Hi mamas, my hubby is stuck as to "what to do" with our almost 16 month old boy. As you all know, to some extent, playing with a child this age is kinda boring. I think mom's are built to be OK with this (LOL). (My response to the "boring" statement was, "and your point is?" LOL)
He does have "games" he plays - chase, ball, etc. but they only last so long. I'm sure y'all know what I mean. Any suggestions? Thanks so much!
due to HOT weather in early am or later afternoon:
what about going to feed the ducks/fishing at your local pond. going on a short adventure on a nature trail. Get a little bug catcher at the $ store/Target and uncover rocks and find little creatures with Daddy.
in the Fall going to a petting farm/zoo/ pumpkin patch www.bigorangepumpkinfarm.com
Get a children's baseball pitcher machine set it on low intro. to baseball and play
I don't know about your hubby, but mine is a big fan of the mall. So when he stayed home with our son, they went to the mall almost every day for a few hours. Share a smoothie, play at Puzzle Zoo store, shop, etc. Our son loves the mall now and always asks to go. He also liked to take him to the neighborhood waterpark (maybe with the crypto stuff out right now not the best idea), took him to the driving range to hit some golf balls, or took him to Dave and Busters to "play" video games. good luck!
Why not sign up far a class together - something like Little Gym, Kindermusik, Gymboree, etc...
My husband takes our little girl and my son to the park once a week to give me a break in the evening. He'll play ball, tossing both our daugter and son a softball while they attempt to hit it with a bat or catch with a mit, play hide and seek, whatever to keep them occupied(and just their dad running around acting crazy with them makes them happy). On weekends, he can take him to the zoo, Gymboree, pump it up, the Aquarium, walk around the lake, the playground, whatever! We have to entertain, even when we are exhausted and don't feel like it, not to mention prepare the meals, bathe and dress, tend to when sick, etc. So yeah, it's not our idea of fun, but to show them some attention now with stay with them forever! Not to mention give us a little break to regain some sanity :-) As they get older, there's more options like fishing, riding bikes, etc. It gets a little easier-then they hit pre-teens and start wanting nothing to do with us!
