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Tips for a laid-up 2, nearly 3 year old.

Nova

Nova

My youngest son Thomas decided to do a superman manuever whilst over visiting a friend. Turns out that he landed wrong and ended up with a spiral break of his Tibia. His leg is set in a brace now but the Doc's are going to put a full cast on it today.

My question is how do you occupy a little lad that is used to running around and bashing his head into stuff? I don't want him being bored out of his brain and television can only serve to make it mushy.

Any suggestions?
 
I know it probably won't be an actual option, but see if you can get him interested in reading. Even comic books.
 
Like mad magazine? :lol: I will check out the newsagent and see if they have anything for his age group.
He doesn't take after myself in the reading department, my father had me reading the bible when i was 2 1/2.
 
Well that sucks. I'd suggest a gaming system like Nintendo Wii, X-Box360 or even a Playstation, but the problem is that you may end up with a kid that's lazy and addicted to gaming. That'll happen soon enough on it's own as he get's older. No real suggestions from me as I don't have kids and although I'm told that I'm immature I don't know that I'm to the point of being a 2, nearly 3 year old.

EDIT: There are a number of decent brain building games for the Wii as well as a number of games that really promote physical activities. Mom works in a retirement home as a long term care aid and they even have Wii's there. It's pretty entertaining for all ages. We regularly have Wii golf and bowling tournaments with the g/f's parent's. It's no Trugo, but it's pretty action packed and fun.
 
Oh somehow I completely missed his age. I guess he won't be doing a ton of reading at his age so sorry for my useless idea.
 
This is my department. get him some art supplies. Crayons and coloring books at the very least, although fingerpaints and appropriate paper is even better! Playdough and modeling clay. make your own, there are lots of recipes on the web. google "salt dough", and "oobleck". Watercolors. washable magic markers- and put big sheets of paper on the wall for him to draw on. Go to the library and get the Babar and Celeste books and read to him. Those books arent dumbed down like so many of the modern childrens books. also, the Beatrix Potter books are very good for this age. Hopefully you can find ones with the original illustrations.

There are card games for kids even that young, ones where you match things on the cards. Try to find the game called "Goblet" get him hooked on that,and you'll be playing it with you till he's a teenager. okay, if you cant find goblet, checkers. Operation, Candyland.

Find some good Nature specials from PBS to play on the video instead of commercial tv. Spend some time with him, play some "what if" games-I was going to saw talk with him, but what I really mean is listen to him. three years olds have incredibly creative minds, uncluttered with experience. find out what he'd like to do...if.... He may surprise you!
 
Casio keyboard with lots of sounds. Perfect time to get him into music.
 
awww... poor little bubba... hope he's coping ok :) I'd go with Celestes suggestions... get out the crayons, some paper, colouring in books.. make some play dough, some of those books that come with a cd that reads along with it.. blocks / lego type stuff... stickers... you can get some cool ben10 sticker books - check out ebay

http://www.thehouseofoojah.com/audiobooks/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=horton-hears-a-who-dr-seuss-cd&sid=0un649nodp2ed01f9if8j54c580mg9kb

http://www.thehouseofoojah.com/audiobooks/index.php?app=ccp0&ns=prodshow&ref=Cat-Hat-Dr-Seuss-Audio-Book-CD-australia&sid=0un649nodp2ed01f9if8j54c580mg9kb
 
Sorry to hear about Thomas. Hope he has a speedy recovery. I know spiral breaks are some of the worst types! You could also get him some Lego building blocks and spend hours together building things, great father - son time together. Also agree with the art supplies & play doh, cheaper to buy and allows him to express his creativity.
 
Can you spare $2? Thomas is a very young boy from Australia. He has a cast on one leg and cannot walk.
Everyday he must fetch marmite and beer for his father and ride 7 miles down a narrow, twisting, dirt track on a rusty bike with bent wheels, no brakes, and only one pedal. If you can send just $2, we will send you the video. Its f#&king hilarious!!
 
texas blues said:
Can you spare $2? Thomas is a very young boy from Australia. He has a cast on one leg and cannot walk.
Everyday he must fetch marmite and beer for his father and ride 7 miles down a narrow, twisting, dirt track on a rusty bike with bent wheels, no brakes, and only one pedal. If you can send just $2, we will send you the video. Its f#&king hilarious!!
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Do you take VISA?
 
texas blues said:
Can you spare $2? Thomas is a very young boy from Australia. He has a cast on one leg and cannot walk.
Everyday he must fetch marmite and beer for his father and ride 7 miles down a narrow, twisting, dirt track on a rusty bike with bent wheels, no brakes, and only one pedal. If you can send just $2, we will send you the video. Its f#&king hilarious!!
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WTF??? MARMITE??? no aussie kids are eating MARMITE... its VEGEMITE TB!! Get it right!!!
 
Lot's of good ideas to keep buddy busy for a while but you are still going introduce physical activity, perhaps beanbag toss, you know where there is a board with several holes with points, that way you can work on eye-hand coordination, very simple adding(you will still have to do that) but he will get to at least see the numbers and relate them to counting.

I was a stay at home dad for my two daughters at various times of their lives and am right now while I take some time off from the working world.

Don't forget at 3 years old, he should still have nap time mid/late afternoon - that will give you time to clean up after him.

Playdough is good, water paint is good, you reading to him is good, interactive electronic storybooks(Leapfrog) is good, simple exercises are good along with other physical activity is good(if you'r happy and you know it clap your hands(raise you hands over your head, wiggle your fingers, flex your biceps, shrug your shoulders). He can help make his food like a sandwich and don't forget rest time and quiet time (I am sure at times during the day he will get sick of you and would like to spend some time alone, my girls would sneak quietly away to their bedroom and I would peek in on them and they would be playing with their dolls making them interact, almost like playing mommy, daddy and family).

At three, you're his slave.
 
texas blues said:
Can you spare $2? Thomas is a very young boy from Australia. He has a cast on one leg and cannot walk.
Everyday he must fetch marmite and beer for his father and ride 7 miles down a narrow, twisting, dirt track on a rusty bike with bent wheels, no brakes, and only one pedal. If you can send just $2, we will send you the video. Its f#&king hilarious!!
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I'll donate 2 bucks....and all 7 seasons of "The Family Guy" for the little guy....

By the time his leg heals, he'll have all the social skills he needs to survive in this world.

GIGGITY.
 
mel said:
WTF??? MARMITE??? no aussie kids are eating MARMITE... its VEGEMITE TB!! Get it right!!!
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I don't mean to doubt you mel, but I have photographic evidence of aussie's and marmite. I know that he's an aussie for two reasons:

1. He's not wearing a shirt. For some unknown reason to everyone not aussie, aussies hate wearing shirts when they get their picture taken.

2. He's got a crazed look in his eye's. Classic tell-tale aussie face when marmite is in the vicinity. Heck he even kinda looks like Nova

aussiemarmite.jpg



There you have it. Indisputable.
 
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