What can I do with my two year old all day?

10. Enjoy heart training

* kindness

* patience

* helpfulness

* obedience

* quietness

* orderliness

* perseverence

* gentleness

* love

What can I do with my two year old all day?

9. Enjoy family fun


* play hide-n-seek

* play chasings and tips

* have midnight snacks

* enjoy imaginative games and role plays

* play sock wars

* share adventure stories

* visit parks, reserves, lakes and beaches

* enjoy cafes and restaurants

* movie afternoons

* sing and dance to music
.

What can I do with my two year old all day?

8. Enjoy food fun

* have outdoor and indoor picnics for meals or snacks

* bake cakes and muffins together

* make yoghurt ice blocks and frozen fruit pieces for Summer fun

* visit a cafe

* eat in the cubby house ( outside or a temporary indoor one)

* shop at the green grocer, butcher, baker and fish shop

* pick fruit together

* plan and prepare simple meals with your toddler's full involvement

* make faces or shapes from finger foods for a fun plate

* enjoy a 'midnight' feast or drive-through ice-cream run (20 minutes after bedtime)

What can I do with my two year old all day?

7. Enjoy learning fun.

* teach the A B C's - through songs and cards

* teach the 1, 2, 3's - through counting in everyday tasks and play

* teach shapes - through games and play

* teach colours - through everyday activities and reading

* teach the names of zoo and farm animals - through books and DVD's

* teach the seasons and weather - on walks and excursions

* teach sorting and patterns - when playing and packing up

* teach colouring - with crayons, paints, pencils, calk and felt tips

* teach sticking, pasting and cutting - with activity books and catalogues

* teach songs and rhymes - through CD's, DVD's and singing together



What can I do with my two year old all day?

6. Enjoy doing household tasks together.

* setting the table (starting with plastic plates and cups before moving onto china crockery)

* sorting the clean washing (starting with small items and moving to bigger ones)

* weeding together (or giving them their own little patch of garden to care for)

* washing the car together - great fun in Summer!

* packing up after each activity throughout the day to teach orderliness.

* sweeping together (at first they make more mess, but eventually they are a help)

* taking an active part in shopping with counting objects and naming colours of labels etc

* making their bed (the standard will gradually improve over time if you keep encouraging)

* dusting together (especially if they have their own colourful duster to use each time)

* 'helping' with the fixing of broken bits (with their own small hammer and nails and wood blocks).