(laughing)
- Talk to them.
Yeah, can you say hi.
Now that Caleb is one, I thought is was about time that I
filmed a follow up to my how to entertain a six month old.
Because obviously he's one now and anyone that watched
how to entertain a six month old, back when I filmed it,
now has a one year old.
So, I thought it made sense to sort of go
and do the next stage of how to entertain them.
I made a list last night of ways
that I entertain my one year old.
And I got to like 60 different things.
So, I thought, rather than make a huge long video
I'm gonna break it up into like 10 activities each video.
So, this is the first one in the edition.
Now they're a bit older there's so much
that you can do with them.
I just thought I might as well make a few videos
because I can't believe that my how to entertain
a six month old has had like 12,000 views.
Can't believe that so many people are watching it,
and enjoying it, and commenting, and liking, and stuff.
So, thank you so much, I really appreciate it.
Enough from me now, I hope you enjoy the video,
and I will see you for the next one.
Bye-bye.
Good boy.
Can you do that, kiss.
All right, so Caleb has been loving reading books.
And he loves musical books that have sounds
or books that have texture on them.
And I find this is also a great activity
for car journeys too.
The second activity he's really
been enjoying is making slime.
We make our own slime by literally
mixing cornflour and water.
This makes a really cool mixture
that is sort of a solid but also a liquid.
It's really easy to make
and there's no nasty chemicals in it.
And this is something that my four year old
also loves to play with.
And you can add food coloring, or scents to it
to make it even more interesting.
Obviously, this activity is a little bit more messy.
But it's so worth it because it keeps
my kids busy for a long time.
The next one might seem obvious as sometimes you're
so tired you just need reminding of things to do.
So, we love to get out in the fresh air, rain or shine,
and go to the park.
And now that Caleb's one and he's walking,
and even trying to run, he's really enjoying it.
And he's loving going on the swing, and using the slides,
and the sandpit, and most toys that are in a park now.
Go down the slide.
Yay.
Caleb is now loving games.
Simple games like catch, or kicking a ball between us.
He really seems to enjoy it,
and it's just so cute and so simple.
Well I don't know if the next one is a boy thing
or not, but my boys just love anything that have wheels,
any car, pram, anything like that.
The love just throwing them between each other
and with me as well.
And we got Caleb this car garage for Christmas,
which he plays with endlessly.
It must be his favorite toy.
All right, the next one is water play.
Caleb loves water play, and because obviously it's winter
at the moment we've just been using our sink
or our bath to play with water.
But obviously in the summer months we would
be out in the paddling pool and have a hose,
and he would love that as well.
This is just such a great activity
and I find that it's really good on days
when he's having a bad day teething
and he needs to take his mind off of it.
If I put him in the bath or the sink
and play with some toys, it just keeps him
happy for a little while and yeah,
he just loves sticking his face under the water
and splashing around.
Right, the next one is something I spoke about
in my first video, Caleb still loves his foil blanket.
This is basically something that you would buy
if you were like a marathon runner, you know,
to keep you warm at the end of a race.
But they only cost one pound on Amazon,
and Caleb loves them.
They are really, really crinkly noise.
So, if you have a baby that loves to play with like
crisp packets, this is exactly what you should get for them.
And he also loves playing peepa with it,
as you can see here.
And, yeah, it's just a really simple activity
and it's just a little bit different.
Right, now that Caleb is getting older,
he's been doing some mark making on this easel
that we got him for Christmas.
It's from Ikea and we found that it's really
the only way that he'll do some drawing.
If you gave him crayons or markers
at this age, he just eats them.
So this is the best thing.
And he enjoys it, he thinks it's really funny,
and he gets really proud of himself.
So, yeah, he likes to draw now as well.
All right, the next activity you might not think
is a good idea but I love this kind of thing.
Caleb really enjoys bashing on the pots and pans
that we have, and playing with our kitchen utensils.
It just keeps him busy for ages
if I'm trying to do something in the kitchen.
He really enjoys trying to get the lids
back on the right pots, and see how it all fits
and works, and the noise it makes.
It's like his very own drum kit.
And it's all shiny and exciting.
So, he loves bashing on pats and uh.
He loves bashing on pots and pans.
And it's just so much fun.
And he also loves the camera as you can see here.
I don't know if you'll think that the next one
is a good idea either, but my boys love
to make a soft play with our cushions.
And I'm really not that precious about our sofas
so I just let them pull up all the cushions on the couch
and let the kids go crazy on it.
And, obviously, I just sit by closely and watch them
so that there's no injuries,
and I keep saying careful, careful.
But they really enjoy it, and if we can't make it out
to a soft play, this is a great option.
Thank you so much for watching,
I hope you enjoyed this video
and I hope that some of these ideas were useful.
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And I will see you all soon.
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