Fun Toddler Activity

My daughter is a go go go type of little girl. She is two and a half and loves being active, she loves going outside, she loves running and being loud...she's a typical little toddler girl. I try to get to the park when I can but my son is only five months and my daughter is a little clumsy so it's hard to go with both of them. Don't get me wrong, I still do it, I just have to make sure I'm watching out for both of them. The life of a mom of two...I don't know how you moms with more kids do it! :-) I applaude you all!

I've done the typical look on Pinterest for ideas and I've got a few fun things off of there but for the most part I just go with what my daughter likes to do. She loves to run and play outside...if she wakes up and the sun is shining she is ready to go. I hate to admit I do not like the outdoors very much so she tends to go outside with her dad or my mom a lot more than me but I suck it up and have fun with her! It's all about making memories right? She typically likes to run around with her soccer ball...we may put her in soccer when she's older but her cousins play it and she wants to be just like them so we "play." She also likes to play with chalk and what toddler doesn't? I usually draw things and have her guess what I'm drawing...she isn't quite old enough to write her name and such but we do try to work on it a little. My daughter also loves to get dirty...such a little tomboy this one! She will sit and play with the rocks out in front of the house for hours digging and picking them up. I also try to make this into learning as well like counting the rocks. She has her own little play yard where she plays in her house or her slide. We've started playing Red Light, Green Light with her recently and she loves that. She's also in a gymnastics class and tries to tumble outside...she asks me to join her and I may do a cartwheel or two but that's about it. Any chance I can get her outside to run off energy is a plus. 

                                         

As for indoor activities. I had to clear out the kitchen for this one. Playing with indoor snow (flour). Sure, it's not quite cold enough for snow outside but she knows what snow is and was very willing to play and make a mess. I like things to be clean so this one was a little tough for me but I let her play. 

               

                         

I used her little people and she played with them in the snow; covering them up, having little conversations with them...it was cute! I have a friend that did this with her son and he used cars and trucks. It's great...kids love the mess they get to make!

We play with puzzles, read books, color, finger paint...when the weather isn't good and with it getting cooler I try to take her for more play dates so she still gets energy out but we are indoors. So give the indoor snow a try and let me know if your kids love it. If they love getting messy like my daughter then they will for sure have a good time!