Thoughtful reader and not-so-rookie mom, Tanyetta, shares this tip for entertaining a gaggle of energetic toddlers:
Get a strip of bubble wrap, roll it out in the middle of the floor and watch the kiddos have a ball making their own unique type of fun!
Inspired by Tanyetta’s suggestion, I unrolled some large bubble wrap for Holden and got some great action photos of him leaping off of our hearth (is that what it’s called?) and onto the bubbles. Super cute!
The teeny tiny bubble wrap is also perfect as a physical outlet for moms trying not to scream at their kids. This is how it works:
- Get frustrated or annoyed to the point of wanting to scream.
- Gently, set baby in crib or other safe place.
- Walk over to the desk with the little bubble wrap.
- Squeeze and pop until it’s funny again.
I learned that little trick from a post-partum stress class, so it must be true. Ripping tissues should also work but won’t have that satisfying sound.
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THOSE ARE THE CUTEST KIDS!!!!!!!!!! THEY HAD SO MUCH FUN THAT DAY! THANK YOU AGAIN FOR POSTING THIS. I LOOOOOOOOOOOVE YOUR WEBSITE.
This is such a great suggestion — I want to do that for me. I can’t wait!
we use bubble wrap in our classroom with the 1-3 year olds they LOVE it! another neat thing we do is fill some small snack baggies with washable paint, and some with air and tape them together like bubble wrap and let the kids paint with their feet on giant rolls of butcher paper