Hobbies And Interests
Collect Raw Materials From Nature
The Baby Center website recommends going for a stroll with your toddler to find items. Take your toddler for a walk on the beach with a bucket and collect seashells, rocks and sticks. If you don't live by the beach, you can collect rocks, grass, leaves and other materials in your area. Make a game out of collecting items from outdoors. Use these materials to make crafts such as nature collages or stick crafts.
Musical Bean Bags
Buy two or three bean bag chairs that work for both adults and children. Turn on the music and run around with your toddler in the living room. Tell your toddler that he needs to run around while the music is playing and then hurry and sit on a bean bag chair when the music stops. Continue doing this and switching bean bag chairs.
Matching Game
Buy several colorful green, red, blue, pink and purple blocks. Make sure that there are several blocks that are the same color. Then ask your toddler to match up the right colors by placing all the purple blocks in a pile and then the yellow and so on. This can help your child learn colors. Teach her the colors first and then see if she can match them up based on memory.
Clap Together
The Baby Center website also recommends playing a clapping game to engage your toddler. This game can help improve their hand-eye-coordination and encourage bonding between you and your child. Sit down and clap your hands together. Teach your toddler patty-cake and other clapping rhythms. Sing along with your child as you clap together. This is a simple game, but toddlers really enjoy it.