Shadow Puppets – a Toddler Trick for indoors

We have a lot of fun with this one; at night in bed or on a wet day with the curtains shut!  You don’t have to be a particular talented hand actor or actress to have fun with this trick.  I stick to the basics

Jan 15, 2012

Sandwich Shapes – a Toddler Trick for meal time

It is amazing how a sandwich shaped like a star or a flower or a circle tastes so much better than when it is a normal sandwich shape! At least that is what my toddler tells me.   While I am blessed with a child who

Jan 12, 2012

Construction Site Watching – a Toddler Trick for outdoors

Although my daughter is great at entertaining herself, hours of unstructured play can get boring! We have been very lucky the last few months as the house next door to us is under renovation. My daughter is absolutely fascinated watching the the builders hammer, drill

Zoo Visit – a Toddler Trick outing

We are very excited to be visiting the Taronga Zoo with my toddler’s best friend this week.  We have been planning  the visit for some time and over the past week we have had a lot of fun getting ready to get the most from

Egg Soldiers Or Dip Dip Eggs – a Toddler Trick for meal time

Egg Soldiers were a HUGE favourite in our household growing up! My sisters and I would regularly have them for breakfast and on the odd occasion for dinner. There’s something about dipping your soldiers into the gooey yellow yoke that makes this meal so much

A Blanket Fort – a Toddler Trick for indoors

When I was young my sisters and I would spend hours on end playing under blanket forts that our parents constructed for us! We would have picnics, read books, play imaginary games and on the odd occasion we were aloud to sleep in them. This

Dec 29, 2011

Dad And Toddler Circuit Workout – a Toddler Trick for when you need your fitness fix

No time for exercise? Juggling work and family? Looking for some quality time with your toddler? Whether your reading this post as a dad or you are a partner that knows their man can relate to any of those questions, read on! (Mums you can do

Dec 25, 2011

Bath Tub Painting – a Toddler Trick for bath time

Painting with my toddler in two words – not relaxing!!!! No matter how well I “mess proof” the area we always seem to end up with paint somewhere it shouldn’t be! A friend told me about this absolutely genius idea a few months back –

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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