Skills learned: Imagination, creativity
Age: 18m+
Rating (out of 4 stars): 2
So this is definitely not an activity you would normally plan for a little boy, but who needs to stick to those stereotypical ideas of what toys boys should play with anyway? And besides, we had the baby doll since we have been doing 'big brother practice' with Izzy in preparation for his little sister who will be coming at the end of August. Mostly when we play with the doll, I hold the doll and pretend like its little sister while trying to teach Izzy not to poke her eyes, touch her mouth, etc., but today I decided to let him have a little fun of his own with the dolly so I made him this nice little doll bed out of a box and a blanket (notice how the blanket is most definitely boy...) The idea was just supposed to be to encourage a little imaginative play and use the box like a little bed and tuck the dolly in for a good night and then maybe wake her up in the morning. However, what this activity actually did was show me that Izzy is definitely all boy because that little nurturing instinct did not kick in and instead he tried to use the dolly as a magnet (only to find she wouldn't stick to anything) and then he wanted to take off her onesie. Once the onesie was off, every time I tried to put it back on the dolly, he would start screaming so I guess the dolly is better off naked. I did manage to get him to let me put the onesie on his favorite bunny for a few minutes though. So although this activity wasn't very successful with him, hopefully it will be a big hit with baby sister once she gets to be his age. Cost: Free if you already have a baby doll, around $10 if you don't
Skills learned: Imagination, creativity Age: 18m+ Rating (out of 4 stars): 2
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AuthorHi! My name is Cassity and I am the mom to a little 2 year old boy named Izzy and a baby girl named Sydney. I am lucky enough to get to be a stay-at-home mom to them and we have fun thinking of new activities to do together in the afternoons. We created this blog as an opportunity to share those activities with you. Archives
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