Stimulating things I see my DD doing:-
Learning to ride a bike, swings and monkey bars
Foraging for wild edibles - tons of wild flowers, insects, amphibians, bones, feathers etc are incidentally discovered and researched
Canoeing
Bird watching and visiting a local nature centre
New foods, especially cheeses - you can almost see the 'spinning hourglass' as she goes unresponsive to all other stimuli while tasting/savouring something for the first time
A bucket of 'Polly pockets' that family friends gave us when there daughters were done with them and an entire cuddly bestiary
Music - piano, recorder, xylophone ( got a great one complete with sound box for $2 at a yard sale!)
Magnifying glasses, binoculars and prisms
NYC Natural History Museum
Metropolitan Museum - especially the Egyptian section
Franklin Institute
Philadelphia Zoo
Rainbow loom - DD is now starting to 'invent' new ones
The local library
Ikea toy indoor tent - amazing role playing games ensued
Story telling - DW was amazing at this, conjuring new adventures starring DD as the heroine involving the whole family including the dog and her friends etc
Reading for fun
Listening to music, studying famous art and just day dreaming
Staying still and just observing
Discussions about anything whatsoever
Lego, snap circuits, little digital camera ( they are so cheap now )
Karate, swimming, soccer
Last edited by madeinuk; 11/22/13 06:57 PM.
