MrBump
Oct 19 2009, 12:35 AM
Heya, i'm c7c and have a nearly 3yo daughter.
Was wondering if anyone had suggestions of games or things to do with her, we play a fair bit but just wondering about what other parents do ?
Myssa
Oct 19 2009, 02:08 AM
QUOTE (MrBump @ Oct 18 2009, 08:35 PM)

Heya, i'm c7c and have a nearly 3yo daughter.
Was wondering if anyone had suggestions of games or things to do with her, we play a fair bit but just wondering about what other parents do ?
My husband is a c-5 and does a lot of reading with our 5 yr old daughter. You're little girl may not be in to this but Jazmine Loves to dress up for him and put on shows for him( pretty much the same show everytime, what she's going to do when she wins the X-Games).
doublelibra
Nov 3 2009, 08:32 AM
My youngest granddaughter likes chasing me or me chasing her around in circles in the driveway. (I have an electric wheelchair.) She also loves to sit in my lap while I drive around. If she knows her colors yet, she and you can guess what color the next car is coming down the street. Of course I read to her a lot. We play things like grocery store with some toy food or canned goods. We have tea parties with her toy dishes. Just really simple things make her happy.
luckiestman
Nov 26 2009, 02:38 PM
My wife (C5/6) has a tray table on her chair, so our 3 stands on her footplate and plays with his toys on the tray table. It also makes a great Mummy Train, and is terrific for stories.
Stories, Chasing and painting are other great ways of playing. Remote control toys are also great. The RC units can be easily modified to make them easier to manipulate, and you can interact with the child on the ground.
E-DOG
Nov 26 2009, 10:22 PM
That's what closets and duct tape are for.
snowqueeneh
Nov 26 2009, 11:23 PM
My husband is a c5/6. We have two boys 5 & 7. He likes to watch them do plays, rides on the power chair (of course), reading, and running things over with his power chair. We are going to buy some board games for Christmas and play "in teams" as well. That way he can help one and I help the other. His laptop is great for lots of fun too. He finds all kinds of funny pictues and videos for the boys to watch. The really like that "gummy bear" video.
E-dog... your so funny. The closets and duct tape are to be used when the kids turn into teenagers. Duh!
CaliMe
Nov 29 2009, 05:14 AM
Having two children - both girls - ages 5 and (almost) 3 years old - when we're with my buddy James who is a T-10 complete: Things we've done: movie night (which the kids love)- We all sit and watch movies with popcorn, etc. If they were older he would teach them how to play his XBox but for the time being it's kids movies, at home on the couch with pizza and popcorn.
Of course, my girls also think that James is the equivalent to a roller coaster ride and he is fine letting them push him around the house (which eventually either tuckers them out or completely winds them up). The kids love playing hide-n-seek in the same room with us - which is hilarious because well - taking into account their ages - there aren't many places to hide in just one room and most of the time they choose to hide under his chair. James is an absolute great sport about it and the element of surprise with these girls is absolutely hilarious to see unfold because when they laugh ~ we all LAUGH. I loved it when last time they played DUCK, DUCK, GOOSE and they choose one another as the goose and ran around James' chair for a clear 3 minutes laughing hysterically which sent us into hysterics as well....
Storytime is the very sweet part - he will actually sit on the couch and let the girls climb next to him while he flips through the pages. *those are the moments that steal my heart* My girls understand that James is in a chair and that "his spine is broken" - those are the words my 5 year old Abbey uses to explain his SCI, however they do not treat him any differently from anyone else in our family, etc. of course that only means he gets the same "drama and cheese" factor everyone else does when they want attention and "to put on a show". Honestly - if there is a captive audience kids will always be satisfied.
EDog - Duct Tape and Closets. Ha. My father would handcuff my sister and I together if we would bicker with one another long enough. It only took us 2 tries to figure out how to pick the lock. It all depends on the lesson you really want those kids to learn if you're going to occupy them in such a manner. LOL.
daniel562
Nov 29 2009, 10:37 PM
its really up to u
i do wat ever i can with my son who is four
but he was born after my accident so this is all he know if she was already born then ur accident its a lil different but kids really dont care just as long u spend time with them
1)take them out side to backyard and just play
2) color /draw picture
3) play barbie and ken or babies
4)sit and watch tv/movie their into
5)make-belive
6) and last spank them lol j.k
just really think back to when you were a kid wat u rember
and try to give them same experiences
good louck
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