What are some activities I can do with my 3 year old

[mum2bubba]

Every Monday afternoon (from 1pm to 4:30pm) Hayley has kinder, Nathan has a nap around 2pm to 4pm. So even though Nathan is home, I am just left with Skye to amuse. Most days she's happy to just watch a dvd which is fine for me because it gives me a bit of a break and I can do some housework, however I'd really like to do things with her, maybe not for the whole 2 hours, but just spend some time with her because during the week I am able to spend time with Nathan and Hayley on their own (though with them I can take them out, whereas I can't with Skye unless Nathan misses his afternoon nap and then it wouldn't really feel like quality time with just Skye).

So far we do arts and crafts, play outside with a ball (sometimes inside too as long as we just roll the ball), watch a dvd together, play games.,,what else can the two of us do, even for an hour?

[Bnbub]

Painting, chalk drawing (on concrete?), cubbies, dressups, reading, cooking...

[Ruby Slippers]

jigsaw puzzles are fun my 3 year old little man loves them :)

I hope you have fun times together .:goodvibes:

[Bnbub]

Playdough...

[biscotti]

What about cooking?

My 4 and almost 3 year olds love cooking and we make something most days, they love it :chef:

Or gardening? Start a vegie patch togther and she can have her own special jobs to help look after it - and then you can cook together with what you grow together :yes:

[RedPanda]

My 2.5 yo loves cooking. You could just involve her in the housework. My kids love sweeping and vacuuming (I bet they won't in 10 years!).

[JabberJaw]

Make some flubber. Made my kids some in the holidays and they loved it. Just Google a recipe but its just cornstarch and water and some coloring.

Cooking is a winner here

Maybe go for a walk *around the backyard since bub is asleep* and let her take some photos, i got a new camera so i let the kids use my old one. They love looking at them when i load them to the computer.

Print off some pictures and colour them in

[mum2bubba]

The housework? The girls do love helping me put clothes away. I just asked them what they're favourtie thing to do with Mummy is and Skye said 'playing Connect 4' and Hayley said 'folding clothes'

The camera one is a good idea, I have given the kids my old camera (since they dropped it nad now doesn't work :rolleyes:) so she could just pretend to take pictures