Celebrating my 100th Post

To celebrate this being my one hundredth post, I decided to compile a list of all our fun activities for easy reference. I've sorted them by the age at which we did them, but different children are ready for things at different ages (and some of them are appropriate for multiple age groups) so take that into consideration as you look through these. Also, I am putting a few "bonus" links at the end, so don't forget to check them out. And now, without further ado I give you...

*Talk on the phone

*Make some music

*Have some fun with puppets

*Go for a walk

*Play Copy Cat

*Read a story

*Play "Peek-A-Boo" (and sing this cute song!)

*Set up a mobile (or DIY one)

*Spend some time talking to each other

*Explore the textures of the world around you

*Go "Mountain" Climbing
*Jump around
*Explore "full" and "empty"
*Build those leg muscles 
*Play Hide and Seek with a toy
*Go for a "pony ride"
*Blow some bubbles
*Do some sit-ups
* Ride a "Roller Coaster"

*Work on Creeping and Crawling
*Row your boat

*Build vocabulary and learn the parts of a face
*Find the "magic" in a mirror
*Build those tummy muscles to encourage sitting
*Make a quick, easy sensory bin

*Get messy with Rainbow Spaghetti
*Dig for buried treasure

*Do some painting

*Make a "Magic" Kleenex Box

*Play a little game of Tug-O-War

*Have some fun with mixing bowls

*Kick off your shoes and dance!

*Use contact paper to explore the concept of "sticky"

*Explore the wonder of scrap paper

*Play a little guessing game

*Set up an obstacle course for you little crawler
*Make a tunnel out of old boxes

*Create a sorting toy that is not shape specific

*Put pennies in a piggy bank
*Break out a page of stickers and have some fun

*String up a few surprises

*Get out your crayons and create a work of art
*Use your recyclables to keep them busy

*Decorate some cookies
*Make an awesome toy with a paper tube and some pom poms

*Make your own parachute
*Add some toys to an empty egg carton

*Clean the house
*Make a sensory bin out of pantry items

*Make some play dough
*Poke holes in a Pringles can

*Turn them loose with some pom poms for some free play
*Make your own bath "stickers"

*Cook something yummy
*Make another great pom pom toy

*Splash around in a big bowl of water
*Enjoy some squishy colorful fun

*Pile up some pillows

*Make a Sticky Story Board
*Use toys and books to make your own game

*Sing a song to learn body parts

*Pull some shoes out of your closet and turn your child loose
*Go on a nature walk and make a collage

*Make your own pull toy
*Make art with pantry items

*Take finger painting to a whole new level
*Make some clean TP Mush

*Make a blanket fort
*Use a ribbon and your recyclables to make a fun game

*Wad up some paper
*Make a life sized self portrait

*Roll a ball down a home made ramp

And for the "bonus" links, here are the 2 most popular posts out of all the first 100 posts:

Edible Finger Paints (made popular through this post on Pinstrosity)

How to fix a broken or damaged board book