Besides playgroup or preschool, how do your young children (under 5) spend their day? Is it usually focused on one favorite toy/activity or do you vary it deliberately? ugh..mods, please edit the title to spell extra-curricular correctly. My brain is not functioning today.
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We do puzzles, coloring, play doh, doodling on doodle board, reading books, listening nursery rhymes, helping mama with house chores, grocery shopping, matching games, playing with ball, playing in the bean bucket, etc. So no, he is never glued on one activity or toy nor do I focus on one activity toy. I will start taking him to the library hopefully more regularly next week.
^^ all that jazz.
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You’d be surprised how much you can do with them during the day.
extra-curricular activities
Lusi pretty much nailed it, but I’ll add this…When my kids were toddlers/pre school age, I would have them mimic whatever I was doing…they had their own toy vacuums and would follow me around vacuuming…if I was in the kitchen, they would play with plastic bowls…I’d have them pretend dust whatever was at their level…I worked from home, so if I had paperwork or a call to attend to, I’d have them do “paperwork” also lol
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Pretty much what Khatti and Lusi said.
Now that it’s warmer outside we do lots of outdoor play.
Blowing bubbles, finger painting on the deck, running around barefoot in the grass 
Chalk on the side walk! My older one loves this!!
We do weekly trips to the library. They usually have story time once or twice a week and my kids love it so we make sure to attend those.
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Those are such good ideas! My baby is forever trying to handle the vacuum when I’m using it. Im gonna buy him one of his own now.
He’s always playing with pots and pans too when I’m cooking. he puts his cheerios in the patelli and stirs it around with his spoon lol.
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Indoor
Colouring/drawing (Every morning)
Play-doh
Lego-time
Reading
Singing/dancing to songs
Crafting for e.g planes/boats/cars/jewellery (we just built a camp fire on a small card board with red/yellow tissue paper with marbles glued around as rocks)
Cartoons (Dora/Toppy-Binno/Bubble guppies)
Looking at family pictures after lunch (once a week)
Pretend play (cooking/monsters, mermaids, animals, driving a bus, doctor) etc
ipad - now n then I let them play a game for 15 mins each (Temple run)
Laundry help (washer/dryer - putting detergent/pushing buttons/cleaning the lint tray)
Painting nails (This is a must for the girls every few days) Lolz
Trying on princess/special occasion dresses
Also when school is out next month; I’m gonna get them to do yoga with me. So that will be something all new for them
Outdoor Activity
Bubbles
Gardening (my 5 year old just planted her own little plant few weeks ago)
Riding the bike/jeep
Standing in the rain with their umbrellas
Beach ball
Park outings (at least twice a week - I let them out in the backyard almost each day)
Going out for Ice cream/lattes (usually on fridays)
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Have the girls make the “pet rocks”..they were such a hit we’re doing it again this weekend lol