Hi mamas!

Any ideas for activities to do with an 11 month old? :) she doesn’t seem to want any toys and I feel bad for being lazy lately and want to be intentional! I’m going to start working out soon and taking meds and that should help but I want to be intentional with activities! And budget friendly ideas!

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Hiking/nature walks are great but the weather is 💩. IKEA is free to walk through and explore and if you do get hungry the food is inexpensive. The shopping malls are great for indoor walks.

Kitchen stuff. Expired noodles, cheerios, flour. Two large bowls. Measuring cups. Large spoons
Or kitchen band with bowl and pots and utensils.
The cupcake pan with little items in each one and a spoon/fork to transfer around

Couch deconstructed and put on the floor to climb all over

My son loved going to the pool, going on walks and hikes. We did a lot of story time at the public library. Our library has baby toys on rotation. That helped a lot.

We went to mall play areas and play cafes.

If you can find other mommas with babies near your little one's age, it's good to go to each other's houses. Other kid's toys are always better than the ones you have at home. 😝

I relied heavily on used toys from Buy Nothing group as well. Babies go through toys so fast. My home office was a staging area for toys. I'd rotate toys every two weeks to keep things fresh. If he lost interest in one, I'd give it to another momma and get someone else's unwanted toys for free!

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