Earth Hour was fun. It was a great time to whip out one of my favorite toddler toys — the flashlight!
A flashlight is one of my favorite items because it keeps my 2-year-old occupied for a (relatively) long time. His flashlight is the type that lights only when you press the button, so it’s a good way for him to further develop his, er, flashlight-pressing skills? I kid, I kid. But seriously, a flashlight can help improve a toddler’s motor skills and hand-eye coordination. Best of all, it’s a fun way for kids to look at their surroundings with a fresh perspective.
Pardon the grainy photos but it was, well, quite dark when the pics were taken. 😛
Some games we’ve played with his flashlight are:
- Light the object. “Light Nonna’s feet!” “Light your shoes!” “Light Mommy’s mouth!” We shout out commands and the toddler joyously follows them. Hmmm, I don’t know if the lines are grammatically correct though.
- Shadow play. Bunnies, dogs, snakes, birds. That’s all I can do with my hands. Timmy loves them all! Any other suggestions?
- Jump on the light. I shine the light on random parts of the floor and the toddler jumps on them. Fun activity for kids with plenty of energy.
- Check my mouth. Let your toddler shine the flashlight in your mouth. For the dentist in training.
- Go explore. My fave game of all is just shadowing my toddler as he shines the flashlight on random parts of the room. His squeals of delight upon discovering new things are priceless.
This flashlight was a present from my Mom’s friend. (Thank you Tito!) Timmy loves it because it’s got one of his all-time favorite characters — Lightning McQueen! KA-CHOW! It makes flashlight play even more fun!
What flashlight games did you play as a kid? What flashlight games do you play now with your kids? Share, share!
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Kathy Ngo
April 1, 2012 at 12:33 pm (12 years ago)nice! for the first time di ako nakapag participate sa Earth Hour
Gene
April 2, 2012 at 1:58 pm (12 years ago)Our favorite flashlight games are pretending to be a mumu, hiding under the blanket and reading some stories, and pretending we’re in the disco dance floor. Our toddler particularly love the last one because she loves dancing and jumping around.
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Ruth
April 2, 2012 at 4:24 pm (12 years ago)My boy likes playing with the flashlight too! Just that he used to have this habit of turning it around and looking directly into the light, so we got concerned and stopped letting him play with it for a while. Thanks for sharing the flashlight games you play with your son, I’m gonna use some of those ideas tonite!
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Mariel @ The Learning Basket
April 3, 2012 at 11:27 am (12 years ago)We love our flashlight too! We discovered it when we went around the house pretending to be the night watchman in Corduroy, a favorite classic children’s book. (I blogged about our activities here:Corduroy: Buttons, Money, Jobs)
Thanks for adding to our list of flashlight fun!
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