Comments on: What Are The Little Things YOUR Kids Love?

By: ladybughugs

ladybughugs — Fri, 29 Jan 2010 00:23:20 +0000

Lil’bug loves lotion and lip balm/lip gloss, too, though she doesn’t eat it (she does have a few years on AndyZ). If I let her have it she’ll use it every 5-10 minutes.

My kids loved “Pony Boy,” especially the “WHOA” at the end.

Lil’bug loves basketball. She’s actually gotten very good with the eye-hand coordination of dribbling. She’s allowed to have a ball in the hall while Scout is at practice, not at games, which she still doesn’t completely grasp.

In the summer she likes to wear Scout’s outgrown t-shirts.

Books, books, books! Scout has read all of the Harry Potter books a few times, all of the Eragon series at least twice, the Lightning Thief series. Lil’bug loves all kinds of childrens books.

Lil’bug: dancing, singing, being tickled, and hand games and cheerleading routines she learned from the older kids at aftercare at school.

If they get bored while we’re out shopping he likes giving her piggy back rides (which is good, because my back couldn’t handle it).

“Pennies”: put a coin in your hand, put hands behind back, switch coin (or not), bring hands to the front and have her guess which hand it’s in.
I didn’t know criss cross applesauce did anything beyond getting kids to sit quietly, I’ll have to check that out.

By: Lawyermama

Lawyermama — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:30:16 +0000

Mine also can not get enough of looking at pictures of other babies on the computer (including yours, so thank you for posting your beautiful family photos!)

By: Lawyermama

Lawyermama — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 18:27:04 +0000

Mine’s only 6 months old, but LOVES it when we start to go in for a kiss on one cheek, then at the last minute kiss the other cheek.

Another weird one – if he’s sitting a little bit away from me, I look all around the room (saying doo, doo, doo, doo), then look at him quickly and say “LOOKIN’ AT YOOOOOOU.” Guaranteed huge giggles, every time.

By: Jessie P.

Jessie P. — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 16:00:00 +0000

Buckin Bronc, but if you have a bad back this may not be a good idea. We do this at bed time. I get on all fours on the bed (this sounds more like a game for the hub and I) and my daughter climbs on my back and I buck her off onto the bed. She loves it.

I did the criss cross applesauce to my daughter (7 years) last night and she loved it.

By: Jo

Jo — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 15:33:02 +0000

I just thought of another one…

My husband chases the kids around threatening to crack an egg on their head. When he catches them, he pretends to do that and they all giggle.

When you corner them- put one hand in a loose fist, cover it with the other hand held flat. Bop the child gently on the head and open both hands. Slide your hands down their hair, face, and body while wiggling your fingers.

By: bessie.viola

bessie.viola — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 14:49:50 +0000

Madeline currently loves:

Eskimo kisses (rubbing noses) – makes her giggle hysterically every time;

shouting “BELLY!!” in growly, threatening voice, and afterward attacking said “BELLY!!” with zerberts;

pouring water, anywhere, anytime;

alternately dancing and then holding still upon command (thanks Yo Gabba Gabba!);

spinning in circles.

By: Elaine

Elaine — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 11:38:30 +0000

No kids, but when I was little we used to love when our dad walked and quacked like a duck. And when he let us walk on his back. And “airplane rides!” That’s a trick I used to use when baby-sitting a lot, lay on my back and put my feet on the kid’s belly and fly her over me making airplane noises. My grandma also used to do this thing at bedtime; we always called it mousey-mousey because she’d walk her fingers up and down our backs saying, “Mousey mousey on your back, up and down his little track.” I’m sure there were a few more lines I can’t remember. Another fun baby-sitting game I used was called Huckleberry Beanstalk. No idea why. But anyway you’d hide something in the room with at least part of it showing. Could be a shoe, toy, fork, whatever. And the kid had to find it and the further away they’d get, I’d tell them they were getting colder, freezing, antartic, and closer they were to finding it, they kept getting warmer, hot, burning!

By: Belle

Belle — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 02:13:59 +0000

Love love LOVE Andy Z’s shirt!

I did many of the things you did when mine were little. They loved piggyback rides and when I did laundry, I’d pile the clean clothes on the living room floor and they’d tumble in them when they were still warm. All folded clothes had to be put away quickly, though, or they would tumble through those, too!

Now that they’re teens? I love it when they come spend time with ME by playing cards or board games or watching tv or a movie.

By: Heather

Heather — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 01:24:39 +0000

Heh I’m going to have to come back to this entry when I have kids to do all this fun stuff with! My friends might react strangely if I tried

By: Tiffani

Tiffani — Wed, 27 Jan 2010 00:59:20 +0000

We do the sign for “I Love You” a lot. Like when she’s getting on the school bus or leaving to do to my parents’ or after scoring a goal in soccer. You know, you hold up your thumb, pointer and pinkie and fold down the other two fingers.

It’s our special sign and even if she’s not wearing her “ears,” we can tell her we love her.