In celebration of Mother’s Day, I’d like to remind all you toddlers how lucky you are to have such wonderful moms that take care of you each day ( yes Dad’s I know that you do these things too, but today was a day to celebrate motherhood.)
The list below of “101 things Moms do for their Toddlers” is just a start…if you have any to add, just post in a comment below, I’m sure I missed a few ( or a lot!!) :)
Hey Toddlers, here are “101 Things Mom does for YOU, her sweet little one!” :
- Buckles you in your car seat
- Drives around in the car for an extra fifteen minutes when you just fall asleep in your car seat
- Puts your blankets on after you have kicked them off
- Checks on you before going to bed
- Rubs your belly
- Holds your Popsicle stick when you are done
- Eats the rest of your half-eaten lunch
- Rolls your pants up
- Rolls your sleeves up
- Wipes your hands before and after eating
- Entertains you on a plane trip
- Laughs at one of your jokes, even if it doesn’t make sense
- Listens to grand ideas about zoo animals running the world
- Reminds you not to use “potty talk”
- Takes you for a walk outside when you’ve had enough of being in a restaurant
- Hears “mommy,…” millions of times a day
- Let’s you pick out a not so fashionable outfit
- Smiles at your unmatched socks
- Helps you button your pants
- Ties your shoes
- Helps you get dressed
- Gets a cold pack for you when you bump your head
- Checks your temperature when you aren’t feeling so good
- Takes you to the doctor
- Takes you to the dentist
- Reminds you to wash your hands
- Wears colored pasta necklaces in public
- Brings snacks along on day trips
- Remembers your favorite blankie
- Remembers to bring your favorite stuffed animal
- Takes you to the library
- Let’s you ride in the kid cart at the grocery store
- Buys you ice cream
- Let’s you smush frosting on your face from your birthday cake
- Washes your clothes
- Sorts your clothes
- Buys you new clothes
- Discards clothes you have outgrown
- Make sure shoes fit
- Makes you breakfast
- Makes you lunch
- Makes you dinner
- Makes you Mickey Mouse pancakes
- Makes you smoothies
- Take photos of you, for your scrapbook
- Wipes off spaghetti sauce on your cheek
- Wipe snot away
- Helps you blow your nose
- Changes your diaper
- Potty trains you
- Wipes you
- Packs the diaper bag full of goodies
- Usually has an extra set of clothes on hand, for accidents
- Brushes your teeth
- Flosses your teeth
- Tucks you in bed
- Bathes you
- Washes your hair
- Clips your fingernails and toenails
- Removes splinters
- Kisses your boo-boo
- Picks up your sippy cup up off the floor (many times)
- Picks up your pacifier (many times)
- Washes your pacifiers and sippy cups
- Finds your pacifier in the sofa cushions
- Takes you for a walk in the stroller
- Takes you to the playground
- Rocks you to sleep
- Reads you a book
- Play with cars with you
- Play with dolls with you
- Wipes dirt off of you after you fall
- Wipes sand off your face and hands
- Puts bandaids on your cuts
- Wipes up your spit up
- Washes your sheets
- Tells you stories
- Sing you songs
- Give you kisses
- Give you hugs
- Gets you ready for bed
- Tucks you in at night
- Holds your hand
- Watches for cars when crossing the street
- Puts sunscreen on you
- Keeps you in the shade
- Makes fun snacks for you
- Sets up playdates
- Teaches you how to talk
- Teaches you the alphabet
- Teaches you numbers
- Teaches you shapes
- Teaches you manners
- Makes crafts with you
- Turns on the nightlight
- Turns on the humidifier
- Sings your favorite songs over and over and over
- Plays Hide and Seek with you
- Answers all the “Why…” questions all day.
- Shows you how to LOVE. :)
- Finds awesome toddler activities to do with you each day! :)
What did I miss…add below in a comment. With your help, I’m sure this list should grow! :)
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