Need some advice and ideas on a few things

Miranda - posted on 11/14/2011

Oh, and the clips..let her put some ok your hair. You put hers in..exaggerate the "oh my goodness, we are so beautiful!" in the mirror. Worked for my three little sisters and my daughter!

Miranda - posted on 11/14/2011

Do you have a Barnes and Noble book store near you? They have story time with special guests (like Clifford the Big Red Dog) and it is free. Ours is every other week but I know it depends on the area. Usually week day evenings. Our movie theater has matinees in the mornings for $1. Those movies are ones recently out on DVD (they recently had Cars2) but it's still fun for the kiddo and only $2. I'm not sure where you live but I'm from Houston where we have free family nights at the museums, miller outdoor theater which is great for picnics, too! They put on a show for kids and it's free. Maybe you have something similar. Our Zoo also has free days, very crowded but tons of kids! Or if you receive government aid, it's free all the time..not sure if you have Gattitown near you but kids under three eat free with adult buffet purchase..which is

Katherine - posted on 11/12/2011

Oh and about the clips.......put it in take her hands away and distract her. Then they forget lol.

Amy - posted on 11/12/2011

My daughter hated things in her hair so i would show her the one i was putting in actually putting two in. take the one out and she would be fine with the other in. i tricked her and now she loves things in her hair!

Erica - posted on 11/11/2011

Many libraries have 'classes" for children of diffrent age groups. Also many malls have places for children to run & play now. Anywhere that you can get her out moving around. See if your local Day care's or YMCA's have drop in play times. They might cost, but she will get interaction with other children as well as getting a chance to see what she will be doing when she does begin pre school. Seeing the other children sitting & participating in group activities & story/rug time might help. Good luck.

Kathryn - posted on 11/11/2011

letteroftheweek.com is a great website to keep your daughter's mind and body active.

Bernadette - posted on 11/10/2011

parks are always good. They cost nothing (except maybe a bit of fuel or a bus fare if there aren't any within walking distance of you) and the more popular parks are also great for meeting other mums and gives your daughter a chance to play with some other kids.

Katherine - posted on 11/09/2011

I was just going to say that the library has story times and activities, also try meetup.com. It's about $12 a year to join a mommy group, usually. Find a rec center that has play groups in your area. We have one that has play group for $2. It usually lasts about 1.5 hours. There may be free kindermusik, or going to the park, cider mill and just petting the animals. But definitely try meetup, they always have great free or cheap ideas.

Ashley - posted on 11/09/2011

my son was this age when we started playing hide and seek in his room... I would hide (usually in the closet lol) and call out "where is mommy" he would find me and was amused everytime! it is a good way to help him learn searching I guess lol. Or I would hide his fave bear and do the same thing. I also created a ball toss thing to improve his coodination and skill.

I know you mentioned your budget was tight, but can you take her to the library? I take my 2 boys there all the time now and often they have an interactive play with music and song.