Ways to keep a toddler occupied

I have never felt more occupied since lil bunnikin's arrival. She's a pretty high need and lil sleep baby thus i've to frequently be by her side doing the things she's doing else she'll fly into rage. Lately, as she progresses into her 16th month, she's getting better and is able to sit and play by her own while I do my chores. That's about the only thing i can be doing as if i start typing away on my laptop, she'll be screaming for action. Thus, to juggle my work (which requires the lappy) and not to mention blogging, I've to constantly do it when she's asleep, which doesn't leave me with much time!

Anyhow, am constantly on the lookout for stuff to keep her occupied and boy do i need to put in effort in that department as the hubs will only sit her before the TV if i'm not around! URGH. Below are just some stuff we've been doing of late:

Clearly bunnikins has been mimicking me! Good start to good housekeeping! Now if only she starts putting back her toys!

K somehow has a penchant for toilets. She frequents our toilet, and lately, she's able to bring her potty out when instructed!

K's all time favourite! She can sit there for at least half an hour before walking around the house with sand (which i dread!). But yeah, love this Moon Sand as it feels like the real thing except that it's clean and can be recycled! I lay a plastic sheet to contain the mess. Afterwhich I often have to vacuum the floor!

Homemade Playdough
Am reluctant to purchase those oh-so-expensive playdoh sets @ Toys R Us, thus decided to make some instead! Turns out nice!Play Dough Recipe:
1 cup white flour
1/2 cup salt
2 tablespoon cream of tartar (find it in the spice section)
1 tablespoon oil
1 cup water
food coloring
Mix first 4 ingredients in a pan. Add water and mix well. Cook over medium heat, stirring constantly, for 3 – 5 minutes. Dough will become difficult to stir and form a “clump”.  Remove from stove and knead for 5 minutes–add food coloring during kneading process. Play dough will keep for a long time stored in a covered plastic container or plastic sandwich bag.

DOT DOT paint!! bought it recently at a Spree. Bb K adores it and is always asking for more. Some ways of using it as shown below:

 

End product. Tree cut out from cardboard. BB K have been having endless fun peeling out the apples instead of sticking them! Somehow i feel the bluetack is more interesting than the apples! Anywayz, the tree can be recycled for other purposes too. Currently I'm using it to teach K the alphabets.

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