This babysitting adventure will be a lot more fun for all three of us if I have some activities (other than TV!) for them.

Thanks for suggestions.

finger painting
making play-dough
bake cookies
go for a walk
go to the park
make pizza
read
dance
listen to music
puppet show
build blocks
play house
play cars

8 Responses

1. jacqueline h Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 3:55 am

   Make sure you have some outdoor activities planned (weather permitting). You could play catch with a light weight ball, play tag outside, look for bugs (young children like to do this). You could also plan a little scavenger hunt for them (like hide a few items outside and give them clues to try to find it). Also, plan a picnic outside for lunch.

   For inside activities, make sure you have plenty of art supplies for them to color, paint, or glue things. Sometimes kids like to help cook/bake, so maybe have them help you bake some cookies and decorate them.

   Have fun!
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2. maypaxvobiscum Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 4:34 am

   board games
   or how about http://www.isketch.net
   its like…an online version of the old gameshow ”win, lose or draw”
   really fun stuff
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3. amberwavessss Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 4:50 am

   Have a costume party! You can all dress up silly. You could even parade around the neighborhood if you’re brave.

   Playdough. Coloring. Sidewalk chalk.
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4. KIMMY Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 5:35 am

   Try finger painting, sing-a-long videos, face painting, coloring, and just getting in the floor with them with a lot of toys and let the fun began. You will be amazed how kids that age can amuse you and themselves with the least of things.
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   Pre-school teacher, babysitter, and I raised a lot of nieces and nephews. LOL!

5. Greeneyed Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 5:56 am

   finger painting
   making play-dough
   bake cookies
   go for a walk
   go to the park
   make pizza
   read
   dance
   listen to music
   puppet show
   build blocks
   play house
   play cars
   References :

6. Alsign Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 6:21 am

   color
   finger paint
   sticker apply to paper
   read books
   make tambornes take 2 throw away plates and put macaronni inbeween and staple let the kids color the out side
   bubbles
   play in water
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7. Sam Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 6:57 am

   Go to a dollar or craft store and see if you can get a bunch of beads, foam/shape cut out pieces or a box of different kids of noodles. Kids love to glue and bead and can be occupied for hours. Make sure the house youre babysitting at has glue, plenty of construction paper and paper plates and just let the kids have a good time. They can glue beads in the shapes of letters or make a fun design .Arts and crafts is definitely the way to go.
   If the weather is nice,see if they have any side walk chalk. maybe bake some cookies. that’s also fun for kids.
   Parents love to come home and see that their kids were occupied by something you brought and had fun.
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   mother of three, degree in early childhood education

8. ♥ CuTiE ♥ Says:
   September 13th, 2009 at 7:17 am

   play tag,simon says,mother may i,read dem a book,make puzzles,have a lil picnic outside but if you have a park near bye then walk there and have them play red light greeen light,play a game called taxi get a deck of cards and then drop them on the ground and whoever picks up the most cards wins like the cards or the passnegers have a lil tea party lke lil cups and put some juice in it and then just talk and drink and eat have fun
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