Saturday, October 29, 2011

My 101 Checklist to do with my toddler (and yours too)

Keeping and sharing this list so I know what other things to do next... Check means done with all 3 kids. As I read those we've done, it made me want to do them all over again. :)


  1. Color - check!
  2. Blow Bubblescheck!
  3. Play Hide-and-Seek - check!
  4. Peek-a-Boo - check!
  5. Play Chase - check!
  6. Do Finger-plays - check!
  7. Sing a song - check!
  8. Collect rocks in a basket
  9. Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture - check!
  10. Make a fort out of cushions and sheets - check!
  11. Go for a Walk - check!
  12. Make a Car out of a Box - check!
  13. Read a book - check!
  14. Go to the park - check!
  15. Finger-paint - check!
  16. Play with Play-Dough - check!
  17. Toss Bean bags into a Bucket - check!
  18. Play the shell and pea game
  19. Dance to music - check!
  20. Download games for toddlers from the Internet - check!
  21. Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes and bags - check!
  22. Make a temporary slide out of a table leaf and your couch - check!
  23. Roll a ball back and forth on the floor - check!
  24. Scoop dirt or sand into a child's bucket (or use a serving spoon and bowl) - check! (just sand! what mess...)
  25. Practice climbing by stacking boxes on top of each other (only with adult supervision) - check! scary!
  26. Put on a puppet show - My next project!
  27. Go fishing with a yard stick and yarn - check!
  28. Make a Horseshoe game
  29. Make a Shape Puzzle - check!
  30. Play paper basketball - check!
  31. Run through a Sprinkler - ooohhh! I want this!
  32. Play with a bucket of water and a sponge (PLEASE WATCH CHILD AT ALL TIMES!)
  33. Make a Drum out of an oatmeal box
  34. Play with a kazoo
  35. Wash windows together
  36. Bang on Pots and Pans with a spoon - check!
  37. Brush each other's teeth - aww... sweet!
  38. Play dress-up with stuffed animals and your child's clothes - check!
  39. Stack canned or boxed food on top of each other - check!
  40. Let child stack mixing bowls inside each other - check!
  41. Make a playhouse out of a large box
  42. Let child play with a sticker sheet (make sure your child doesn't eat them!) - check!
  43. Put stickers on fingers for finger puppets - check!
  44. Play a musical instrument together- i.e.recorder, piano, etc. - check!
  45. Go on a Smelling Hunt - check!
  46. Frost Cookies
  47. Plant a flower or vegetable plant together - check! (not yet with the twins)
  48. Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket - check! (did with marbles)
  49. Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers - check! (but with whiteboard)
  50. Play hide and seek together- trying to find a stuffed animal or other object
  51. Have a splash party together in the bathtub - check! (in a baby pool!)
  52. Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house - check! haha! this was funny!
  53. Record each other on a tape recorder (great for scrapbooks or journals!) - check! with Photobooth on my Mac!
  54. Make and try on paper hats
  55. Give a piggy-back ride - check! Had a weeks' back pain!
  56. Play "Horsey" - check!
  57. Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice) - check! oh my... we went crazy!
  58. Play tug-of-war with a blanket -  - check!
  59. Collect flowers (felt, artificial, real...) - check!
  60. Make a camera and go on a Safari
  61. Play games with frozen juice lids - check!
  62. Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relatives - check! even with fax!
  63. Leave your phone connected and really make phone calls to relatives- let your child talk too - check!
  64. String large beads onto or along a shoelace - check!
  65. Squirt each other with squirt bottles - check! with spray bottles!
  66. Glue shapes onto paper - check!
  67. Make sock puppets - check!
  68. Make paper puppets - check!
  69. Fill an old purse with toys
  70. Use a paper towel tube as a megaphone - check!
  71. Make binoculars and go "Bird Watching" or "Stuffed Animal Watching" - check!
  72. Put snacks in different fun containers (paper sacks, empty canisters, etc.)
  73. Act out a story from a book - check!
  74. Walk on a balance beam- use a 2x4 placed on the ground
  75. Draw with chalk on the sidewalk - check!
  76. Sketch an outline of your child on the sidewalk or paper with chalk - check! (on Manila Paper)
  77. Paint child's palms with tempura paint and blot on paper. Makes a great card for loved ones! - check! almost everyday!
  78. Put lipstick on child and kiss a mirror - check! even on my cheeks (only with the twins)
  79. Make a puddle on cement and splash barefoot in it - check! (with Ice)
  80. Let child decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
  81. Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
  82. Do the Hokey Pokey - check!
  83. Make a super-hero costume out of household items
  84. Do Knee-Bouncing Rhymes - check!
  85. Play "Red Light, Green Light" saying "Go" and "Stop" - check!
  86. Make a shoe-box train for stuffed animals
  87. Make a pillow pile to jump on (keep it clear from any hard surfaces, including walls!) - check!
  88. Make an easy puzzle with felt and Velcro - check! (I have the shapes on velcro!)
  89. Make bracelets or collars for stuffed animals out of pipe cleaners and jingle bells - check!
  90. Learn numbers from a deck of cards - check!
  91. Play the matching game with a deck of cards
  92. Make a domino chain - check! fun!
  93. Have a picnic in the park, backyard, or living room!
  94. Play dress up in Mommy or Daddy's clothes - check!
  95. Make a tin cup telephone and talk to each other in it -
  96. Make a nature collage
  97. Mirror each other - check!
  98. Make a "Mummy Mommy" with toilet paper - check! mess!
  99. Make a tape recording of short music selections and instructions to move in different ways - check!
  100. Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
  101. TAKE A NAP! - check!

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