Lockdown Activity Ideas for a 3 Year Old?

i have a 3 year building dens with blankets and chairs is fun, jigsaw puzzles colours a lockdown plaque if can get hold of some plain flour a 3 year old is so easy to entertain I have one and by far this is easiest

Making hand prints with paint if you've got some! Have a look on pinterest for arts and crafts ideas using things you've got at home

Pretending the sofa is a bus/plane/rocket. Making little pizzas using half a bread roll as a base. Colouring or painting pictures. Large chalks on the house or path. Outdoor ride on toys and bike. Making a postbox from a cardboard box.

Check out the five minute mum blog for lots of educational ideas too. There's lots with letters and counting.

https://fiveminutemum.com/

CBeebies games online,there's some fun games for little ones.Playdoh ,duplo lego,colouring x

Hi, I also have a 3 year old and as you know they have an attention span of Dory from Finding Nemo.

He is normally at nursery 5 mornings a week but seems oblivious to any real change to his routine. I have been trying to keep some kind of a routine which is tough with having older siblings too. But on a morning I tend to set the older ones away with school work and try my best to do activities similar to those he would do at nursery.

I have to admit that the BBC Bitesize sessions etc are great and there is something for everyone.

Then after lunch the whole gang do activities together as best we can. We are lucky enough to have a garden and with the weather being kind(until today) they have been creating a veg plot. My littlest is keen to dig and sow seeds, although he has to be guided a little, lol. We have made little labels with drawings of the plants produce, which i have laminated and put on the pots etc. Little one now knows what is on the ground on each and happily checks each day of any progress. He's eager to water etc too!! Even if you don't have an outdoor space , window sills are still a good place for smaller things. One thing we have always done(and this is a thing I did when I was little) is make little cress or mustard haired people! We use empty egg shells and draw little faces on them, with a little damp cotton wool with the seeds sprinkled on top. They grow within a week and so are good for low attention.

Like other people have said, art and crafts are great and are a staple in our house anyway and a project that takes a few days to complete is good. Something that you can dip in and out of. Again it's a little bit of my childhood, but we have made paper mache piggy banks and masks using balloons covered in paper mache with egg box feet and snouts. But there are lots of ideas out there.

One thing I must add is, don't beat yourself up if you resort to tablets or tv. There are lots of great things to do on them anyway. I know mine loves the Cbeebies apps. Whatever you do , you are doing your best!! Its a tough time and very odd! I hope that you find some ideas and most of all have fun together!! x