Activities for Toddlers

This is definetly a priority for any mom who has an active toddler. To keep them engaged is a major task something that surpasses any level of corporate work. Toddlers who are hyper active are jsut like those very hard to deal with Clients, who will not be satisfied with anything you do for them till it is the very best. They are at a stage where they are exploring everything, have learnt to walk and babble recently so they want to do everything at one go and if you can't match up to it then be prepared for a showdown and cranky behavior as an immediate response to your failure of being an as active mom. I myself have worked in the Corporate on the recruitment side for quite a few years but trust me the stress associated in dealing with a hyperactive toddler( my baby is 18 months old)is nothing compared to my corporate deadline stress. Being a stay at home mom currently (have taken a break from work) my priority is always to keep my baby engaged in some or the other activity. I have tried everything - educational toys,animation videos, interactive nursery rhymes, storybooks, color books( although she just scratches the pages with crayons - please don't try pens with the kids at this stage , they end up sketching themselves only!) But nothing seems to work for more than a few minutes at the maximum. We live in an area where she doesn't have many freinds her age so its ultimately upon me to create activities to keep her engaged.

I have been researching the net for specific inline activities for toddlers and have come up with a few sites that seem quite helpful. Try these if you are really desperate to keep your toddler engaged.

www.fisher-price.com/uk/playtime/ : This is a quality site where you get lots of advice on childcare, online games for various age groups and also suggestions of specific activities that you may be able to play with your toddler or baby.

http://www.toddletoons.com/ : try this site for some interactive games like coloring, knowing about shapes, animals etc.

http://www.uptoten.com/: Very interesting site. Has all kinds of games and even animated shows to keep toddlers engaged