Entertainment ideas for a 2yr old while feeding for an hour

Anyone got any ideas that isn't TV for an active boy toddler that's 2 (next week).
He gets bored of drawing, he loves his cars but will do 20 mins of solo play, and loves watching Mojo swaptops and cars the movie and keeps asking for it but I don't wanna keep putting him in front of the TV all the time

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Indoor climbing frame?

My 2 year old does duplo . He has the duplo train set which can keep him occupied for a while. Also a toy oven. He likes to make me bowls of food. I do find it difficult though as he wants my attention as soon as I start feeding and knows that jumping on and off the coffee table , going to the electrics etc. gets my attention

Those magnatile things! (I got the cheaper versions from TikTok shop/ amazon/ tk max

Magnatiles are the best! Your LB can build ‘houses’ for his cars, race tracks etc. I got two packs from Amazon as 1 wasn’t enough in the end. Definitely get them online as much cheaper than in store. Sticker books too. I didn’t think my LB (he’s 2.5) would like them but he does! Has helped us when the weathers been rubbish and he needs somthing to do. He will point to the one he wants and I have to help him get it (easier one handed than you think) and then he sticks it. Weirdly my LB also loves cutting up paper. We got a craft box from b&m which had child friendly scissors and he’ll just cut paper up. But also, if he watches tv and he’s happy. Do NOT feel guilty. You need to feed your baby and keep him happy. It’s hard work. It’s not forever either, it won’t do him any harm

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Is it bad of me to think this or no?

My husband has been abroad for work (1 day and exploring for 1 day) for 2 and a half days which means I’ve had both kids (1 year and 4 year old) for 2 and a half days plus cooking, cleaning, taking them to clubs, bedtimes!
He came home late afternoon and said I’m so tired, I just need to chill. I said can you wash up whilst I sort kids dinner out, he said he’ll do it later which means he won’t do it and I’ll end up doing it so I said no do it now please otherwise I’ll end up doing it and he said well you have been home and I’ve been away so you’ve just been relaxing.
Don’t know what planet he is on but having the kids alone for 2.5 days is not relaxing. I was stressed!

When he was away, I did miss him and wanted him to come back but now he’s back, I want him to go away again😂
Is that bad?

Post partum dad

I have a 2 month old. A few weeks ago my husband crashed out because he didn't feel like he was getting to bond with her. I started exclusively breastfeeding around that time and honestly didnt see the big deal. Baby and I left for a few days and when we got back home, everything was fine. He was extremely hands-on. He helped with my meals, her bedtime, bath, stories.....for a few weeks it was great. Then he randomly sounds depressed af. He says our lo is better off without him, he wants to sleep all day , he asks me not to watch tv then tried playing a video game. He refused to reply to me when i asked any follow-up questions. Then he woke up our baby trying to race me to the bathroom first thing in the morning . He's doing a weird mix of crying, trying, and giving up. Im starting to feel like I cant handle him not being able to handle life with baby and just want to be alone. Are there resources for men?

Feeding

My son is coming up to five months and I just started giving him oatmeal and rice cereal. When can you start trying veggies or fruits? I only give him the oatmeal or rice cereal once a day right now which is what the paediatrician had said to do. I’m just curious to when anybody tried anything else with their kids cause my son eats a lot of formula and he’s VERY curious when I eat.

Really bothered by this

A friend posted this and it really bothers me because that is exactly how she parents her kid, and it's rather unfortunate because when our kids hang out together, her kid has a meltdown at least 5x within an hour. We have know them for years and it's only gotten worse. My kids will concede to hers, because they don't want to see their friend crying, but it sucks because they give up so much of their toys and enjoyment to keep the peace. We aren't hanging out as much anymore but it's rather sad to think she doesn't intervene more in her child tantrums and just let's it slide

My 2 year old won’t eat nothing but snacks

Is this normal ? He won’t even try anything I eat .. he really only like pizza fries and spaghetti… nuggets and snacks bananas some other fruit but like anything else he won’t eat if try but I don’t want to force him I’m just I feel like bad I mean he isn’t losing weight I breastfeed mostly still

Is this normal

Let’s say you’re at a softplay with your 2 year old, and some friends & their toddlers.
You buy your 2 year old a kids meal - chicken nuggets, beans, and chips. They’re very happy with it and have almost eaten it all.
They’re sat at the table, fork in hand, consistently eating, and have one chicken nugget left.
Your adult friend comes over from behind you, picks up the last chicken nugget, and eats it.
There was no indication that your child wasn’t going to eat it, and they didn’t ask. They just took it with no warning and ate it right in front of you and your toddler.
How you reacting?