How to keep a toddler amused!!

[foxyroxy141]

Hi. Has anyone got any ideas on how to keep a 19 month amused? I am running out of ideas on how to entertain my daughter! She is a very 'busy' child and doesn't really want to sit still long enough to look at books for very long.....anyone know any games to play?

[meltoadhall]

parent and toddler groups - you can join more than one, swimming, parks, visiting other friends, playing with bricks, listening to ryhmes and music, painting, drawing, singing groups, playing outside.

if all that lot doesnt wear her out and get her sleeping well and a bit a time for you then I leave it for others to come up with suggestions.

[B00]

Im finding mum & tots groups a Godsend with my 18 month old. I go to 2 different ones a week, it's brilliant watching them run riot in safety. Plus as meltoadhall (great name!) has suggested I go to the park as often as possible with her, luckily for me it's only round the corner from my house.

Mine will also sit next to me at the PC and look at the CBeebies website as well- occupies her for 10 minutes or so!

check out your local community halls and churches for the toddler groups.

[tigilou]

I found this with my daughter if shes anything like my daughter 18 months going on 18 lol i put some dolls on the floor get a little pot of jelly ready made and have a little tea party and she can feed her dollies. Or bathing them is great fun in the garden in the washing up bowl.

Some crayons and paper she can just scribble. You will find the more she does these sorts of thing her concentration will become longer and longer.

Making rice crispy cakes i no your daughter is young i done this when my daughter was this age i just put it all in the bowel and she mixed it up for me and helped me put it in the cases. Cotten wheels are good and a shoe lace but be warned they get stressed. Hope this helped a bit

[mummytait]

My son was fascinated by the Argos catalogue at that age. Really cheap fun and it doesn't matter if they tear out all the pages as long as they understand it is a toy and not a regular book.

A pair of plastic scissors takes this game a little further and is a valuable skill for the time when nursery comes along.