She gets bored easily with her toys.....
2006-07-14 07:24:57 · 8 answers · asked by loira74 2 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
Make everyday events learning opportunities:
Go for a treasure walk. Dedicate a block of time, walk out the front door, and let her choose the direction and the pace. If she wants to stop and kneel down to watch the ants, do it with her and be interested. See if she can figure out how many legs they have, or where their anthill is. Let her touch trees, pick up rocks, look at the clouds. Ask her what she sees, hears, smells. Ask her things like why she thinks the sky is blue. You'll be fascinated by her wisdom. Take a tiny bag with you and let her pick one treasure to take home.
Go on a direction adventure: Walk out the front door. At the sidewalk, ask her, "Right or Left?" and let her choose. Go with it, and at the next intersection, ask her, "Right, Left or Straight?" Let her pick until you have walked as far as you are going to, and then challenge her to find the way back home (not necessarily the same way you came). You can do the same with North, South, East and West, too!
Put freezer paper on the table and tape it down. Mix up instant pudding and let her finger paint.
Buy a storage tub, and go to Goodwill and get a bunch of fancy dress up clothes (old wedding dress, a boa, skirts, high heels, hats, gloves). Let her put on a fashion show, or better yet, dress up with her. Have a tea party. Let her go in public all decked out! Take pictures.
Create her own story book. Have her dictate stories to you. You can write them down, or type them up. Put her words on pages and let her illustrate. Then buy a 3-ring binder and put her stories in it to enjoy.
Collect some great music--kid music and adult, and enjoy it with her. Sing the songs. Dance. Have it in the background. Music is marvelous for the development of the intellect.
Give her a grocery ad, and tell her what you need, like celery, and have her find the picture and cut it out (or circle it). Using this method, she can create the shopping list. Next, take her and have her watch the list and see if she can help you find everything. When you go to the store, tell her she can select one food item. Watch what she looks for (my boys invariably wanted fresh fruit, surprisingly!).
Check out the story hour at your local library. Make a commitment to go and check out books once a week.
There are a million things to do with a toddler--don't rely on toys. She'd be just as happy with two toys--if you can commit to using your imagination!!
2006-07-14 14:20:11 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Play with her. A toddler is no different than anybody else, most everyone enjoys companionship. Through her eyes you are seen as older and wiser so just about anything you do that includes her should hold her attention. But remember to include her in the activities, talk with her not at her, if she is relegated to a spectator in something you're doing she will be as bored with you as she was with her toys. And try to remember what it was like when you were a kid.
2006-07-14 07:59:08 · answer #2 · answered by Samuel C 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
We rotate toys in our house. I have a couple of large storage bins that come out of the closet for a couple of weeks and then get put back. It is like Christmas. She gets to discover old toys all over again.
I am also a big fan of Goodwill. A couple of dollars will get you a variety of "new" things.
2006-07-14 07:31:40 · answer #3 · answered by Sarah J 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My daughter enjoys being read to; story time at the library; going for walks on trails or by the beach; mommy playing with her toys with her - building blocks up and knocking them down; mom and tot play groups; playing in the bath; dancing to fun music; colouring; Digging and pouring in the sandbox or making sand castles; feeding the birds; Crayola washable paint; colour with chalk on the sidewalk; building forts; playing hide and seek; and putting favorite toys in rotation - it really works!
2006-07-14 07:41:14 · answer #4 · answered by machinator 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take her outside and play with her, maybe even in the water since it's summer
Sing songs to/with her
Read her a book
Take her to the park
Take her to play with other kids her age
Play a game with her inside: tag, hide and seek, ring around the rosy
There are lots of things you can do with/for a toddler
Good luck.
2006-07-14 07:31:22 · answer #5 · answered by cdc92281 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Take him/her ou to the park, go for walks,read books,color with them, bake a cake and let them decorate it there is all kinds of things you can do with them. They seem to enjoy things when you are with them and they are not playing by themselves.
2006-07-14 07:35:06 · answer #6 · answered by Nikki 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Get her out to socialize with other children. The park, playdates, daycare.
2006-07-14 07:28:15 · answer #7 · answered by therego2 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Let her play with pots and pans. Or blow bubbles for her.
2006-07-14 07:28:25 · answer #8 · answered by bjsmama 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋