Its too freakin' hot outside and...

JourneyToBaby

can't have my kids watching Caillou all day everyday.  By the way, whats up with that little dude thats so enchanting to little kids.

 

What do you guys do inside that doesn't cost a lot of money and doesn't involve tv?  Do you guys play games with your LO's, crafts, etc?  My guys are 2.5.

 

TIA 

judahsmommy1

A bath. Little guy plays. I bump. Does that make me a bad parent?

MrsGoodkat

Plastic bin filled with rice...DS likes to dig and use his trucks in it. Just put a sheet or something underneath because the rice doesn't like to stay in the box.

Crayons and stickers, too. Painting with pudding is on our list but haven't done it yet. 

Venus04d

MollusksWrangler:

I went Michaels and got sticker books, paints, color with water books etc and we do crafts, we play with boxes and make hide outs and tunnels. Dance parties are a popular thing in this house. Sometimes I just chase her around and tickle her.

All of this sorta thing. We pull out pots and pans and bang on stuff. 

Here's an awesome list of ideas I reference when I'm struggling to get creative:

https://fun.familyeducation.com/early-learning/family-learning/33372.html?detoured=1

JourneyToBaby

Awesome suggestions, thanks so much!  The family education link is especially great!

 

Lotsofloveandkids

The kids love to draw, so I buy them coloring books. We're also thinking about investing in a swing set.

kj07

We have a membership to our Children's museum, which has a special area that's limited to toddlers under 36 months old.  The price of the membership has totally paid off with the amount that we use it, even with DH and I both WOTH.

If we really just need to get out of the house we also take trips to the local Barnes and Noble, which has a train table in the kids section and a duplo table in the toy section.  Our downtown library recently started a toddler yoga class and they also have a toddler storytime.   Oh, and I think our B&N has a storytime as well.