If you go to my blog and click on Tot School Tuesday, there are a lot of things I do with my 21 month old (who was around 17 months old when we started. 
). My blog is http://barefootinsuburbia.wordpress.com
Some of her favorite things:
-Seasonal sensory bins
-Opening and closing. I went to goodwill and picked up a bunch of wallets--some with velcro, zippers, snaps, buckles, etc. I also picked up a bunch of containers with different shaped lids, latches, etc. I put out baskets of things for her to open and close.
-Transferring--she'll transfer rocks/pinecones/potatoes/leaves with her whole hand, she'll pour water from creamer pitcher to creamer pitcher, and she's starting to use toaster tongs now to transfer objects. She's good at transferring pepples using a regular spoon and an asian soup spoon.
-Pincher grasp--Mia loves working with the clothespins. Michaels has the clothespins that don't have springs, and she will clip them to the rim of baskets.
-Scrubbing the baby--washing a baby doll using bar soap, a small bin of water, a washcloth, and a towel.
-Scrubbing apples or potatoes.
-Slicing a banana with a pate knife (or other dull knife)
-Putting pipe cleaners in the whole of a parmesan cheese container.
-"Treasure basket"--a basket of a bunch of random things for her to explore. For example, the basket will have some piece of foil, crinkly paper, wooden spoons, containers to open and close, large buttons, pinecones, spice jars filled with beans to rattle, some musical instruments, balls, etc. Basically things that she can use all of her senses to explore.
Most of what I do with her doesn't cost much money or can easily be obtained from goodwill.
). My blog is http://barefootinsuburbia.wordpress.comSome of her favorite things:
-Seasonal sensory bins
-Opening and closing. I went to goodwill and picked up a bunch of wallets--some with velcro, zippers, snaps, buckles, etc. I also picked up a bunch of containers with different shaped lids, latches, etc. I put out baskets of things for her to open and close.
-Transferring--she'll transfer rocks/pinecones/potatoes/leaves with her whole hand, she'll pour water from creamer pitcher to creamer pitcher, and she's starting to use toaster tongs now to transfer objects. She's good at transferring pepples using a regular spoon and an asian soup spoon.
-Pincher grasp--Mia loves working with the clothespins. Michaels has the clothespins that don't have springs, and she will clip them to the rim of baskets.
-Scrubbing the baby--washing a baby doll using bar soap, a small bin of water, a washcloth, and a towel.
-Scrubbing apples or potatoes.
-Slicing a banana with a pate knife (or other dull knife)
-Putting pipe cleaners in the whole of a parmesan cheese container.
-"Treasure basket"--a basket of a bunch of random things for her to explore. For example, the basket will have some piece of foil, crinkly paper, wooden spoons, containers to open and close, large buttons, pinecones, spice jars filled with beans to rattle, some musical instruments, balls, etc. Basically things that she can use all of her senses to explore.
Most of what I do with her doesn't cost much money or can easily be obtained from goodwill.
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