Stuff to do with son

Play Uno with him as it has the colors and the numbers on them. game won't take long as he is three and they get bored easy. Then go on to the books you can get at wal-mart. They are really cool and my son liked them. Paint with him. it's messy but they learn there colors as you hve to ask him what color is that or what color do you want now. then there are Domino's with the dots to count and some are made with different colors. sit them up and knock them down. Tell him to hand you one with 4dots on and red or something like that. Your friend onlydia

My daughter enjoyed the zoo at that age. My husband would take her to the park and feed the ducks and ride the mini-train. I can't even count the number of times we went to see the musical CATS. We also went to see other plays. She sat thru everyone of them. She was crazy about the bubble exibit at the Science Museum. There's lots of things out there that will stimulate the mind of a 3 year old; preferable things with lots of movement, color, and sound.

great!! then you have to try giving him some lessons slowly on the alphabet so that little by little he can read words and for sure it would be an edge then...or even try him to identify things or animals or even let him go with you when you have time to go fishing..it would be new and exciting for him...

you rock.. because most men wont do this.. but anything you do with him i know he will remember it all. my dad did this and that with me. take him different places, do as many things that you can, specaily if he likes doing them. but being a signal dad, he will remember this all of his life. and once again 'YOU ROCK' have a good one

I am so sorry to hear that you are now a single father bigman. I think being able to see your son only in weekend is quite hard, you must be really miss him. Since he was only three, you might brought him to the zoo, seeing animals, or if you want some indoor activities, you can buy him some toys and you can play the toy together. Some smart games like word games or block building games would help in developing toddler's brain and his creativity. I hope it helps :)

The park is always fun, or your local children's museum. Of course you could start early and turn him into a football fan, lol...Playing on the floor is also fun, and with all the exciting toys out there now that are educational you should be able to find one that catches his eye. Also there are some great interactive websites for parents and children to play together, like, www.funbrain.com. Good luck!!

Hello bigman, kids love to go outside in the zoo or in the aquarium, or if near in the places that kids will love to play also.

Hi, I was so happy to note that you are taking interest in your little son, even though you have him only on alternate weekends. I do wish you best of luck, and hope that you can at least have him every weekend. Get him big coloured blocks. It will not only help him to recognise colours, but will let him build things whereby he will be mentally occupied. If you don't mind me saying so, TV should be the last alternative. End up by playing ball with him. He will be physically occupied too.

You might take a walk with him. Go to the zoo or the museum. Read books together. Play games. Have him help you rake the yard so he feels bigger. Talk to him and let him know you love him. Remind him he is important to you. Get in the kitchen and cook something together. Help him ride a bike. Ask him what he wants to do that day.

I have a 1 and a 3 year old and they love to draw, play with playdough, do puzzles, read books and build with blocks. All of these things will help build skills for school and you will both have fun doing them. Another thing you can do is get some children's board games and card games as they will teach him things like numbers, letters and colours.

I'm a stay at home dad with two kids so even though I don't know what its like for you I can give you some suggestions to help keep him busy and you sane. These may have been mentioned before but here goes. Coloring books, matching games. There are also single dad networks that you can find out about. Museums are always fun, the mall is fun too. The YMCA, and definately the library, get a card for him, he'll feel like a big man, just like your name says. TV is okay but pick shows he likes and ask him about the characters. Hope that helps, good luck and have fun.

You could help him do puzzles. Boys that age also love to build things. You could play with blocks or big legos together. You could also color or fingerpaint with him. The crayola color wonder no-stain fingerpaints are great. You could also read books to him. It's very important for parents to read to their kids and most parents don't do it enough. He might get a little impatient at times, but you can just talk about the pictures to him while he is flipping the pages (my son would always want to turn the pages really fast so I couldn't always read the whole page). As far as getting him ready for school, you could work on letters, colors, shapes, and numbers with him if you have some toys with those things. I worked on those things with my son at 2 and 3 and he is now 4 and knows his letters, numbers, colors, and shapes. Really, it's just important that you spend time with him, so any activity that lets you spend time with him is good.

The zoo, Library, park and museum are good places to go, but since he's only three, maybe just the zoo library and park for now. Have lots of playdates, so he'll be used to sharing especially. OH! and if he seems to be uber-upset and comes running to you in tears, don't just pick him and say, "Aw, there there." Say to him to calm down, you can't make out what he's saying and to use his words, take a breath.

Well, to start things off, I have a three year old nephew so I know and understand where you are coming from. He is going to be a handful, but you may want to possibly take him to a national park, like out in the woods or some kind of campground. My nephew loves it! You have to be very careful about what they get into though. There are all kinds of things in the woods that can hurt small children.

I know just what you are going thru. My son was just divorced and he has shared custody with his 6 year old and 2 year old. Like you he is having trouble finding things to do since its now cold outside. I don't know about you, but he is also struggling financially caring for the two of them. But one thing he has been doing is playing games, coloring, or renting DVDs for them to watch together. There are so many fun and educational DVDs out there now. Even just going to the mall (carefully avoiding toy stores if you can't afford it) is entertaining to small ones. They learn new things by asking lots of questions. And it helps them to grow socially as well. I know many McDonalds and other restaurants also have play areas for small children too. Good luck, and have fun - they grow up so fast! (I can't believe MY son is 27 now) LOL

Hey there, my husband spend his time with our baby after his work. He always take our baby to the park for a swing and slides. He is planning to joined the treasure trust so that when our baby will big enough, he will take him to the park and other places here. He also watch tv and educational program but most of the time football. Why not take your son to the playground and with him a basketball or football. Happy posting.

Think of some of the things that you like to do or that you do on a daily basis and just include him in on it. It can be as simple as making a sandwich to as difficult as fixing something in the house. Getting the educational things in is great and other people have suggested plenty of these, but also think about the day to day things that he might need to learn that you could teach him! Someone mentioned the library as well. That is a great reference! Reading is one of the biggest things that will help a child develop! Let him pick out his own books and read to him as often as possible. Good luck and thank you for taking care of your son. Unfortunately quite a few men forget they have children!

hello bigman :) you could buy some educational stuffs like posters or the ABC's then sing with him the alphabet song while pointing which letter was sang. you could also buy some fruits and tell him the name of the fruits and how they taste. or if you're in a store you could try to read some words to your son so he'll be able to recognize some words and tell him the names or brands of the products you're buying and telling him what the product is used for. these are some simple things that i did when my kids were a lot younger. and when they started schooling, i found out that a lot of their classmates cant recognize even the alphabets... :) you can also start teaching him the colors, you may start at one color first :)

Take out his car sets or train sets or bricks and do construction story with him. During the play, talk to him often, repeat alot of the phrases which indirect expands his vocabulary or speeches. If he does not repeat all you say or reponse much, it does not mean he is not learning. He is memormising every words in his brain for future.

You can take your son to the library and read books with him, take him to the museums, take him to the zoo, take him to the park. You csn also do arts and crafts, practice writing his name, teach him his colora, shapes, alphabet, numbers, phonics, etd. You can even meet other dads and meets so your son and the other children can play together. Interaction with other children is very key when going to school. Even getting computer games for his ages can stimulate the brain. You can try Reader Rabbit or Disney CD products. You can both take up a hobby and have a special father-son activity. There are plenty of things to do but I hope these ideas give you a stsrt.