Entertaining 2 year old

How are we keeping our 2 year olds entertained at home. He doesn’t really play with his toys or if he does it’s for about 2 mins. Im sad to admit he’s had a bit too much screen time lately due to partner working away and tending to baby too and I’ve noticed the change in his behaviour due to it. Wanting ways to keep him engaged and entertained that are easy as have baby too. Any ideas 🩵🥰

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We have a tough tray (best thing we ever bought) and quite often get the playdough out on it and the little tools for it. Keeps him entertained for longer than usual. Or we get crafty stuff out of- glue, paper, coloured sticks and feathers, pictures cut out to stick.
They are the things that seem to work for longer for us x

Having the exact same problem. He’s bored of all his toys now.
Just tried to get him outside in the fresh air on a dog walk and screamed in the buggy the whole way.
Finding it so hard to entertain him.
He has a motor disability so if he wants to do anything in a seated or standing position I have to hold him (eg using his tough tray)
He’d happily spend hours at a soft play but he can’t crawl or walk so I have bend down to support him or just pick him up and carry him between activities and my back can only take so much 😅
He used to just play independently laying on his playmat with his toys but I the cognitively he wants more 😢😢

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