Can anyone recommend any? It seems as if my toddler wants new things and is getting tired of blocks, plush toys, etc. She does play with and pretend to feed dolls, and loves interactive games on sesameworkshop.org. Can anyone recommend a game that we could play, besides peek-a-boo? She's too young for Memory, Lucky Ducks, etc. Also they have to be sitting and or standing games (something to do while standing would be great for toning her legs) as she's not walking yet.
2007-03-28 06:22:54 · 9 answers · asked by Mom of One in Wisconsin 6 in Pregnancy & Parenting ➔ Toddler & Preschooler
She has Little People toys to learn animals sounds, numbers, and ABC's. I was hoping for a board game or cards (she has learning flash cards) that we could play together.
2007-03-28 06:28:30 · update #1
She has an activity table and seems "bored" with it as we using daily in physical therapy as an incentive for her to stand.
2007-03-28 06:29:47 · update #2
Does she have an activity table? There are ones that grow with the child. Tehy can pull themselves up and stand and play music, learn colors, shapes, etc. Also just reading to them can help. My son is 2 1/2, and was born almost 3 months early and can already read his own name, and recognizes almost all the letters of the alphabet. We have a alphabet poster in his room and at least once a day we go over it.
2007-03-28 06:28:13 · answer #1 · answered by Ryan's mom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
My eldest decided to start walking at 18 months alot later then my other two children (7.5 months and 9 months) if you don't mind the mess a sandpit is great for them to learn how to use their reflexes (filling a bucket etc..) playdoh, buckets with water and plastic cups, they can also play with plastic animals in all of these situatons, lay a blackboard on the floor and let the child draw with chalk while sitting, make a ramp and get some small cars for the child to race down the ramp with, don't limit the toys to the sex of the child .. my three girls play with girls and boys toys.
My eldest may have got moving a little slower than others but she is a very smart girl now and extremely sensible, my mother bought a lot of movies like the lion king which she would then play act with her animals. She also loved sticker books and magnets (you'll need a white board).
I hope this helps.
2007-03-28 06:39:08 · answer #2 · answered by a k 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
The wooden puzzles that look like animals etc..
Stacking nesting blocks
Flash cards with ABC's or numbers or animals
Clapping games like Miss Mary Mack
All these could be done while standing or sitting.
The puzzle games can be frustrating, but VERY good for their motor development
Stacking things helps with this too
The flash cards help them associate pictures or shapes of things to words. My son and I get pics of animals and practice the names of them along with the sounds and the pictures
Clapping games are imitating, VERY good and fun
2007-03-28 06:29:26 · answer #3 · answered by OOgaCHucka 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
So your husband does not want to take the advice of professionals, even if it means helping your son? Just do it. Enroll him and tell him you are taking him and that's that. You need to stick up for your child and we all know getting him some therapy will be a GOOD thing. Many kids need speech therapy it's nothing to be ashamed of.
2016-03-17 03:59:24 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matching games. make cut outs that match the holiday or season. Like winter time gloves make them different colors or patterns have her match them.
Finding games. make again something that matches a theme. ex: leaves Make cut outs you can find patterns online and hide them around the room. Under things and behind things. With easter around the corner kids love to play easter bunny.
Exercise. I watch a 2 year old and she loves to exercise. I put in an exercise video of her moms and she loves it.
2007-03-28 07:44:12 · answer #5 · answered by anna_lisa_star 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is not necessary to get toys as many a times you will find them playing with the box where the toy came in and not the toy itself. Try simple games like balls, naming body parts etc.
You can find some ideas at the following site:
2007-03-29 23:37:31 · answer #6 · answered by Ladybug 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I found signing flashcards. We also do these verbally for naming the animals. Any kind of music is also great for developing minds under 5, even just banging on stuff. Also my kids love their sand and water table.
Also you could make a felt board to stand by on the wall. And do some basic animal shapes and velcro on the shapes and on the wall. (I may do this - thanks for sparking my creativity here!)
2007-03-28 06:28:56 · answer #7 · answered by Lil 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Do NOT buy Lucky Ducks! It is so loud you can hear it outside my house with all the doors and windows closed (brick house!!)!!!
We bought a doll that talked but you had to teach it to talk (for instance, it would say "Wawa!" and you would say "Water" and it would say Wawa again, and you correct it again and they it would say "Water! Mommy, can I have some water?") It was really cute, but I don't know if you can get them anymore.
Good luck! :)
2007-03-28 06:28:38 · answer #8 · answered by searching_please 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Perhaps she would like "Statue." You move around until you yell out "statue" then everyone has to stand really still, like a statue.
2007-03-28 06:29:19 · answer #9 · answered by Heather Y 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋