2-3 years

Games to play with 3 year old

Games to play with 3 year old without anything

Today  I am sharing few games that I played with my 8 year old when she was young. The best part of these games are they don’t absolutely need anything to play with. We have started playing few of these games with my toddler.   Most of these simple games can be played while waiting or …

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North california staycation

Russian river – Staycation in Northern California

This post is written in  part of California Staycation blog hop 2014 -places to visit with kids in California.   We enjoy going to Russian river that it has become a family tradition on every summer. Russian river is surrounded by tall redwood trees. Bay area beaches are known for cold water and windy weather …

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Fine motor activity for toddlers

Fine motor activity with vegetable mesh bag

We have used vegetable mesh bag for painting and to develop problem solving skills. This time we used for fine motor skill, hand eye coordination and tripod grasp. Materials needed: 1. Vegetable mesh bag 2. Two bowls 3. Beans 4. Tape Cover one of the bowls with the mesh bag. Tape it on the sides of …

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Matching activity ideas for toddlers

Eight matching activities for toddlers

As soon as my toddler got comfortable with sorting, I introduced her to matching. She loves matching activities and everyday she asks for one. According to her it is called memory game. Still I am figuring out how she got that name. 1. Animal matching This is the first matching activity we did. I took …

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Counting ideas for kids

Math and fine motor skill game for toddlers

My 2 year old counts everything whenever she sees more than one of the same object. So I thought she might enjoy this simple fun game. I was right! Materials needed: 1. Dice 2. Masking tape 3. Beans 4. Vegetable steamer 5. Sharpie Preparation:  1. Counting up to six is way behind my daughter’s current …

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