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What’s It For? Game Builds Language Skills

Last Updated: September 14, 2009

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Parenting Tips for Your 29-30 Month Old Toddler

How to Play

  • Collect about 10 things that your child uses or has seen used, such as a shoelace, a fork, a napkin, a comb, a key, eyeglasses, a spool of thread, a hammer, a paint brush, a pencil.
  • Pick up one after the other and ask your child what it is used for. Give your child a turn to ask you what things are used for.
  • You can play a silly version of this game by asking a silly question about each thing you pick up. For example, you can pick up a cup and ask if that is what you brush your teeth with.
  • Remember, play the game only as long as it is fun for both of you.


Learn more about Your Toddler: 29-30 Months from Just In Time Parenting. You can also go to our Resource Links for additional information on child care and development.


Note to Parents: When reading this newsletter, remember: Every baby is different. Children may do things earlier or later than described here. This newsletter gives equal space and time to both sexes. If he or she is used, we are talking about all babies.
References: These materials were adapted by authors from Extension Just in Time Parenting Newsletters in California, Delaware, Georgia, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Tennessee, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Mexico, and Wisconsin.

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