2 and 3 yr olds?

Question

what to do with 2 and 3 yr olds at home just to keep them from killing each other beside tv and taking them out to the library. Any activities that I can do to keep both of them working together and fun.

Answer 1

2 words Duct Tape!

Answer 2

You just answered your own question - any activities that will keep both of them working together and fun. You can turn just about any activity into a team effort. I am a nanny for 4 yr old triplets. Everything we do is a team effort. For example, at mealtimes, one helps set the table, one helps make the meal (although both of yours could help you at the same time), and one helps with the dishes. They also help with laundry, sorting clothes and putting their own clothes away. Turn any house chore into a family activity. You'd be surprised at how eager kids are to help out. Remind them that you love them and they love each other and it's good to help out the ones you love. BTW, we've been doing this since they were 2 yrs. old.

If you're looking for other activities other than television, do something outside (especially since it's summer!). You could go to a park, have a picnic, go to the zoo, go for a walk/stroller ride, color, paint, make a card and send it to someone, set up a playdate with other kids their age.

Good Luck!

Answer 3

Have Music time when they are most active, Reading time around nap time, Coloring books, get a big poster board and markers and lay it on the ground and let them color along with you, get Lego's and let them build something....sit on the floor and teach em hot potato with a bean bag. While you bake something let them help stir and lick the bowl....go start a garden outside and let them dig holes and putting seeds in the ground and water them when you are done.
There are plenty of things to do you just have to have a routine that you follow everyday so they know what to expect, however keep in mind of their ages and the fact that they are also siblings and they will fight no matter what you do, it is up to you to teach them to work together and play together...don't just leave them to their own devices or you will be asking for a whole world of hurt....
hope this helps. and gives you some ideas.

Answer 4

Finger paint (washable, might I add) and play-doh are the best ! Try using white freezer paper for the paint. That way you can pull out as much as you need an have a great big painting with hand prints and/or footprints. I teach preschool and the kids in my class love to run back and forth over the paper to leave their footprints. Also try making bird feeders out of pine cones (or something) by spreading peanut butter on it and then sprinkling it with bird seed. Tie it up with a string and let them pick a spot to put it. They will feel special being able to pick the spot for the feeder. My children love to eat the peanut butter as well. But of course before we use the bird feed.lol I do the bird feeder every year its one of my favorites. Hope this helped a little and you guys have fun!!!

Answer 5

play with them
hang out with them
dont start to cramp crap in thier heads let them be kids they are 2 and 3 let them and show them how to have fun
there is nothing wrong with reading to them or coloring or playing with shapes and numbers but like they say every thing in moderation.
you are not going to get them to do much except to learn how people sould treat each other. so make sure they play right and they know you are incharge. kids at any age will try to get a way with anything. they need to know that when you put someone else in charge that they do what they are told.
if you do that then the teacher (when they get to be the age to go to school) can do thier job. hopfully you will be blessed with a good school and teachers. but like i said they will only be that age for a very short time so take them to the park, roll a ball back in forth, or just talk with them while you help them color. any way you do it you have to be involve. if nothing works jusk ask them and i will bet you will have more then enough ideas. but the key it to follow thur

Answer 6

What does the college do for the soften-downs - what's their self-discipline coverage. Is it purely taking place once you drop your toddler off or at the same time as she's of their care. Is she listening at college or is there an even bigger image right here. confer along with her instructors and ask how she participates with the different young ones, ask them in the event that they sense you're able to communicate to a toddler learn team (your city could have centers) or confer with the pediatrician. frequently at this age they do no longer act out at college w/ different adults. If it particularly is purely you that she's misbehaving with - attempt to alter issues around now and returned. instead of focusing on what she does undesirable, advantages with stickers or some thing for the failings that she does solid. If she listens to you, supply her a sticky label - 10 stickers= a toy from the dollar shop or a movie condominium, and so on. quickly she might comprehend that undesirable habit gets no longer something and strong gets some thing. solid success

Answer 7

Crafts.. easy fun crafts like non toxic finger painting. Child safe scissors. Make thing like wind socks.. bird feeders... paper-mache...sock puppets... homemade play doh... you can search the internet for the instructions and more ideas.. Get them involved in something they can see their work after wards. Granted its messy but the could really enjoy it. Reading stories and playing outside. Some tv is ok, just don't let it be a babysitter. Good luck and have fun

Answer 8

You know you might think that it is sad that being a teen mother. But who cares.. You dont raise my daughter, you dont pay my bills, so you dont matter in my life. So you can keep your comments to your self .... You are why teen mothers believe they cant do it. You know what.... I am 18 years old With an 8 month old daughter. I got pregnant at 16... Graduated at 17 (a year early) 4 months before I had my daughter. I am in college working on my BA in Criminal Justice, for juvenile justice. So screw you and your comment.. I asked for teen mother stories, not your opinion on teen mothers.. Yes I believe in morals, marriage. But that is not how it worked out for me, I have my baby to thank for making sure my life goes down the right track..
~thanks for the inspiration for my paper with your snobby attitude towards things you dont know about~...
instead of criticizing us mothers who are making our children the best life possible.. Why not volunteer at a local pregnancy center to try to understand us better instead of thinking you know it all.
How many times have you sinned today? How many times have you made a mistake? Dont push ours on us. My daughter was a unplanned pregnancy.. But she is not a mistake, she is what makes my life better. She is the reason why I go to school and get up in the morning. If you cant understand that then I guess you aren't a real mother!

Answer 9

Kicking a ball around the yard or at the park, blowing bubbles, going for walks and looking for birds, bugs, etc.; pick a letter of the day and do activities and art projects, eat foods, etc. revolving around that letter. Dance to music.

Answer 10

WOW some pretty good GREAT ideas on here. Would also work for OTHER age groups!!!!

Gardening, Wacky hair/clothes day, Experiments, Cooking, Visiting relatives/friends/grandparents, Writing notes to dad/grandparents/aunts/uncles,

Visiting a cemetery - oops did that one too many times with my son, NOW he HATES the mention of the cemetery!!! LOL

I am not fond of CLEANING.... lol But maybe they would be.

Answer 11

1.Do paints like make foot prints and hand prints with washable paints ...
2.Make pasta art ... Make Necklaces braclets ect
3.Plan dance freeze play music and when the music stops they have to freeze
4.Play picture simon says ... This is how you play its the same thing as simon says but with drawing(Ex. Simon says draw 3 lines)
5.Color
6.Puzzels
7.Beads


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