Entertaining a tiny person takes imagination sometimes, actually what I really mean is that entertaining a toddler AND not going round the twist yourself takes imagination. He would do the same puzzle seventy hundred times in a row, and I have read his favoured books until I can do it blindfolded.

We do a variety of things to get through the week. We try to go out most days, even if its just to the shop, tho the park is more fun on a dry day (Do they exist or is it just a myth??). We visit our museum most weeks for a rummage thought the dinosaur room. We go to a toddler activity group on Thursday mornings, followed by a play in the host cafes toy area. But that still leaves far too many hours to fill. So sometimes you have to get a bit inventive….

Here are two of our recent novelty escapades:-

Beaker Bowling!

Use a stash of beakers, and a small satsuma. You could use a ball, but they were in the other room and the oranges were just sat there…And as an adrenaline filled, high risk of broken glass, alternative adult version, I could have opted for empty wine bottle bowling. Not that we have that many empty wine bottles, honest guv….

Paper Plate Faces!

Plates left over from the kids last party, combined with wax crayons and some seriously poor artistic skills meant we passed the afternoon making happy animal noises. Oink! Moo! It was like being back in a cow-punk band, all that was missing was the roll of a banjo….

I would love to hear your suggestions for free/cheap different things to try at home with an almost 18 month old!

Love Miss Cisco XXX