101 Things to do with a toddler

I stole this from another blog...Really I am posting it so that I can find it again. It was originally from Pinterest. So here is the list:
101 Things to do with your toddler

Color
Blow Bubbles
Play Hide-and-Seek
Peek-a-Boo
Play Chase
Do Finger-plays
Sing a song
Collect rocks in a basket
Make an obstacle course out of cushions and/or furniture
Make a fort out of cushions and sheets
Go for a Walk
Make a Car out of a Box
Read a book
Go to the park
Finger-paint
Play with Play-Dough
Toss Bean bags into a Bucket
Play the shell and pea game
Dance to music
Download games for toddlers from the Internet
Practice putting things in and taking things out of boxes and bags
Make a temporary slide out of a table leaf and your couch
Roll a ball back and forth on the floor
Scoop dirt or sand into a child's bucket (or use a serving spoon and bowl)
Practice climbing by stacking boxes on top of each other (only with adult supervision)
Put on a puppet show
Go fishing with a yard stick and yarn
Make a Horseshoe game
Make a Shape Puzzle
Play paper basketball
Run through a Sprinkler
Play with a bucket of water and a sponge (PLEASE WATCH CHILD AT ALL TIMES!)
Make a Drum out of an oatmeal box
Play with a kazoo
Wash windows together
Bang on Pots and Pans with a spoon
Brush each other's teeth
Play dress-up with stuffed animals and your child's clothes
Stack canned or boxed food on top of each other
Let child stack mixing bowls inside each other
Make a playhouse out of a large box
Let child play with a sticker sheet (make sure your child doesn't eat them!)
Put stickers on fingers for finger puppets
Play a musical instrument together- i.e.recorder, piano, etc.
Go on a Smelling Hunt
Frost Cookies
Plant a flower or vegetable plant together
Roll a tennis ball into an empty trash can or bucket
Draw on a mirror with dry-erase markers
Play hide and seek together- trying to find a stuffed animal or other object
Have a splash party together in the bathtub
Put a leash on a stuffed animal and walk around the house
Record each other on a tape recorder (great for scrapbooks or journals!)
Make and try on paper hats
Give a piggy-back ride
Play "Horsey"
Talk into an electric fan (it distorts your voice)
Play tug-of-war with a blanket
Collect flowers (felt, artificial, real...)
Make a camera and go on a Safari
Play games with frozen juice lids
Disconnect your phone and pretend to make phone calls to relatives
Leave your phone connected and really make phone calls to relatives- let your child talk too
String large beads onto or along a shoelace
Squirt each other with squirt bottles
Glue shapes onto paper
Make sock puppets
Make paper puppets
Fill an old purse with toys
Use a paper towel tube as a megaphone
Make binoculars and go "Bird Watching" or "Stuffed Animal Watching"
Put snacks in different fun containers (paper sacks, empty canisters, etc.)
Act out a story from a book
Walk on a balance beam- use a 2x4 placed on the ground
Draw with chalk on the sidewalk
Sketch an outline of your child on the sidewalk or paper with chalk
Paint child's palms with tempura paint and blot on paper. Makes a great card for loved ones!
Put lipstick on child and kiss a mirror
Make a puddle on cement and splash barefoot in it
Let child decorate and eat an open peanut butter sandwich
Make a toilet paper barricade for child to go under, over, or through
Do the Hokey Pokey
Make a super-hero costume out of household items
Do Knee-Bouncing Rhymes
Play "Red Light, Green Light" saying "Go" and "Stop"
Make a shoe-box train for stuffed animals
Make a pillow pile to jump on (keep it clear from any hard surfaces, including walls!)
Make an easy puzzle with felt and Velcro
Make bracelets or collars for stuffed animals out of pipe cleaners and jingle bells
Learn numbers from a deck of cards
Play the matching game with a deck of cards
Make a domino chain
Have a picnic in the park, backyard, or living room!
Play dress up in Mommy or Daddy's clothes
Make a tin cup telephone and talk to each other in it
Make a nature collage
Mirror each other
Make a "Mummy Mommy" with toilet paper
Make a tape recording of short music selections and instructions to move in different ways
Make and walk along a toilet paper trail
TAKE A NAP!

Pumpkin patch

We went to the Pumpkin Patch today and I just wanted to share a few pictures from last year and this year. Its amazing how one year can change a baby so much! What a blessing that the sun was out and shining for us the whole day! Thank you Lord :)
Oh yes and how tired you look with a newborn. Its amazing how rested I looked today vs. a year ago. Whew glad I'm getting sleep again...Until round 2 that is :)

Ericson Update...

Well we have patiently been getting ready for our trip to PNG. Gracie got her first passport in the mail this week, now we are applying for our Visa's and once we get those we will be buying our plane tickets and its a set thing. It seems to be coming all to fast! On one hand I am so excited for this amazing adventure on the other hand I'm completely overwhelmed and worried about all the little things like buying cloth diapers so I can diaper Gracie in PNG...

On another note I was writing about all the work layoffs...well because they let go of so many people they have tons of days for me to work, I am working 3 days a week this whole month and they were trying to convince me to work 4...NO THANK YOU! This is a blessing since we will be funding our own trip to PNG which will be quite expensive. Also Steve has been picking up lots of overtime so thats helpful in the financial department but I am getting tired of working opposite schedules and never seeing my husband.

Gracie Still has 5 teeth, she is standing on her own without holding onto anything but will not take a step...she looks at me and then goes straight to her knees and crawl/runs over. I know she could, she often walks with only the help of one finger of mine, but just wont take the leap. She has always been a great eater but has definitely narrowed her food that she likes lately. I tried feeding her cauliflower tonight which she ate the first bite and then proceeded to like the Johnny's seasoning off the rest and then throw them on the floor. She LOVES feeding Shadow.

Her First Birthday was a BLAST...but was quite CRAZY!! I think next year it will be much more scaled back, less people and potluck style. But you only turn one once and might as well go big the first time. Steve asked me "Will they all be like this??" Poor guy was being run ragged with all the "chores" I had for him to get ready.

Here ares some pictures that I took not at the party but several days later just to capture her enjoyment of cake :)