1. Rice Crispy Treats
I actually did a whole post already about making rice crispy treats and you can find it here. My recipe is posted. I like it because it's a smaller recipe and perfect for our little family. You can easily double it or even triple it! Make them your own by adding sprinkles, icing, or even putting them on a stick!
3. Obstacle Course
We got this idea from a Facebook post I saw. They had made an obstacle course for their 4 year old. We tried to do the same for our 2 year old. It took about 5 minutes for him to run through, and that was with a LOT of coaching. But it was fun for Hubby and I to put it together and plan how Little Man would run through it. Older kids could also make one for younger siblings.
4. Go for a walk.
If you're like us and spring has decided to show up, you could go for a walk. A quick one up and down the block, around the block, or maybe a neighborhood tour. With little ones, I recommend starting small and bring snacks. When I first started taking our (at the time) 14 month old on walks, we just went up and down the block - about 10 minutes. After a few times, I increased to 15 minutes, then 20, and now our walks are a good 30 minutes and over a mile! I should mention, I'M the one walking, he's in the stroller. Either our jogger or a really awesome Tricycle stroller we got a few weeks ago. I pack Little Man a snack and a sippy and he's good to go. We count flowers at different houses, talk about colors, listen to "Toddler Radio" on Pandora, look both ways before crossing the street... there are a lot of teachable moments when wandering the neighborhood.
5. Pinecone Bird Feeders
While you're on that walk, why not pick up some pinecones you see and make them into bird feeders... (Don't trespass or anything, but, if they're on the sidewalk, they're fair game). Remember? Like we used to do as kids... Slather them in peanut butter (or similar), roll them in bird seed, put a ribbon on them and hang them in a tree. For little hands, it's great fine motor skills practice sprinkling on the bird seed and holding the string to hang it up. It's also fun if you can hang them up in a tree that you can see from inside. That way, you can continue to enjoy them long after the peanut butter has been washed from your hands. Here's my whole How-To post.
6. Cheerio Snack Bracelets
Check out my full blog post here. We used pipe cleaners (or chenille sticks) and Cheerios to make a snack bracelet. *Think candy bracelets, but it's cereal. Tons of relaxing fun, and again, GREAT fine motor skills practice for tiny tots.
8. Gardening from Scraps
Did you know you can regrow some vegetables from their scraps?? My sister didn't either until this quarantine. In fact, just today she shared a picture of her little celery doing it's thing! For celery, you just chop off the bottom 2 inches (The part you really don't use anyway). Then put it in a bowl with about an inch of water. Put it in a warm windowsill and it will start regrowing it's leaves from the center. Once a few leaves start to sprout and spread out, put it in a pot or the ground outside. You can do this with onions, garlic, potatoes, and even a pineapple!
9. Make waffles for breakfast
One of the things I keep hearing (and feeling) is that we don't know what day of the week it is! Well, I don't know about y'all, but school mornings for us were the worst - chaos, always running late, and normally Mason was the only one with a decent breakfast. Weekend mornings were saved for nice, big, hot breakfasts. So that's one thing that I've tried to continue doing to give us a semblance of what darn day it is. Waffles are one of those things that just take extra work and we don't even get them once a month. Well, in the beginning of our lockdown days, I couldn't find Bisquik but Sam's Club had their brand of pancake mix. We made the waffle recipe on the back, and they were delicious! It doesn't have to be waffles per se, but something to make some days extra special during these extra-surreal times. Or maybe you flip my thought process and instead make it Waffle-bowl Wednesdays and you make breakfast, lunch, or dinner that includes waffle bowls. Who knows?!
11. Make stove-top popcorn.
I'll never forget when I first taught my husband (then boyfriend) how to make popcorn the old-fashioned way. This is one we haven't done yet during quarantine time, but I feel like Mason will be helping to make popcorn in the next few days. That kid LOVES popcorn! Until then, you can easily Google "how to make stove-top popcorn" and a gazillion recipes will pop up. *Side note, I also teach this to my students in FACS.
As I come up with more ideas, I'll grow this post. So keep checking back! Or maybe even pin it so you can easily find it again!
Have fun! ~Chelsea
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