https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Tue, 28 Apr 2026 05:27:47 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-1354510 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:21:41 +0000 twinmama 1354510@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We did these huge animal toddler markers around a year. They are pretty good with crayons at 18 mo, but they still go in the mouth sometimes :( </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-1354487 Thu, 16 Jan 2014 18:15:45 +0000 immabeetoo 1354487@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I was searching back for tips on first crayons @Cherrybee and your post made me LOL. I totally would've thought it sounded like a great idea pre-LO but now I can only laugh because no way would mine be contained in a pool :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797671 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:31 +0000 littlek 797671@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@mediagirl: Same. Sometimes songs work and sometimes they don't. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797667 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:55:00 +0000 mrsjazz 797667@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We always have to put something in her hands for diaper changes now or she goes nuclear. We give her her toothbrush, blocks, her socks, anything that will stop the crying and screaming. And when she doesn't like the object you give her she throws it. It actually makes us both laugh to see her little temper. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797664 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:53:42 +0000 mediagirl 797664@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@looch: hahaha. I have resorted to animal sounds - "What's a cow say? A cow says Moooooo" but even that doesn't help sometimes! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797658 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:46 +0000 winniebee 797658@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: blocks from the melissa &amp; doug shape shorter :) he had to hold them for the entire hour we went for a walk outside yesterday. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797656 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:52:19 +0000 littlek 797656@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@winniebee: What are these magic blocks? And how do I get some?? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797651 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:51:48 +0000 looch 797651@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I tried everything. What worked is singing a dress up song, to the tune of the wheels on the bus.</p> <p>The socks on the bus go on the feet, lol. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797648 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:47 +0000 mediagirl 797648@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: "it's awesome." Yup. I'm there with you. Know what is also awesome? When she decides she doesn't want to be on the floor anymore. Nowhere is better than in her mom's arms, whether I am cooking over a hot stove or peeing. If I don't hold her? Flailing and whining and following me...then flopping. Oh yeah. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797647 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:50:40 +0000 winniebee 797647@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Subscribing. My LO is obsessed with these wooden blocks lately, so it seems that if he is holding them, then the world is a better place and he might - just MIGHT - tolerate a diaper change. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/how-do-you-practice-patience-with-your-older-infanttoddler#post-797640 Tue, 21 May 2013 10:49:05 +0000 littlek 797640@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Now that LO is almost one, he has a stubborn streak that is coming out. He is almost impossible to get dressed in the morning, he flails his arms, cries, arches his back. It's awesome. LOL. I have to keep telling myself to be patient, but it can be sooooo frustrating. How do you keep your cool during temper tantrums? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-720156 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 13:42:50 +0000 heffalump 720156@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO had no interest in coloring until 20 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719837 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:05:42 +0000 Sammyfab 719837@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My LO will scribble once or twice and then proceed to eat the crayon. :) I bought him the toddler Crayola crayons (the ones that are egg-shaped to develop a proper grasp) and those were even worse because he would continually take them apart, gnaw on the crayon part and render them useless. </p> <p>We do have an aquadoodle that he likes that is not messy at all and helps to develop pre-printing skills. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719822 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 12:00:54 +0000 pinkcupcake 719822@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>L is almost 14 months and will occasionally try to scribble. She would rather break or try to eat them though ;) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719761 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:42:10 +0000 rachiecakes 719761@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>DS is 16 months and loves to color! I think we started around 10/11 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719690 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:23:30 +0000 Mrs. Pen 719690@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>J is nearly 14 months and still not into coloring. He'd rather eat the crayons.</p> <p>My 18 mos old nephew loves coloring though. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719676 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:20:19 +0000 littlek 719676@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: Great idea!! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719665 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:15:40 +0000 wheres_c 719665@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Cherrybee: great idea! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719652 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 11:10:29 +0000 Cherrybee 719652@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Ooh, ooh! I have a tip about messy play I heard the other day! Buy a cheap paddling pool..... then you can do arts and crafts like finger painting in the paddling pool (inside the house - with no water in it) and it stops your house getting covered in paint! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719589 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:51:38 +0000 littlek 719589@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: Yea, he does that in daycare but I don't want to do anything really messy at home (we have hard wood floors and white berber carpet). So, I was thinking coloring would be cleaner option. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719581 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:49:34 +0000 Bao 719581@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@littlek: when I worked in a daycare they had the babies doing art at 2 months old! As long as it is safe for them, I say go for it! LO finger paints :) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719566 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:46:10 +0000 littlek 719566@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>@Bao: hahaha sounds like a fun game, through the crayons.. ;)</p> <p>B is 10.5 months.. I forgot to mention </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719556 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:42:56 +0000 Bao 719556@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I gave her a few regular crayons the other day, but she didn't do much but throw them. At least she didn't eat them ;) she is almost 8 months. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/at-what-age-did-your-lo-start-coloring#post-719544 Tue, 16 Apr 2013 10:40:41 +0000 littlek 719544@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>On yesterday's daycare sheet, they said that B was able to use a jumbo crayon on his own. This got me thinking, should I get him crayons, so we can do art projects at home? So, question, what age did your LO start using jumbo crayons? </p>