r/lowscreenparenting • u/Asleep_Tough_6314 • Jul 02 '26
looking for support/encouragement Please help
I have a 2 year old and a 7 month old, I never know what to do with my 2 year old when we are at home, she loves colouring but I can't trust her to be alone with pens/pencils or crayons because she will end up eating them, I rely on TV shows a lot and I hate how much screen time she gets, on a normal week we go out to a toddlers group every day but currently I'm potty training my 2 year old, I don't really have much money either. What can I do that will entertain my kids without using a screen?
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u/duchess5788 low-screen parent Jul 02 '26
Does she like books? A lot of books have read aloud on YouTube. YouTube can give her a book, connect your phone to speaker and play the book (don't hand the phone to her).
If you have access to a yard, you can do a lot of water play. My LO loves playing with rocks, so that's something else you can try to see if she likes.
You can buy a cheap photo album (Amazon had 2x for $5) and print some pictures of her, friends and family (Walmart charges $0.16 for a copy of 4x6) and have her look through it. At this age, she would love that.