Two Easy Peasy Activities for your Toddler

With a super active 21 month old toddler on my hands I am always looking for new ideas to keep us (yes us, not just him) happy. When he is happy and busy and engrossed then I am happy. I have nothing but admiration for some of the activities that mummy’s are pulling out of their butts out there in parenting land. One eager beaver mummy recently decided to blog about 100different ways to entertain your toddler. Pictures and everything of her lot doing each activity. I bow down to her achievement. This is a mammoth effort and has helped me no end. Her website is my new favourite. There are also some amazing toddler activity boards on Pintrest if you are looking to be inspired. And this website also has some great tips.

I do however like the idea of doing really really simple activities with stuff I have just laying around my house. I intend to make paint from scratch and I intend to buy the paint pots to put it in but those paint pots are still sitting on my shopping list waiting for me to get to the $2 shop. It doesn't happen. It might one day, but for now we are going with what’s in our home already to keep toddler happy. So I was rather delighted when my brain actually returned from its camp out recently to inspire me with these little treats. Master S loved them which is all I can ask for and I made them up all by myself. Hooray!

Scooping and Sifting Flour

Oh the simplicity of it. I got the idea as Master S is always breaking into the baking cupboard and getting out the measuring cups and squeezing the sifter to death. So why not make those things part of an activity for him? The floors were due for a clean so I wasn't worried about getting flour on them so I just plonked his little table and chairs in the middle of the kitchen and set him up. The task was as follows:

1. Scoop flour out of bowl and pour into sifter. Repeat a few times.

2. When sifter gets a bit full sift the flour into the other bowl.

3. Repeat over and over and over again.

This kept him going for a good 20 mins which is a lifetime for my kid. He hardly even got flour anywhere although we have played it since and he has spread it all over himself and the floor (of course that time it was the day after I’d cleaned the floors...). Despite the potential mess it really isn't too bad. We will definitely play this one again.

Chalk Drawings

I don’t know why I had chalk but I did. I think I saw it on sale really cheap one day and thought to myself ‘now there’s something every kid seems to have’ so I bought it. Even though we don’t have a chalk board. We do however have concrete! Perfect! So if the weather is nice we go sit outside and make chalk drawings. Lots and lots of fun. I think it will be even more fun as he gets older. This one requires a little mummy participation to keep them interested but no matter.


If You want to get really creative You can make your own chalk. It’s on my one day I’ll do this list...along with the paint making.

I hope You and your kiddies enjoy these games. Let me know of anything You do that is both captivating and easy. I’d love some more ideas.

xo Rachael


Author Bio - Rachael is a sometimes blogging, always mummying, single mum of a 21 month old little boy. They live a happy seaside life in a small coastal town in northern NSW, Australia. You can check out some of her other thoughts about the world at www.mummyflyingsolo.com

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