Entertaining Toddlers
Posted by Rachel Balducci in Family on Friday, January 15, 2010 12:00 PM
On our trip to the funeral this week, I did not think through keeping two-year-old Henry entertained for the ride. He did okay on the way there, but the ride home was brutal.
“I want down,” he would say. Every five minutes.
I offered him the few board books we had in the car. Then I let him borrow his brothers’ Where’s Waldo books. Then I started grabbing random found objects in the hopes that something (How about this toothbrush holder, Henry?) would capture his attention. Finally, I climbed next to him and started playing “This Little Piggy” and whatever else came to mind.
The next oldest boy in our family is almost eight. Clearly, I am out of the habit when it comes to traveling with toddlers. My older boys just grab whatever book they are reading and we are road-ready. Not so with a two-year-old!
In this same vein, a friend recently got news that her toddler must be on “bed rest” for the next five days. He has some muscle weakening from a virus. He is unable to put any pressure on his leg and the doctor says to just keep him off of it.
So—what do you recommend? Do you have any fail-proof approaches to entertaining toddlers? Any good books or activities that will keep these little guys happy when they can’t do what they love best—run and climb and seek out danger.
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