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keeping a toddler busy

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this is a continuation of my previous post “when a toddler helps you paint”

we are installing laminate flooring in our liv-din-itchen (our L-shaped combo room).

here’s how my 2.5 yEaR oLd liTTLe buDDy helped me lay the flooring…

marking the boards

i gave him one of the art markers i was using to mark the cuts and let him draw on the pad on the underside of the planks.  kept him busy, he had fun, and i thought it’d be a laugh for whoever pulled up the floor in 40 years.

the final product

extra samples = extra fun

when we were looking for colors, i grabbed several samples.  after we picked our color, we gave them to Bear.  here he is “cutting” them… 

let ’em run…

i knew there was going to be now way to keep him out of the workspace, so i just let him go.  and see that blue painters tape? secret trick to keeping seams together when you’re locking boards into place.  pLUs i put them in place and Bear came and pushed them flat on the boards

other useful items for keeping him busy were:
shop vac accessories
plastic level
plastic tape measure

that’s all i’ve got for now… pics when we’re done….  blessings to you all!

 

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Andie Jaye

Andie Jaye is a former preschool teacher turned stay-at-home mom of 3 kiddos. Her blog, Do.Play.Learn., (formerly named Crayon Freckles), focuses on creative learning and play ideas, as well as parenting topics. Andie strives to be honest in her approach and experiences in parenting to let other moms know that they are not alone in their struggle. In her free time, she writes children’s books in hopes of publishing someday.

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