[EssenceX123]

Hello,

My little sister is 2 years and a half, and she has memorized every single song in playhouse disney, even the narrator that goes like:" now have fun with the imagination movers" or whatever.

She really likes music, and me myself like dancing and singing with her all the time, she loves to move and run and jump and dance and stuff, my mom says that's because she see's me when I turn on the music and start dancing hip hop, so my little sister always joins me.

About her memorizing skill, how can I give her any exercises to kind of grow that skill?

And how can I give er exercises on her running and jumping thing that she could really have fun with?

Thank you very much :D

[Clough]

Hi, EssenceX123!

If you keep giving her positive stimulus the way that you're doing, she should move along with learning things just fine. It sounds like both you and she are having a great time! :)

What sort of books do you have around for her to use and/or for you or others to use with her, please?

Also, taking her to a children's library might be something that she would enjoy!

Thanks!

[dontknownuthin]

Kids will naturally run around and jump if they aren't permitted excess time to do inactive things like television and video games. Limiting a child's "screen time" is a great way to keep them active and exploring and learning.

Otherwise you just provide the child with activities and expose them to educational and fun things. Taking them to playgrounds, children's museums, walks in the woods - they will naturally absorb a lot of learning just by playing.

As for memorizing, a lot of kids (though she's pretty remarkable) memorize Disney movies and such just accidentally from watching them over and over and over. I'm not sure it's that useful for learning (they are memorizing because it is high interest and that won't really translate when they need to learn their state capitals in school). But she clearly enjoys the music, so keep playing different kinds of music for her, see what she likes and keep trying to expand her taste.

Little kids tend to like simple- simple stories, songs, pictures, foods, melodies. Knowing that can help in making choices.

[EssenceX123]

We have those wiping books, you know you trace words and drawings with a marker and then you can wipe it and do it again thousands of times till you know how to do it on your own.

We keep buying her crayons and coloring books but she breaks them and tears the coloring books apart, apparently she hates coloring.

[dontknownuthin]

The books are just too mature for her so I'd put the coloring books away for a good year, and the tracing books until she's maybe 4-1/2, if not in school.

Some things that are more age appropriate for 2-1/2 would be:

An old cloth purse or bag that she can put things in (never a plastic bag - she could put it over her head). Toddlers like to put things in bags and carry them around.

Puppets. You can make some from old socks. She may not use them herself but if you talk to her with the puppets in a silly way, she'll like it - don't have to have a story, just say "hello" to her or have it sing a song or something.

Simple bathtub toys (I'd skip the elaborate stuff and go for something like a set of plastic cups in different sizes, maybe some let the water through like a strainer or something. For outside consider a little kid's watering can that you can help her fill with the hose and she can pour. She may miss the flowers - doesn't really matter.

Also on a hot day it can be fun for a little kid to have some water and a big paint brush to "paint" the sidewalk with water. Make sure that you supervise her because a toddler can drown in a bucket of water - sounds crazy but it happens. So give her a small container that her head would not fit into or just give her a little water at a time.

Look at toy stores to see the ages on things and that will give you an idea of the level she's at. She might like a baby doll for example, but it not ready for a Barbie. And her baby may be dressed crazy or kept naked. Anyway, those are a few ideas...

Keep in mind that 2-1/2 is really still a baby. She's going to be kind of destructive for probably another year or year and a half but she's just exploring. Be very aware that she'll get into everything so be careful of what she can reach.

[EssenceX123]

Thank you very much that was such helpful information, you told me everything I need I appreciate that a lot! =)))))))))))))))))