Please remember that some of these activities are NOT suitable for a very young child. Some of these activities will require help from an older child or adult. Use your judgment wisely, deciding what is best for YOUR child. Have Fun!

1. reading books
2. dancing to music
3. short, educational movie (Moody science is good!)
4. playdough with cookie cutters, plastic rolling pin, and plastic utensils to cut up and play
5. train set
6. little cars with rug city map
7. Duplo blocks
8. wooden blocks
9. coloring books with old-fashioned crayons
10. puzzles
11. water painting
12. finger painting
13. non-toxic clay
14. glue stick, foam cut outs (sold at Walmart), paper and crayons (my 3 year old loves this!)
15.threading foam shapes with string
16. lacing card board shapes with string
17. Bible felts
18. animal felts
19. transportation felts
20. doll felts
21. kitchen play (either child’s own kitchen toys or mom’s plastic dishes and safe utensils)22. sorting colorful buttons in egg carton
23. memory card game
24. write child’s name on paper (or child can if able), poke or punch holes on name, lace and hang in window
25. bubbles
26. sidewalk chalk outside
27. inside chalk on small chalk board
28. plastic farm animals
29. plastic dinosaurs
30. play with water in kitchen sink (beginning to wash dishes!)
31. plastic doll house
32. baby dolls
33. make child at "tent" in living room with sheets and chairs or card table- pretend to camp
34. puppets
35. zoo with stuffed animals
36. pet store with stuffed animals
37. dress up clothes
38. child type story on tape
39. record yourself reading a book on tape, then child can listen to Mommy while looking at book themselves
40. big card board box made into something (house, rocket, store, post office. Etc..)
41. bean bag toss with music, child freezes when music stops
42. educational computer game
43. "Charades" act out simple Bible characters or animals
44. roll a soft ball back and forth between legs (requires at least 2 people)
45. hole puncher and different colored construction paper (let them throw confetti on Daddy when he gets home!)
46. draw with a Spiral graph
47. draw with stencils
48. make a paper chain
49. practice cutting out lines, using "safe" scissors
50. black construction paper and chalk or colored glue
51. construction paper and washable markers
52. reusable sticker books
53. kid sized musical instruments (even homemade "shakers" or drums)
54. counting on abacus
55. magnet letters or numbers on refrigerator
56. magnet people kits
57. Tinker toys
58. Lincoln Logs
59. string and Cheerios (enjoy a snack later!)
60. string and pasta
61. paper, glue and glitter
62. rubber stamps
63. Leap Pad or other young educational computer
64. pegs and peg board
65. practice buttoning, lacing and zipping
66. clothes pins and basket of small items to pick up
67. plastic army men
68. View Master Wheel
69. pan of rice - draw shapes, letters and numbers with fingers
70. giant piece of paper draw shape of child and let them "color" themselves
71. "Card Making Time", use stickers and write messages to send to Grandparents
72. glue, yarn, construction paper- draw shapes and they glue yarn on them
73. dry rice in deep pan or plastic box- use funnels, spoons, measuring cups etc.
74. "Paint in a bag"- put 2 colors of paint in a double zip-lock bags, seal and let child squish
75. hide something and play "Hot or Cold"
76. treasure hunt
77. medicine dropper, 2 containers, some water-then "Move" the water back and forth
78. popsicle sticks and glue- make a building or other structure- can even paint when dry
79. cut out pictures from old book or magazine and glue on paper to make collage
80. Legos
81. Magnetix
82. look at family photo albums
83. dry erase board with safe markers or crayons
84. Brite Light
85. counting and weighing bears, beans or other things with balance
86. make a "Child" friendly scrap book
87. ABC BOOK-one page per letter and cut out or draw pictures that represent each letter
88. links (math manipulative type)
89. paint with Q-tips
90. foam or plastic geometric shapes on picture cards
91. Cuisenere Rods
92. practice setting the table and play restaurant for snack or lunch
93. book mark size paper and stickers to make "Book Mark" gifts
94. listen to child’s dramatized Bible CD
95. give them a bunch of colored socks and have them sort colors and try to match
96. chore help- emptying small garbage cans
97. chore help- folding washcloths, small towels, napkins, small clothes
98. chore help-sorting each person’s laundry to their basket or bed
99. chore help- clean rag with water –let them clean away (door knobs, cabinets, tables, chairs, counter tops, tables- probably not the floor as they would probably slip)
100. take nap
101. get big towel and lotion, rub onto Mommy’s feet while she reads a story!