UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DE CHIMBORAZOMETHODOLOGY II

CHILDREN FROM ONE TO THREE YEARS OLD

NAME: BLANCA SANTACRUZ and ANGELY OCAÑA

ACTIVITIES FOE 1 YEAR OLD

These creative activities for 1 year old come from some of our favorite moms.  Some days it is easier to figure out what to do to entertain a toddler than others which is why I love this list of activities for1 year old !I consider myself well-versed in the world of babies and development of play We have 6 kids, in six years – I know, we’re crazy.  Sometimes I think all I “do” is herd tots all day (well, when I am not blogging).  I asked the kids blogger network mos to share some of their best activities for one year olds and was astounded at the list of things I have yet to explore with my child (and the activities we did together without even knowing it).  Some of them are being featured on our blog this week, others are in our Baby Play board on Pinterest.These creative activities for 1 year old come from some of our favorite moms.  Some days it is easier to figure out what to do to entertain a toddler than others which is why I love this list of activitiesfor year old.I consider myself well-versed in the world of babies and development of play. We have 6 kids, in six years – I know, we’re crazy.  Sometimes I think all I “do” is herd tots all day (well, when I am not blogging).  I asked theKids Blogger Network mos to share some of their best activities for one year olds and was astounded at the list of things I have yet to explore with my child (and the activities we did together without even knowing it).  Some of them are being featured on our blog this week, others are in our Baby Play board on Pinterest.

You can have an older sibling help create this homemade baby toy – it is a mini tag blanket, perfect for the diaper bag!Your child will enjoy the surprise when they can lift sections of a puzzle to discover faces of those they love.  This is an easy homemade gift idea you can personalize.Sometimes the simple toys are the ones that best engage our kids!  In this simple toddler game, grab a metal bowl and a ball (solid plastic is best for noise factor).  Listen to the ball roll as your child plays and “swishes” the bowl.Listen with your child:

Have fun teaching your toddler to recognize the ABCs.  This is a fun song by blogger Angelique – she has a number of posts and videos on raising and encouraging bilingualism in your child – starting with tots!Love nursery rhymes?  I do – Here is a top ten list of Classic Childrens Nursery Rhymes.Help your child learn to associate words with actions through finger plays.  Little Moments has ideas on ways to enjoy “finger” games with 1 year olds.Begin encouraging literacy in your child when they are young with these tips for reading books to young children.  Love the “How to read to a baby“, suggestion to re-enact portions of the stories to help your child enjoy the plot.Two year olds are so curious. Their brains just love to soak in the world around them. I try to have as wide of a variety of things for my kids to enjoy. My favorite activities for 2 year olds can be grouped as: Exploring, Fine Motor Skill Development and Messy.  Looking for other age groups?  Check out our Activities for One Year Olds.

Activities for 2 Years Old

Two year olds are so curious. Their brains just love to soak in the world around them. I try to have as wide of a variety of things for my kids to enjoy. My favorite activities for 2 year olds can be grouped as: Exploring, Fine Motor Skill Development and Messy.  Looking for other age groups?  Check out our Activities for One Year Olds.Examine, Investigate and Explore

 

Tykes love to explore their surroundings.  Explore volume by pouring with kids.  Explored the changes in consitency as they added water to  floam from soap flakes eventually playing with bubbles. Explore the outdoorson a scavenger hunt with some nifty cards from Saltwater Kids.  What boy doesn’t like to get dirty?  Allie of No Time for Flashcards watched her son explore in dirt.  Anna of the Imagination Tree enjoyed exploring with shaving cream with her gias to keep little fingers occupied?  Here is a collection of a Dozen Playdough Activities, a variety ofdiscovery boxes are great for open-ended play.  Chasing Cherrios helped her kids develop fine motor skills with a cheese shaker and toothpicks, while Lilla-A made a tool and gadget wall (*swoon*).   Mya and Me had fun making towers of cherrios.

ACTIVITIES FOR THREE YEARS OLD

three year olds are curious, active – at least mine seem to have an endless supply of energy.   They are beginning to make comparisons and differentiate patterns, colors and love to play pretend.  Here are just a few of our favorite three year old activities.  These activities were gleaned in part from from our weekly kids meme, It’s playtime

Discovers own interests and wantWalks/ runs/ climbs- gets into everythingDrinks from cup, eats with spoon and helps dress and do choresLikes to imitate people and animals.

Go on a color hunt through your house.  Seek out items that are all the same color.  This is a great clean-up activity.Play with paint.  Tinkerlab blew the paint around the page with straws with her kids.  My three years olds loved this activity.Make a stamping “wheel” with an old packing tape roll and foam stickers.Dye pasta with food coloring and rubbing alcohol.  Kids love to make dimensional collages with the colored pasta.Practice picking up pom-poms with tongs and play a matching game putting them into muffin tins (via Crayon Freckles).