It's cold here in the winter time. REALLY cold. Which means finding things to do indoors to keep an active 3 year old happy. We frequented the McDonald's playplaces and the play areas at the local malls. They also have lots of in-door play places like Kids Town, which is literally an indoor play town where kids can dress up as a doctor or a construction worker or a mail carrier or even a princess. Meredith loves that place. But it's not free, so it can get expensive. So here's some things we came up with at home to keep Miss Meredith entertained:
In-door Camping.
I found this little tent on sale at Target.
It actually came with a sleeping bag, backpack and a
pink head lamp all for $7. I couldn't pass up that deal!
Meredith loves to play and take naps in it. You can
see the backpack that it came with sitting on her kitchen
counter.
I found this little tent on sale at Target.
It actually came with a sleeping bag, backpack and a
pink head lamp all for $7. I couldn't pass up that deal!
Meredith loves to play and take naps in it. You can
see the backpack that it came with sitting on her kitchen
counter.
The one and only time Meredith has actually
spent the night in her tent. She likes to nap in it,
but at night she just wants to be in her bed. It was
actually pitch dark in her room when I took this.
But my camera's flash makes it look like it's the
middle of the day.
Bubble Baths. With Balloons.
Court brought a bunch of balloons home one night
after home teaching. One of his families had them
leftover from a party. So, the next morning, when
Meredith wanted to take a bath, I went ahead and
threw all the balloons in with her.
She loved it! I was worried that she wouldn't ever
take another bath with out balloons, but she does. Although
she sometimes still asks for the balloons when I'm filling
the tub.
Play-doh Cookie Shop.
Yes, I helped her make these cookies, but the
idea to make a cookie shop was all hers. She had to
have them set out just right and then I got to be
the customer and buy the cookies from her.
spent the night in her tent. She likes to nap in it,
but at night she just wants to be in her bed. It was
actually pitch dark in her room when I took this.
But my camera's flash makes it look like it's the
middle of the day.
Bubble Baths. With Balloons.
Court brought a bunch of balloons home one night
after home teaching. One of his families had them
leftover from a party. So, the next morning, when
Meredith wanted to take a bath, I went ahead and
threw all the balloons in with her.
She loved it! I was worried that she wouldn't ever
take another bath with out balloons, but she does. Although
she sometimes still asks for the balloons when I'm filling
the tub.
Play-doh Cookie Shop.
Yes, I helped her make these cookies, but the
idea to make a cookie shop was all hers. She had to
have them set out just right and then I got to be
the customer and buy the cookies from her.
Stuffed Animal Hospital.
Meredith is fascinated by the bones in our
bodies. She will often have me feel her bones...usually
by touching her elbows. She also sings a little song about
"a bunch of bones that everyone owns,
Underneath the skin we're in!"
She heard it on an episode of Bubble Guppies - one
of her favorite Nick Jr. shows. So, one day she laid out all
her little stuffed friends and started taking care of them.
She even made pretend meals for them! That pink blanket on
the floor was her "x-ray table" and all of her animals would
take a turn getting their bones x-rayed. I told Court she's
going to have to get a doctor kit for her next birthday!
Meredith is fascinated by the bones in our
bodies. She will often have me feel her bones...usually
by touching her elbows. She also sings a little song about
"a bunch of bones that everyone owns,
Underneath the skin we're in!"
She heard it on an episode of Bubble Guppies - one
of her favorite Nick Jr. shows. So, one day she laid out all
her little stuffed friends and started taking care of them.
She even made pretend meals for them! That pink blanket on
the floor was her "x-ray table" and all of her animals would
take a turn getting their bones x-rayed. I told Court she's
going to have to get a doctor kit for her next birthday!
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