Tips for games for my 15 month old?

Question

My 15 month old son is very hyperactive and i find it hard to find any games to play with him because he loses interest so quickly but i have also found that i don't do enough with him and we don't have enough "us" time. Any ideas for games we can play in the house together?

Please if you don't have anything nice to say don't say anything at all, i would not abuse my son

Answer 1

try fingerpainting, playdoh, or building blocks. kids that age love hands on activities. Maybe having a play date over once in awhile will help as well. My youngest loved to take the fly swatter and dip it in bubble mix and wave it around and make alot of bubbles.
good luck

Answer 2

Play preschool music and dance around like crazy people. I did this with my wildly active toddler. We like Laurie Berkner "We Are the Dinosaurs" but anything will do. Walk, stomp, jump, march. I used to do this every morning. Sometimes I would hold him and giggle and dip him around. What I found was, that this made him a little calmer for the rest of the day.

Get a little tykes playcube or jump-o-lene and bring it in the house if you have room (try to find one at a consignment sale). I had a little tikes slide in my living room for about a year. You can also look into a bounce around if you live in a mild climate then he could jump in that a lot. When he gets a little older you can take him to what my kids call "jumpy jumper places". Places that have open times (for a fee) where you can play on their inflatables. I have never seen my son happier in his life that at those places.


He was always very disinterested in toys and threw cars at me instead of vrooming them around. It has taken him until he was 2.5 to play with things a "room" his cars and make his dinos growl.

I have also learned this is not really hyperactivity -- it is just being a boy.

Answer 3

My daughter is 20 months old and is always on the go- to be honest she doesn't stay with anything for long before she's moved on to her next project- it usually involves a pen and my walls!
you don't have to entertain your child every moment- they learn by playing on there own- you could go to an indoor play park for toddler mornings- children at this age don't really have friends as such but they start to learn to interact with others in different situations!
I think your son is quite normal and you shouldn't put so much pressure on yourself!
a walk in the park- feeding the ducks- shopping at the supermarket- having a bath- these are enough to stimulate your child and share time with you!! - my daughter loves helping me clean the kitchen cupboards with a damp cloth- usually removing her art work!!
good luck

Answer 4

interactive play between parent & toddler can quite often be quite difficult, mainly because we are the adult whom has grown out of childplay. Try putting some real nice dance type music on and get some silk scarves & other bits of material, feathers as well and get him to feel the differnet textures whilst jiggin about dancin with his mum...ya don't need expensive toys to amuse a child, the more you use everyday items, such as what has also been suggested (pots pans & wooden spoons...one hell of a drum kit) noise and touch are paramount to a child that age therefore music or musical idea's are they key...good luck and enjoy your little boy

Answer 5

My son is 16 months, so here's a few ideas: anything that makes noise, pots and pans with spoons, stacking tupperware, legos, tinker tot toys, reading books, taking walks outside, etc. He is just starting to use crayons but they still go in his mouth so we don't do that very often. He alos loves to help me do household chores - unload the dishwasher, switch laundry, and he pretends to sweep and dust. Hope this helps!

Answer 6

There are lots of possibilities such as making music using simple instruments like a box and a spoon this is great fun, singing nursery rhymes which are repetitive and easy to learn, building bricks, reading with your child can help stimulate their senses especially if you choose feely books.

Answer 7

Do lots of physical activities - get him running around and climbing and jumping and exploring - he will love every minute - and hopefully will sleep well too.

There are books you can buy that have lots of idea's. Gymboree Play and Music have published a book called "Toddler Play" (ISBN 1-74089-528-2). RRP is £9.99, my copy brand new cost £3.99 from one of the discount book shops. One first glance it looks quite good.

Answer 8

ok before everything she is 15 months previous no longer 3! She remains a sprint one. i'm no longer critizing you I bear in mind questioning a similar ingredient and looking forward to greater then I could with my first 2 little ones. yet have faith me they're basically able to plenty. So while she does some thing naughty say NO-No firmly yet gently and redirect her. you may spank her hand if she is doing some thing risky, occasion, grabbing a warm espresso cup or touching the range. babies basically take numerous reminding and being consistant. You sound such as you're super mom, have faith me this is going to comprise time.

Answer 9

Drawing shapes (triangles squares etc)
'Ready steady go' ...do a dive on the bed.
bath games ..pouring water in and out of containers.
crawl along the floor towards him growling like a lion
make his teddy bear come alive by poking its head around a corner and squeeking 'hello'
running/walking around the garden

Answer 10

try a treasure box u get lots of items such as cotton woll with different smells on, wooden spoon, metal spoon, wicker balls, keys, beaded neclace(waching for choking hazards) wisk, realy n e house hold objects, put them in a try and let him investigate also go for walks talk about what u see and u can always get on the flour and play just get the toys out, if u r enjoying yourself he will enjoy himself