Been trying to get the Happy Buddy potty trained over here.
We are SO CLOSE.
But boy won’t even think about going No. 2 in the toilet.
He will literally hold it for days until he has an opportunity to go in a diaper!
In our potty training efforts, many have suggested tossing a few Cheerios into the water for the Happy Buddy to aim at as target practice – a fun way to spice up the whole potty process.
It got me to thinking of other great ways your Happy Buddies can get some Target Practice this summer…
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A stack of cups and a dollar store water pistol gives your Happy Buddies hours of outdoor, cool and refreshing fun!
Check out Inner Child Fun for this great Water Pistol Target Range.
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Blue Skies Ahead drew some targets on the walls of their Happy Home’s shower using a dry erase marker.
Hand your Happy Buddy a Nerf Gun and let them go crazy!
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Take your cups and your Nerf Gun from the first two ideas and create this idea from Busy Kids = Happy Mom.
I like the added addition of Lego men. 🙂
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Grab some toilet paper rolls, decorate with colored masking tape and Sharpies, head outside again and set them up.
Shoot them down with your water pistols!
Check out the fun at Pink and Green Mama.
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Free Kid’s Crafts laid down some painter’s tape in the shape of a target.
Whip up a few paper airplanes and toss ’em to see who can get the most points.
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Parents featured this fun Pool Noodle Target Practice game.
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Sarah Nielsen had a group of Happy Buddies at a birthday party use these awesome Marshmallow Shooters to practice shooting at a target.
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Finally, a little chalk and some water balloons will bring a whole lot of fun to a hot, summer day.
See this fabulous Water Balloon Target Practice Idea over at Motherhood on a Dime.
Oh, and then there’s this Target.
The hubs thinks I do a little too much Target Practice there.
Happy Target Practice-ing! 🙂
warning, this comment contains unsolicited advice – 1- ALWAYS teach your son to pee sitting down first, in addition, teach him to hold his penis down while he pees or else there will be a big mess. 2- he will be more comfortable if you teach him to sit backwards on the toilet OR put a stool under his feet when passing a BM, this helps create some sense of stablity and leverage.
For what its worth, my son potty trained in a week using these two very valuable tips and I have had little pee to clean off of seats, plus no constant nagging to put the seat down – his wife will thank me later (as I thank my MIL for teaching my husband likewise)
Thanks so much for including our Nerf Gun shooting range! 🙂 Aah – boys and potty training – just had to leave a note for my “big” boys on their potty seat (dry erase) – Please Flush Me! 🙂 busykidshappymom.org
Add some blue toilet bowl cleaner to the tank…Yellow and Blue… makes green!
I wrapped 10 presents and put them on the mantel in our living room. Told her she could have one each time she went poop in the potty. And that was IT. Worked 100%.
Hi Julie, when I was potty training my daughter I was pregnant and not doing very well. I put a lot if pressure on myself and my daughter. She did NOT want to go #2 in the potty. In frustration I said to her once “when are you going to go poop in the potty?” she looked at me and said, “when I am four.”
I looked back at her and said, “okay.” From then to her 4th Bday she had a stack of pullups under the sink and when she needed to go poop she put one on and told me when she was done. No more stress, fighting or tears (usually mine!) The night before the 4th Bday we had a ceremony putting them in the garbage and we never brought them out again! There were tears for about a week but then we were okay. I know you have so much going on so maybe give Happy Buddy the choice. Praying for you all!