50 Creative and Amazing Ways How to Entertain Your Toddler

The days sometimes seem very very long when you're trying to keep a toddler busy and out of trouble. Here are some great ideas to keep you both occupied (and sane):

1. Make a pillow fort or teepee tent
2. Play chase in a big open field or park
3. Finger (and even feet) painting on kraft paper
4. Learn a new song together
5. Build a cardboard box castle
6. Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture
7. Make a fort out of cushions and sheets
8. Have a tickle-fest
9. Go for a long walk and discover new areas together
10. Make a tin can tambourine
11. Read a book (or two)
12. Give a piggy-back ride
13. Collect leaves or pinecones in a basket to take home and make crafts
14. Teach them how to dance to music different kids of music
15. Organize toys and books by colour, shape or size
16. Download toddler friendly games from the Internet
17. Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes
18. Roll down a hill together
19. Put on a finger puppet show
20. Go fishing with a yard stick and paperclip or magnets
21. Run through a sprinkler
22. Have a big bubble bath
23. Sweep the floors and clean the house together
24. Bang on pots and pans with a spoon
25. Play dress-up with old clothes and accessories
26. Pick wild flowers and make a bouquet
27. Play a musical instrument together, like a piano
28. Bake cookies or a cake together
29. Make a youtube video and send to family and friends
30. Plant a flower or vegetable plant together
31. Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket
32. Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers or lipstick
33. Create a scavenger hunt with toys or treats
34. Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house
35. Make and try on paper hats
36. Untangle toilet paper and play in the mess like kittens
37. Give a piggy-back ride
38. Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice)
39. Play tug-of-war with a blanket
40. Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relatives
41. Have a picnic in the park or even in the house
42. Make binoculars with toilet paper rolls
43. Put items in different containers and watch them discover
44. Act out a story from a book
45. Draw on the side walk with chalk, then wash away and start again
46. Splash in puddles or play in the snow
47. Decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
48. Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
49. Make a shoe-box train for toys to ride
50. Make and walk along a toilet paper trail