What to do when a cute 3 year old girl comes over for the weekend?
Ok so a 3 year old girl is coming over soon. We had an accident last time where she went up hard stairs (unsupervised) while i was in the bathroom and she slipped and busted her chin. So they had to leave and take her to the hospital. But anyway I’m going to see her soon and I want her to have a fun week with me! And her 4 year old brother is going to be there too so it cant be just makeovers and stuff. And she doesn’t really like baby stuff because she likes to think of her self as a big girl. So what can we do that doesn’t involve buying toys. We have cooking utensils, toys, games, etc. but if you have like maybe 3 or 4 year old cousins (they arent my cousins) that you absoloutley LOVE and care if they have a good time then what do you do with them?
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Considering whe wasn’t supervised last time and she was much younger then…are you sure she should even come over??
Your question has suspicious overtones, concerning the safety of all the children involved here.
Parks, zoos, libraries, museums, coloring, puzzles, biking, gymnastics, dancing, baking, sledding, tickling, fort building, G rated movies, painting, crafts…
Check gocitykids.com for stuff happening in your area.
Make homemade play dough! You can add colors and it’s non toxic. It tastes horrible, so chances are they won’t even eat it!
Consider buying a baby gate and gating off the stairs.
Books are good. Read to them.
Go outside in the backyard or take a walk in a park so they can run around some and burn off some energy.
It just sounds like a bad accident happened last time. Not that her house is unsafe, she just went to the bathroom.
For stuff to do, @Likeradar has some good ideas
My 3 year old granddaughter loves to decorate cookies and cupcakes, be read to, pretend she’s reading to me, blow bubbles, watch cartoons, color, water paints….
1. Give her stuff to draw with. Don’t suggest “improvements”. Let her tell you stories about what she’s drawing. Don’t tell her not to “waste” paper. Get a lot of cheap paper somewhere. Don’t tell her her drawing is “good”. It isn’t. It’s value-free. It’s a journey of
imagination. It won’t make much sense to you but to her it’s a world. You don’t have to “teach” her how to make a horsie. She doesn’t care. You don’t have to save her work, or show it to her parents when they come back. She’ll have moved on, she can always make more, the well doesn’t run dry. Of course, if she wants to save her work, get her a container for it. Enjoy! p.s. This is WAY easy for you.
2. Dance with her. Put on some energetic music and let loose. Her brother can probably dig it too. Dancing is nice for working off energy, and if one kid is older and more coordinated it doesn’t make the younger one feel like she’s not as good.
Make a pillow fort, watch a movie (which does not especially appeal to either boys or girls, but is simply fun), draw, play kitchen or cooking. My nephews and nieces LOVE to play McDonald’s. Just spend time with them and ask what they want to do. Be flexible, and have fun.
Make sure the parents understand that you are not responsible for the child while they are there. If they leave the child in your care, put up barriers where you think there might be hazards, and supervise the child at all times.
have fun with her and have a good time also show her around
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