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Activities to do with 2.5 year old

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 16 October 2012 - 10:15

Hi. Am going through a slump as to what play activities to do with DS, feels like its always same old same old. Please share your ideas, I think even if I just read your ideas it might help spur me on to try new things. Really feel like im in a rut and due to many factors am not enjoying my time with him. Hope that doesnt sound horrible but I guees im struggling to cope with the constant whinging, stubborness and basically the transition from a angelic little one to a strong willed toddler. Out of pure exhaustion I admittedly have been relying on TV too much recently, and its scary how quickly they can become addicted to it.

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EW NEWBIE
Latest post on 17 October 2012 - 15:57
Yeah I have found that my little boy is the same, gets bored easily and through the summer we relied on TV too much. What area of dubai are you from? I signed up to a music class to get us out of the house once a week, we also do a play date once a week, twice a week now it's cololer we walk to our local supermarket - he loves to go for a walk. We will start going to the park again soon too. We bought loads of playdoh and a playdoh kit with extruder and stamper and he loves to make 'wiggly worms', we bought an indoor slide and a small trampoline for summer exercises indoors and I have now bought a balance bike and a sandpit for him to start using in the garden. I also put up flashcards on the walls of our villa and I test him every day on objects, animals, shapes and family members lol!!!
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 16 October 2012 - 11:00
try this site too http://www.toddler-activities-at-home.com/
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EW EXPERT
Latest post on 16 October 2012 - 11:00
playdough (make your own), water play (fill a big tub with water and add some bubble bath, give your toddler a bunch of different sized cups etc to tip things in and out, story time tidy up (get your toddler to help you with basic household chores) trains (buy a few sets of tracks from ikea) go on a picnic and let him burn some energy running around cafe time (my 2.5 year old loves babycinos) sandpit/sand table (and you can bury interesting things to find in the sand) puzzles my son is obsessed with his IKEA play kitchen and ELC fruit (the kind you can chop up), we spend a lot of time "cooking" things. At this age they are really starting to get into role play /imaginative play, so dress up clothes (we have a bob the builder outfit, and a chefs outfit) and pretending to be animals etc. I've found that my guy gets really annoying when he is bored, if I make an effort to take him out in the morning, and try to give him some undivided attention at some point in the afternoon then he is a much sweeter, cooperative, more likeable little boy.
 
 

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