Toddler Jar.

Claire is an extremely busy girl. She is always looking for something else to do and is always going. I made a jar of quotes about fitness. Each day I let Claire pick one out. We read it together and then I tape it to the fridge. She has so much fun pulling one out that I decided to make a jar of simple and inexpensive things we can do together. Here's a few of the things in the jar:

Paint each other's faces

Go to an ice cream or yogurt shop and share an ice cream

Bath tub paints

Treasure hunt at the dollar store. We can each have a dollar to find something fun.

Make and play with water balloons.

Make paper plate masks.

Play dough

Library visit. Maybe find a new book or movie.

Make hand print plasters. There are lots of easy recipes online.

Paint nails together.

Explore some place new around town.

Make fridge magnets. (Cut pictures out of magazines or use your own pictures and glue to clear stones. Then glue to a magnet.

Make a pile of pillows and blankets to jump on.

Star gazing with glow in the dark stars.

Brown paper bag puppets.

Share a Hawaiian Shave Ice at a park.

Make an obstacle course. You can use string, chairs, balls or balloons, drape sheets from the ceiling, there are so many options!

Visit a toy store.

Build a tower out of cardboard boxes.

Color in a coloring book together

Write a letter or draw pictures to send to Grandparents.

Dance.

Blow bubbles

Make a fort

Play dress up

Pots and Pans band

Watch a movie with popcorn

Finger paint

Bake Cookies

Play with water in a big tub with cups and other toys.

Visit a pet store.

Go to the fountains (We have an outdoor mall with fountains for kids to play in.)

Feed ducks

Play at a Park

Have a Picnic outside.

Make S'mores.

Have a tea party

Sidewalk chalk

Build a ramp and race toy cars down it.

Make silly hats

Ride the train at the mall.

Blanket rides up the hallway

Walk around the temple

Ride the train at the mall.

Take pictures at Chuck E. Cheese. (My sister and I used to go there to take silly pictures together in their little photo booth. It was SUPER cheap and fun!)

Eat ice cream with a topping bar! If Claire decides to make hers a bowl of sprinkles with ice cream to go with it, who cares?!

Anyway, so I cut all of these up, folded them and filled a jar so Claire can pick something fun for us to do together each day that won't break the bank. I thought I'd take a picture of the things we do together and I could save the scrap of paper with the activity on it. I could make a mini scrapbook with the picture and scrap of paper for Claire.

Jar says, "Let's Play!"