Getting out with a 1 year old

We (Z and I) are getting a pretty bad case of cabin fever - made worse by the feeling that I don't have anywhere I realistically 'can' go!

So what kind of things are good to do with toddlers? Z's still not walking (she's efficient at crawling tho) but she really loves to explore areas and gets fed up with being in a pram / carrier fairly quickly. I've taken her to the park a few times, but the only thing she can really 'do' is swing, and some days she doesn't want to. Lately the ground has been too saturated here for me to feel comfortable putting her down to crawl / explore.

Would especially love ideas for cheap / free things as we're feeling the budget pinch a bit...

She's ok for short walks, but over about 15-20 minutes gets super antsy and wants down / out to crawl and explore.

We're not officially involved in any playgroup - have one we've attended now and again on Monday mornings but it's not a great day/time for us so we miss it more often than not. DH wants to get her involved in baby-gym, but that won't be til the end of the month at earliest

Hey Margo. We are a bit the same. Maybe you and I could try some new things...like mainly music, or going to feed the ducks at western springs? We'd love some company on little outings.

Oooo, I've never (ever!) been to Western Springs park... will have to try it

And Fiona, that'd be fun :) I've been meaning to call about Mainly Music for awhile now...

That is a fantastic idea...providing they don't expect the kids to be quiet...my bubba doesn't do quiet...she likes to explore AND explain!

(speaking of explaining....totally off topic shameless mummy brag...she has learnt the word "art"...I used the word everytime she pointed to a painting or picture or sculpture and now she uses it too! :))

Come visit us! Or we can come visit you. Or we can tag along on an outing with Fiona and Elle. Social butterflies these gremlins are. And now they're finally mobile they can have crawling (or shuffling!) races with Z.

What do I do?
Well we go to coffee group Tuesday, swimming Thursday, have coffee at someones house at least once a week, go to a baby/kids gym (like lollipops), yesterday we went for a walk down the beach.
We visit family a lot (who are currently out of the country and I miss them terribly) and of course things like feeding the ducks, window shopping or taking a walk down to the play ground.
I love getting out with Olivia, she's so much fun to take with you. My wee buddy, buddy!

Maya wrote: FionaS wrote: Let's all go to Western Springs!!!!! Loving it! And if we do Friday, Toni might tag along too I took the gremlins and Maya on a 5km walk to Countdown today KW, planning on taking them for a long walk Wed and Fri mornings so we coud maybe walk to you one morning?

Wow! They will stay in the chair happily for that long? I realy miss going for long walks but the day will come around again soon I'm sure.

What does AFAIK mean??

Sounds good!

AFAIK = As Far As I Know.