Keeping My Toddler Busy (and Happy)

My elder child, JS, was the only child in the family for 3 years and 3 months before his sister, JE, came along. He is an active child, so being alone is not a good thing for him. In order to keep him busy (and happy), I have to work hard on coming up with different activities for him to kill his time.


Here are some of the things we love to do together.

Play shopping
Some of the things he learnt: Counting and vocabulary (names of the items he 'bought')

Having friends around/visiting friends
Some of the things he learnt: Social skills and sharing

Art and Craft: Party Hat
Some of the things he learnt: Colors, drawing straight lines with a ruler, peeling stickers, cutting paper using a scissors

Playing Dough
Some of the things he learnt: Being creative, being imaginative, motor skills

Play Dress Up
Some of the things he learnt: Being creative and self confidence