Awhile back I said I would post easy ideas for keeping kids occupied (particularly toddlers) at home. Two weeks ago, my husband had an ingenious idea that is still working today. Balloons!
We had some left over balloons from who knows what in our craft closet. Out of desperation one Saturday morning when it was cold and raining outside, my husband pulled one out and blew it up for our two-year-old son. Our son thought it was awesome. That of course, brought our daughter in to check it out. She wanted a balloon, too. So eventually 6 or 7 balloons were blown up to various sizes. We pushed back the ottoman/coffee table in the living room and the kids spent 30 minutes hitting the balloons in the air, tossing them back and forth, just having fun.
I figured that would be the end of the balloons. But the kids wanted to keep them, so we hid the balloons behind the couch in case they wanted to play with them later. Well, it's two weeks later and the kids are still pulling out the balloons every evening to toss around. And the extra bonus, mom and dad can sit on the couch, rest and relax, while hitting the balloons back and forth with the kids.
See who needs expensive toys and entertainment? A bag of $.99 balloons is all kids need!
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