This document provides several activities that can help keep toddlers engaged while babysitting: Bubble painting is an outdoor activity where toddlers blow bubbles into a paint mixture to create unique paintings on paper. Bathtub fishing allows toddlers to use magnets and toy "fish" in the bathtub. Tulip potato printing is a craft where toddlers stamp paint onto paper using potato shapes to make flowers. For car wash play, toddlers color toy cars with markers and then "wash" the cars by cleaning off the color with a soapy sponge.

1. Activities to keep toddlers
engaged while babysitting
by
Daycare.sulekha.com

2.  Toddlers are very active and need to be engaged with
various activities to be kept stimulated and happy.
 They are bored with routine and both babysitters and
parents need to keep them away from mischief and
hurting themselves; keeping them busy and stimulated
can be done with various activities.

3.  Here are a few activities that can help keep toddlers
engaged:
 Bubble Painting:
 This activity makes for a great outdoor summer activity;
bubble painting is a fascinating craft activity for toddlers
that produce different results each time!
 The things that you need include a bowl or a tray that is
big enough to fit your paper in, paint, wash up liquid,
drinking straw, and paper.
 First, mix paint and some wash up liquid in a tray, adding
water till it becomes runny enough to blow bubbles. You
can blow bubbles by using a drinking straw to blow into
the paint.

4.  Next, gently place the paper on top of the bubbles and
remove the paper when the bubbles pop. Leave it to dry.
 Now admire the modern masterpiece your toddler has
made!
Bathtub Fishing:
 You can give the fishing experience to a toddler in your
own bath tub making him/her suggest, “Let’s go fishing”
quite often.
 First fill your bathtub with water and add some blue food
coloring to the water. Then, stick magnets to some of your
toddler’s toys which go well with the ocean theme.

5.  Next, place towels around the floor and a plastic bowl on
top of the towel for him/her to place the “fish” that were
caught. Make the fishing pole out of a plastic golf club to
which a yarn is tied at the end of which you can attach a
magnet. While fishing, your toddler will understand the
difference between magnetic things and non magnetic
things that he/she cannot fish.
 Your toddler will sure have a blast fishing for his/her
magnets

6.  Tulip Potato Printing Craft:
 This is a great craft for kids to make homemade Spring
or Mother’s Day cards with potatoes cut into tulip
shapes. Your toddler and you could have some real fun
by cutting potatoes in different flower shapes as well.
 All you need for this craft are potatoes, paint, a knife,
paper, and a paintbrush. First cut the potato into half
and then cut a tulip shape in it. Then pour some paint
onto a plate and guide the toddler to dip the shaped
potato in it and then put it on paper. Next help your
toddler to paint green color straight lines as stems
using the paint brush.

7.  It’s real easy; finally add some leaves to the beautiful
tulips and your kid would experience the joy of one’s own
masterpiece!
 Color & Clean - Car Wash Play For Toddlers:
 This is a very interesting and informative activity for
toddlers. With the car wash being fun; you could be
creative and also help your toddler wash toy cars and
trucks.
 First, gather materials like window markers, some warm
water, a soapy sponge and some plastic riding toys.
Next, start coloring the toy cars; it is best to encourage
imagination and creativity in your toddler. Don’t mind the
dirt as your toddler’s toy cars get ready for a wash.

8.  Next, dip your sponge in the water and let your
toddler clean up all the color; you would sure feel
good seeing your toddler enjoying doing the car
wash.
 Hope these activities help to engage your kids while
babysitting. I look forward to hearing from you about
more such activities