May 19, 2012

Stepping Stones – a Toddler Trick for indoors

Think twice before you throw away any old cardboard boxes this week as they can make perfect stepping stones for your toddler. After emptying all the muesli bar and cereal boxes into tupperware containers this week we were left with 5 boxes which I flattened

May 15, 2012

Rainbow Rice – a Toddler Trick for indoors and outdoors

A friend from my coffee group back home in New Zealand got me on to making this amazing “rainbow rice’! I think it’s a great alternative to sand and is vibrant and fun for your toddler to play with! Your toddler can play with it

3-pin bowling – a Toddler Trick for indoors

This is a great game for wet days and one that you can generally convince older siblings and adults to join in too.  If you have a hallway this is a perfect game.  If you don’t – create a ‘lane’ with pillows or cushions. You

Carrot Tops – a Toddler Trick for indoors

This could be one of the easiest toddler tricks you could do but it will provide a point of interest for several weeks.  Now that winter is approaching the ability to grow something indoors is a real bonus too. “Carrot tops” can also create some

Apr 29, 2012

Magic Colored Milk – a Toddler Trick for indoors

I found this wonderful toddler friendly experiment online today on Steve Pangler’s Science website. It’s so hard to believe you can have so much fun with milk and food coloring. I thoroughly recommend you give this a try.

Apr 23, 2012

Food Painting – a Toddler Trick for indoors

We all know that painting and eating are two things that toddlers love so when a friend told me about about food painting I knew this was something that I had to try with my daughter and share with you all! With such a simple

Apr 22, 2012

Smoothies – a Toddler Trick for meal time

Fruit smoothies are an excellent way to give your toddler the vital nutrients that they need, especially if your on the go with them! They are also great for those toddlers who are picky eaters and don’t seem to eat much. There are endless flavours to experiment with,

Apr 15, 2012

Collecting ‘things’ – a Toddler Trick for the outdoors

When we go on walks it is great to have a purpose to our wanderings.  Over the past few weeks we have been building a great collection of sticks.  They are all shapes and sizes, colours and degrees of ‘bendiness’.  I have a project in

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Hi I’m Lou from Sydney

Hi I’m Lou from Sydney____________________________________ I'm a young mum with a passion for coming up with creative ideas to keep my toddler entertained that don’t cost a lot. Other mums and dads seemed to like sharing my ideas and have encouraged me to develop “Toddler Tricks” an online box of great ideas to keep toddlers entertained. If you read my blog you will see that I also have a passion for food and with a partner who is a personal trainer we are big on getting out and about as a family. I look forward to meeting other parents through this blog and sharing ideas, stories and some funny moments.

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