How to keep kids under 4 years old busy?

hellsing_0

I will be babysitting for the Summer,
and so far I have a 3 1/2 year old girl, a 1 1/2 year old girl, and a 4 year old boy on my list to babysit.

I'm used to sitting older children (above the age of 6), so I'm just wondering what fun ways I can keep them entertained so they can have fun over the Summer. (:

Thanks.

Answer
i babysit a lot as well and here is what i've found that works....
play doh, chalk, blocks, big legos, kid tv shows/movies, read them books!!!(kids i babysit always love it!), easy crafts(i.e. stickers and crayons--No sissors!), go to the park and play, go for a walk on training bike, bubbles, ring around the rosy, just running around and chasing them then letting them "chase" you, etc. just use whatever toys they have and play with them. you can't really play scheduled games becasue they dont understand how to play correctly.

here's what NOT to do....
hide and seek(they dont really understand how to play and you'll probably just lose them), messy crafts like paint, puzzles, board games

good luck!

Babysitting 4 year olds?

Allie P

I am babysitting a very busy and playful 4 year old this week...any ideas on what I can do to keep him occupied?

Answer
I have a four year old son and he loves to be read to, play play dough, paint, use sidewalk chalk, bubbles, play in the water or pool, help me cook, bake, ride bikes, go for a walk, explore the outdoors looking at flowers and bugs, have an ice cream sundae, eat a happy meal, go for an ice cream cone, wash the car, decorate a white t-shirt, make a creation of recyclable material, make up stories, make puppets and create a puppet show, play with animals, go to the park and feed the ducks, play trucks, trains, play dress-up (he's the dad, I'm the mom or kid), go to the zoo....basically anything...let your mind wander. 4 year olds love anything.

If you want more ideas go to the library and they have tons of books for fun things to do that don't cost money.

Have fun and be a kid yourself!

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4 &2 year old dirt bike racing?

Jacke

I'd like to get my 4&2 year old sons into dirt bike racing.... any info on how to get started, the best bike to get and the best/cheapest place to get the bikes would help, thankes if it helps I'm from Ohio
Thanks, if you happen to see John R send him my way jackegolden@yahoo.com
French, I figured 2 years was too young but I was told by a few people that they need to start training at 2, thanks so much!

Answer
There is no sections for racing for 2 year olds as they are just too young. In most places the lowest age grouping is 4 years to 6 years and they race stock pee wee junior class up to 51cc. The best bikes to start on would be a little crf50 or a Yamaha Pee Wee 50. Being a honda or Yamaha parts are easily obtained and they are pretty much bomb proof.
Just look up classifieds in your area if you are not buying new and see if you can take someone who knows bikes with you to view them.
You would be best to contact your local track about racing and ask them firstly when they have practise days as no one should race before having time to practise. Take your 4 year old to those and then you can ask about racing. You need to be friendly to others at the track with kids your children's age as among them will no doubt be some dads who race themselves and they will be able to help you with the basics. A warning though once you start down this path it can lead to a very low bank balance if you children decide they want to race for the next 15 years or more.

What size bike for 4 year old?

Mom to Mat

My son is going to turn 4 in 2 weeks. We decided we wanted to get him his first real bike for his b-day. We went last night to get one and we were talking to a salesmen about what size we should get for him. They had 12in and 16in. He told us that age 4 is kind of in the middle of the 2 sizes so it was more difficult so we decided since we didn't want him to grow out of it too fast we would get the 16in. I just wanted to make sure it's not going to be TOO big for him. Some reviews online said it would be good for ages 4-7 but others said 6-8. We got him the Disney Cars bike (that they sell at Walmart, Target & Toys R Us) it does have an adjustable seat and handlebars. Like I said he is almost 4 and is about 41-42in tall. What do you all think?

Answer
just bring the child to the bike have him sit on it and if he can sit on the seat and tip toe the ground and stand over the bar and not rack himself on it, it is the right size, or ask a friend whos kid is the same size to try it out or ask other parents of kids the same height as we are on here what size bike their kid uses

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How to keep kids under 4 years old busy?

best kids bike 4 year old image

hellsing_0

I will be babysitting for the Summer,
and so far I have a 3 1/2 year old girl, a 1 1/2 year old girl, and a 4 year old boy on my list to babysit.

I'm used to sitting older children (above the age of 6), so I'm just wondering what fun ways I can keep them entertained so they can have fun over the Summer. (:

Thanks.

Answer
i babysit a lot as well and here is what i've found that works....
play doh, chalk, blocks, big legos, kid tv shows/movies, read them books!!!(kids i babysit always love it!), easy crafts(i.e. stickers and crayons--No sissors!), go to the park and play, go for a walk on training bike, bubbles, ring around the rosy, just running around and chasing them then letting them "chase" you, etc. just use whatever toys they have and play with them. you can't really play scheduled games becasue they dont understand how to play correctly.

here's what NOT to do....
hide and seek(they dont really understand how to play and you'll probably just lose them), messy crafts like paint, puzzles, board games

good luck!

Which computer game should I gift to a 4 year old kid?

Ardent

Hey I want to gift a game that could work with the computer/laptop for a 4 year old kid. Which one do you think would be the best for a 4 to 7 year old kids. and the kid is a boy not a girl. Please solve my problem. and yes it MUST work on laptop. Tell me the name of the game.

Answer
Nfs or roadrash because kids are intrested car and bike

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