https://boards.hellobee.com/ Pregnancy, Baby and Parenting blog, by Hellobee en Wed, 29 Jul 2026 04:52:01 +0000 https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2408501 Mon, 04 Jan 2016 11:25:45 +0000 snowjewelz 2408501@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I follow busytoddler on IG! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407808 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 16:04:30 +0000 Mrs. Lion 2407808@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>I wrote this post last winter :) We still do a lot of these things! <a href="http://www.hellobee.com/2014/12/05/20-no-mess-sensory-activities/" rel="nofollow">http://www.hellobee.com/2014/12/05/20-no-mess-sensory-activities/</a> </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407782 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:35:36 +0000 MrsSRS 2407782@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Painters tape on the floor. Make hopscotch, obstacle courses, race tracks for cars, streets to go with neighborhoods you make from blocks...<br /> Dance parties<br /> Run laps of the house<br /> Kids yoga videos<br /> Watch music videos and try to do the dances<br /> Push laundry baskets around, the heavier the better<br /> Make muffins, popsicles, smoothies, slowly at kid pace<br /> Wash dishes<br /> Spray bottle of water and vinegar plus rag cleaning<br /> Play doh<br /> Draw in a salt tray<br /> Make masks<br /> It's boring for me. And sometimes annoying, but I can slow down almost any of my chores and LO will happily work with me for a little while if I let go of the results and focus on the process. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407779 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 15:33:55 +0000 Madison43 2407779@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We bought a cheapo pop up tent on Amazon and that keeps her occupied forever. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407735 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 14:37:26 +0000 Grace 2407735@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Indoor swimming pools. Not free, but city-run ones usually aren't that expensive. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407629 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 11:44:16 +0000 MoonMoon 2407629@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Library? Bookstore? Mall walking? These are things we do to give LO a change of scenery when the weather is crap.</p> <p>Also, not free, but we just got a membership to the science museum, which has reciprocity with most other museums too, so we're going to visit as many museums and other places covered by the membership as possible.</p> <p>ETA: we also save all diaper boxes, Amazon boxes, etc, for crazy forts! LO loves building them, hiding in them, knocking them down. We also bring his slide indoors for winter. Maybe you have some summer great you can bring indoors for winter? </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407625 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 11:36:18 +0000 Finfan 2407625@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We take both cars out of the garage and let her ride her bike. Or sometimes we will clear a path in the ufinishes basement and do that there. We also have a basement play room for her "active" toys like a trampoline and balance board and she can play while we sit on the couch in there. </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407608 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 10:38:48 +0000 FaithFertility 2407608@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>My cousin is in MN I've seen FB pics of her letting LO play in tub with colored shaving cream! But I'm sure white would do just fine too! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407584 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 09:31:11 +0000 Greentea 2407584@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We have wild dance parties and she also loves to run as fast as she can (safely) across the mainroom. Bonus is it gets her to pick up her toys! (So she won't slip!) </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407548 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 06:48:18 +0000 maybebaby 2407548@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Great questions, following! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2407541 Sun, 03 Jan 2016 04:27:18 +0000 Cherrybee 2407541@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Bump! More ideas please! Its rainy and cold here and I'm solo with E for the second day in a row because DH is working on the nursery. Shes sick of all her toys and going stir crazy already at 10! I'm also 6 months pregnant so soft play is out (she gets stuck and I'm too fat to rescue her!). :happy: </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2349712 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 18:47:04 +0000 sorrycharlie 2349712@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>Forts! I used to love doing treasure hunts when I was little - my nana would make clues, "1. Where do you find the soap?" And then clue 2 would be under it. It would lead me all over the house til I found a treasure - stickers, coloring book or something! </p> https://boards.hellobee.com/topic/cold-weather-activities-for-a-busy-toddler#post-2349505 Mon, 09 Nov 2015 15:46:06 +0000 LuLu Mom 2349505@https://boards.hellobee.com/ <p>We are only a few days into cold weather but my entergetic 3 year old is getting stir crazy on the weekends when it's too wet or cold to play outside, what do you do to keep toddlers busy? Perferably free ideas that we can do at home. </p>