Teach your preschooler how to compare things. Begin by using himself as an object. Explain what “taller” means, and ask him to compare himself to different objects around the house - is he taller than the table, the refrigerator, his teddy bear, the dog, you…?

Once he’s grasped the concept, use other words for him to compare - shorter, faster, younger etc.

Have fun!

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More things to do outside if the water isn’t too warm. Set up a bowling alley with your preschooler.

If you don’t have a plastic pin set, use bottles instead.  Fill clear plastic screw top bottles half full with water, and add drops of food color to each.  Decorate.  Coat the bottle with one part glue mixed with four parts water, and let her draw or paint on the bottle with markers.  Don’t fill the bottles completely because then, they’ll be hard to knock over.

Draw a line, and arrange the bottles in a row. Don’t keep a long distance from your child to the pins.

Grab a ball, take aim, and have fun. Don’t forget to lose every now and again!

Have fun!

When you’re stuck somewhere with an impatient preschooler to entertain, play these games to save your sanity:

1 - Play a game of What If?

• What is our pet was an elephant?
• What if horses could fly?
• What if you were Mommy?

2 - Play a game of This or That. Give her a choice of things to choose from

• Cats or dogs
• Vanilla or chocolate
• Walking in the rain or playing in the sun
• Swing set or see saw

3 - Ask your child to stand a distance away and throw a soft plastic ball at him. Shout the name of a body part just before you throw the ball. For instance, leg, head, etc.  She has to use that body part to hit the ball.

4 - Play a body part game. Start with her eyes. Let her tell you a few thing she can do with her eyes – see, blink, squint. Continue with other body parts.

• With his hands – clap, shake,
• With his legs – walk, dance, run, kick etc.

5 - OK, So I ran out of boredom busters. Any ideas?