generic ideas,
crayons (closely supervised, my rule of thumb is remove when they chew three times. warn of course)
tearing or ripping old ads or magazines, but no newsprint! Toss them crumpled into a laundry basket for added fun
Water play in or out of the house/tub. you can paint with it if the ground is dry. color it and you can paint with it in the tub.
puzzles Oh I doubt he can builda simple wodden puzzle yet, but it can't hurt to let him try for a minute or three. The shape o ball from Tupperware used to keep mine interested at that age for a time. I would name the shape and find the hole and nudge it in at first.
Duplos While I can't recall when my two started connecting them I do recall they were entertained for quite some time with trying and with me building something simple.
For walkers:
ring around the mommy like ring around the rosey but mom doesn't hav to figure out how to walk ina circle with such a short kid! just sit and be the err flower? Do fall with your kid of course.
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We just played the lovely game of poke each other's belly buttons.... he made that one up.... and cuddled on the couch while doing that.... then we sang some christmas songs. Hehe. He is like a couch potatoe right now. Since he learned to crawl onto the couch he wants to sit up there all day. Play with toys up there. Play with mommy up there. Its kinda funny 
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Princessperky said:
Water play might be a good one for today, the only trouble is that he is like.... suicidal... what I mean is that he always tries to do the most dangerous thing possible. Now when I take him in the back yard he tries to leap off the edge of the deck. I have to watch him like a hawk! Its hot here though. I should maybe get the pool out again, he would like it.
Funny enough we don't own any puzzles, hes pretty sick of the paper game because he used to love it..... and the Mega Legos we have and love but I build and he destroys
Oh and he won't stop eating the crayons so we're taking a month off until he is more ready...
Good ideas!
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I didn't specify I ALWAYS watch him like a hawk in the backyard, but its worse now because he is dying to explore, and so I let him, and I have to try to hold his hand which he tries to squirm out of while trying to do scary things like playing near rusty wire or tries to walk off the edge of the deckn while I am trying to hold his arms. He doesn't want me to hold onto him but he is CRAZY!
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andiesmama
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blow bubbles...of course, mommy has to do all the blowing but I bet he'd find it to be loads of fun!
Does he like baths? Stick him in the tub & load it up with bubbles & let him play...
Make a tent with a blanket & some chairs & have a picnic...
Make an obstacle course with your couch cushions, let him climb all over them...tire him out for his nap later!!
Does he like baths? Stick him in the tub & load it up with bubbles & let him play...
Make a tent with a blanket & some chairs & have a picnic...
Make an obstacle course with your couch cushions, let him climb all over them...tire him out for his nap later!!
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Leanna you can sure tell he's a boy! Boys always seem to have to do the most dangerous things ever it never fails.
I liked to play the toy game. Ask for a specific toy like the boat and see if he can find the boat or the dog or the car.
I liked to play the toy game. Ask for a specific toy like the boat and see if he can find the boat or the dog or the car.
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andiesmama
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Leanna said:OooooOOOoohhh couch cushions.... only ours don't remove.
So...use a bunch of pillows like from your bed...pile up blankets...sounds like your son would be game to try to climb pretty much anything! lol
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Yes and not getting in trouble for climbing or having mommy hold his hand the whole time will be lots of fun.
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My kids loved to be read to at that age. Especially the books that have lots of repetitive noises, so mommy can really make a fool of herself (Like trucks, cars, animals)
(Like trucks, cars, animals)
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I bought my son a tent like thing it came with those balls. He loves to go in and squirm around and nock balls out. He also has a little piano that he loves to get out every morning. He just about fell apart yesturday when he found out it wouldn't work anymore (the batteries were dead).
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Princessperky
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Leanna said:Funny enough we don't own any puzzles, hes pretty sick of the paper game because he used to love it..... and the Mega Legos we have and love but I build and he destroys
No puzzles! that is the end of the world!!!! (kidding) Actually most people don't think of puzzles for a kid under 2 or 3, but I love this one we have. link to it I think. Both kids could build it pretty early and move on to bigger ones.
http://www.kidsurplus.com/lig306.html
I think for quite some time the you build he destroys is the fun of it
. Gets better when DS builds a tower of stacking cups and DD knocks it over, DS at 3 doesn't quite understand that is the point for her . Learning about gravity and all that.
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I don't have a lot of money, but some mom and baby classes really were worth the cost for me. We did Gymboree, then when we needed a break from that, we did little mommy and me gymnastics classes.
Parks daily are good too, and that's free, and stroller walks.
Parks daily are good too, and that's free, and stroller walks.
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andiesmama
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rocklife said:
That's a great idea...we did MyGym for a looong time, like over a year! It was like $160 for 8 weeks or something like that, but Andie loved it and it was really fun!
Oh! Also our library has storytime & the classes are based on ages...maybe check into that as well...
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We'll probably get David puzzles for Christmas..... we can't take any mother/baby classes because we have NO money, we are in fact staying home more and more often because we can't even afford to pay for the gas (we live 30 minutes from a town, one trip costs 6-8 dollars)..... so classes are out. Sigh. Okay now I am having a self pity moment here, my SIL just wrote me an email talking about this cool mommy-baby group and that got me pretty down.
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Princessperky
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I can totally emphathise with the money blues! We don't do ANY classes or travel due to the same reasons .
But it will get better, I hope.
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[/font]this is a site I use to help keep me motivated if you want it.
BTW www.starfall.com has a k-5 portion that has letters and stuff, it is really cute and you can focus on the stuff (like asutronots or hats or aligators) instead of the letters and he will prolly get a kick out of it.
.But it will get better, I hope.
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[/font]this is a site I use to help keep me motivated if you want it.
BTW www.starfall.com has a k-5 portion that has letters and stuff, it is really cute and you can focus on the stuff (like asutronots or hats or aligators) instead of the letters and he will prolly get a kick out of it.
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