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Things to Do Other than Watching TV
Asked by M.A. from Bismarck
on December 1, 2010
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Ok, so call me crazy or unrealistic (because I know that's exactly what my husband will do), but I want to TRY to go without TV, as a household, for a full week... yes...
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- We do watch a lot of tv at our house and it won't go away. However, we do other things as a family as well. We love to play the Wii sports together. My daughter a...
- Board games you can play as a family that are age specific for your wee ones. Books are awesome. Take up a craft or few--what about working on making a few of your o...
- We live north of you and our compromise is hardly any tv in the summer and a little more in the winter...just another idea to add to everyone else's!
Activities You Do with Your 3 Yo Daily That Involves Teaching Alphabets, Numbers
Asked by W.L. from Pittsburgh
on January 9, 2011
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HI moms!
My son is 3 and I am a stay home mom and single mom to this wonder boy. I play cariboo with him and also candyland among other types of games daily, I teach...
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- My son learned most of his from Starfall as well. But, we have a few games and toys at home that have really helped him and are even helping him start to sound out si...
- At the grocery store we always talk about the colors of the fruits. We also count together when we are buying fruits and veggies. One of the grocery stores we go ...
- Something to use as a tool with learning his letters (NOT just a babysitter) is The Letter Factory Movie. Teaches kids SOUNDS, not just memorizing which letter is whic...
Fun (Non-video) Games for Preschooler and Mom
Asked by J.R. from Los Angeles
on October 23, 2011
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Does anyone have any recommendations for games that would be fun for both my almost 5-y.o. AND me? My son is obsessed with playing games, but we have very little in t...
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- Our favorites (that meet your criteria) are: - Chess - Dominos - Ingenious - Clue - Monopoly - Jenga
- We love to play games. One of my son's favorites is Battleship. It may be challenging at first, but when I first started with my son we chose 3 ships and taped off p...
- we have a game called No Stress Chess... it is avteaching game. to start you only moved based on card you pick.. to teach how each peice moves... the you can just play...
FUN Learning Games for 4 Year Old
Asked by K.G. from Boca Raton
on September 21, 2010
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Hi Moms,
My son will be 4 in two weeks and I'm looking for suggestions of FUN learning games. He's not the biggest fan of learning so it has to be a interesting gam...
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- My son learned to read with the Leapfrog Talking Letters and then Talking Words factory DVD. IMO this approach is nothing short of genius and should be required for k...
- make some cards up... with words on front or picture even better.. get plain index cards... put a picture of a dog and word dog on front on back put ryhming words lik...
- I second the Leapfrog DVD's Mallory mentioned. My kids loved them. They also use their Leapsters a lot. They have spelling games, math games, color recognition game...
Number Busters by Little Tikes
Asked by M.B. from Dallas
on February 4, 2009
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Has anyone heard of, had children play with or currently own Number Busters by Little Tikes. I love getting my son educational toys and I am looking for a great 3rd B...
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- My son received Cranium's Cariboo for his 3rd birthday. It's so perfect of a gift for a 3 year old...it's what I have since given to nieces and nephews for their 3rd ...
- The best educational things my son has received while he is 3 is big 2 sided floor puzzles, and those books that read to them and have those pens attached have really ...
- I would highly recommend the DVD Letter Factory by Leap Frog. You can get it for under $10 at Walmart. My son is five and still likes it. It teaches them the letter an...
Toddler Board Games
Asked by K.L. from Phoenix
on October 27, 2008
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I want to get some more board games for my boys, ages 6 and 2 1/2. We enjoy Candyland, Chutes and Ladders, Sequence for Kids, Mouse Trap, various bingo and memory game...
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- We have a five year old and three year old and they both love Leap Frog Bingo. It is not very sophisticated, as most of the pieces are cardboard, but it is easy enoug...
- My 3 year old loves Hi Ho Cherry-O. He also likes a Pet Shop game we have where you circle the board and collect different colored paw prints - the Pet Shop game I've...
- Memory (you can reduce the number of cards you put out to match, start with 12 cards and increase the number as he gets the hang of the game) and Hi-Ho Cherry-O are gr...
Best Games for Preschoolers
Asked by J.L. from Pittsburgh
on October 28, 2010
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My daughter is 2 1/2, she will be 3 in March. I would like to get some games for her to play with now that the weather is going to be turning colder and we won't be ou...
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- Chutes and Ladders Cooties Candyland Memory Hungry Hungry Hippos That elephant game that shoots butterflies out the trunk and catch with a net. K. B mom of 5...
- Hi J. We love to play Candyland and Hi Ho Cherry-O. Elefun is an awesome, fun game to play which actually gets them off their bottoms too. We also like the memory ga...
- We love playing board games with our three year old! We have a few games that are hard to find that she loves, I think both from Ravensburger: MonkeyMadness and Match...
Bored 3-Year Old
Asked by K.M. from Dallas
on October 5, 2007
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I'm looking for things to do with my 3-year old at home. I have 5-month old twins and I am feeding them every 3-4 hours and it demands a lot of my time. My poor 3-ye...
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- familyfun.go.com has some great ideas cooking for kids and crafts. Also Joanns has little craft ideas that come in boxes. Michaels has a class they offer one day a w...
- cooking is something you probably do regularly, and kids love to help with that :) they usually make a mess and meals may take a little longer to put together but its ...
- First of all, CONGRATULATIONS! I am also in a similar, but obviously much less demanding situation as I have one baby not two! I am mom to a 3 1/2 year old and a 9 m...
Board Games for a 2 Year Old??
Asked by K.O. from Pittsburgh
on May 4, 2008
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My little one turned two recently and I am hoping that we can soon play some board games to break up the day a bit. I imagine 2 is a little too young for most games, b...
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- If your child can sit, and play a game, any childs games are good. Fisher price has alot of games out there that you can buy. They are made for toddlers. I have a daug...
- Hi K., As the other moms have mentioned, Hi-Hi Cherry-O is a great game for this age! I have a 3.5 year old daughter & a 2 year old son. My daughter got Hi-Ho Cherr...
- "Snails Pace Race" by Ravensburger http://www.amazon.com/Ravensburger-MN041-167-Snails-Pace-race/dp/B00000J0RY It's good for the little ones because no one reall...
Games for 2 Year Old
Asked by B.J. from Kansas City
on November 4, 2009
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I was just wondering if any moms had any great games they play with their kids? My son is 2 and a half and just loves games, like hi ho cherrio, don't break the ice, ...
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- ELEFUN! My daughter got it for X-mas about the same age as your son and it's STILL her favorite! Also, if you find another in a resale pick it up b/c extra butterfli...
- There is a game I think it is called Ele-fun? not sure, it is an elephant that has air that comes out of its trunk and you scoop up butterflies in a little net. Hungry...
- We recommend "Cootie" or as called at our home - the bug game. We also recommend "Green Eggs and Ham." I believe each game references an age that begins at 3 years o...
