Reader Sample Schedules: 2, 3, and 4 year olds

Comment on this post to add your individual children's sample schedules. Please include the age for the sample schedule. As you comment, I will organize the sample schedules into the main body of this post. Add them for any age; you don't have to do all of them.

2 Year Old

•  Jennifer H. said...
  
  26-month-old boy (this has been our schedule ever since he went to one nap per day):
  
  ~8:30 am - wake, eat, have diaper-less time (unless we're going out)
  ~12:30 pm - lunch
  2 pm - get a diaper, take a nap
  5 pm - wake
  6 pm - dinner
  9 pm - get ready for bed
  ~9:15 - 9:30 - in bed
  
  After breakfast, and after his younger brother is napping, we have our Bible reading time; if we have errands to do, we do them around 10 am after his brother wakes up and feeds.
  
  It's summer, so independent play time is often spent on the porch or on the deck with a few toys and sticks and rocks
• Cindy said...
  
  2 yr old girl (25 months)
  
  8am - wake up, diaper change, dress, eat breakfast
  8:45-9:15 ish - independent play in room
  9:30 - noon - either errands or we have a play date or go to the gym, park, outing, etc.
  noon - lunch
  12:45 - 3:30ish - nap
  3:30 - snack, book time
  4:30 - 6ish - lately we are watching your baby can Read DVD, then play time with mommy; sometimes we have a play date with other friends.
  6pm - dinner
  7pm - outside to water plants, check on garden, etc. (she has her own watering can so she helps mommy :)
  7:30 - bath and get ready for bed, stories, prayers with daddy & mommy
  8pm - bed
• Mollie Energy said...
  
  2 Year Old Schedule
  
  7am - wake up although she's usually awake earlier
  8-9 - music and booktime plus 15 minutes of alone time in her room
  9-11am - outings
  11am - lunch and activity time
  12pm - nap
  2:30/3pm - wake and snack
  3:15 - 4:15pm - roomtime
  4:15-6pm - time with mom
  6pm - dinner and bath
  7pm - BED!
  

2.25 Year Old

• melissa said...
  2.25 year old BOY
  
  
  6-6:30am wake-up
  6:30-6:45am booktime
  6:45am diaper change/dressed
  7:30am breakfast
  after breakfast: playtime
  8:30/9:00am: morning activity, usually outdoors to a park, etc...
  10:00am: Snack
  11:30am: Lunch
  12:15pm: diaper change; story
  12:30pm: Naptime
  3:00pm: Wake-up
  3:30pm: Snack
  3:45pm: Outdoor Walk or Indoor Playtime
  5:00pm: Dinner then Family Time
  6:15pm: Bath
  then a quiet time activity in preparation for bedtime routine - Bible story, teeth brushing, prayer
  7:30pm: To Bed!
• The Greenfields said... 2.25 (26 months)
  
  7:15 wake/ milk & booktime in crib
  7:45 up/ diaper change
  8:00 breakfast
  8:45- room time
  10:00- 12:00 (we run errands, go do fun activity, have snack, hard to be precise in scheduling here because it changes every day)*
  12:15 lunch
  1:00 nap
  4:00 wake / milk & booktime
  4:30 up and activity (play outside or watch video)
  5:30 dinner
  6:30 bathtime
  7:00 Praise music dvd
  7:30 stories, songs, prayer
  7:45 ish in bed
  
  *2 mornings a week he goes to preschool from 9:30-12:30 (he then eats lunch and goes down for nap at 1:30)
  ** we live in the Middle East so outdoor playtime is difficult in the summer because of the extreme heat. We find indoor activities in the morning and after dinner he can play outside because it's cooler.
  ** he's still in crib if that makes a difference to anyone
• Janelle said...
  
  2.25 Boy
  
  7:30 Wake up and drink milk in his room with a book
  8:00 Bath and get dressed (he loves the bath so he spends a lot of time in there)
  9:00 Breakfast
  9:30-10:00 Independent play
  10:00-10:30 Help mom with a chore
  10:30-12:00 Run errands or play outside
  12:00 Lunch
  12:30-1:00 Quiet play with Mom (we usually play with his train set or blocks)
  1:00 Story time
  1:15-4:00 Nap time
  4:00-4:30 Snack time and learning time
  4:30-5:30 Outside play
  5:30 TV time or help mom with dinner
  6:00 dinner and family time
  7:30 Family scripture and prayer and bedtime routine
  8:00 Bed
  
  We haven't been following this schedule very well since summer started, but I began this routine when he turned 2 in March and I plan to get back to it when things settle down in the fall.
• Jessica said...
  
  2.25 Year-Old Girl
  
  7:00 - wake, OJ, TV time
  7:30 - breakfast
  8:00 - free playtime
  9:00 - ready for day, errands, chores, art/craft time, etc.
  10:00 - snack
  12:30 - lunch
  1:45 - 4:00/4:30 - nap
  4:30 - learning time
  5:00 - Daddy is home, schedule is "open"
  6:00 - dinner
  6:30 - Family time, play in yard, take a walk, etc.
  8:30 - bath, snuggle, prayers and bed
  
  During the school year, my husband is a teacher, the times listed are accurate. During the summer, however...give or take a good 30 thirty minutes
  

2.5 Year Old

2.75 Year Old

3 Year Old

3.25 Year Old

3.5 Year Old

3.75 Year Old

4 Year Old

• MA Mom said...
  4 year old GIRL
  
  7:30am wake up and breakfast
  8:30am playtime with sibling (13mo)
  9:30am activity time with mom
  10:15am snack
  12:00pm Lunch
  1:00pm out and about (errands, playground, park, library, walk)
  3:30pm quiet time (may include nap)
  5:30pm dinner
  6:30pm playtime with dad and sibling
  7:30pm bath
  8:00pm books with mom (sometimes sibling)
  8:30pm bed
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  Kristy Powers said...
  
  
  4 year old
  
  7:15 or :30 eat breakfast, clean up, get dressed and ready
  8:00 chores
  8:30 reading lesson
  8:45 drive to school (VPK)
  school until 12:00
  12:10 eat lunch with music or audiobooks
  12:45 learning activities with me
  1:15 sibling playtime
  1:45 read-aloud
  2:00 rest time with books
  3:00 snack
  3:20ish roomtime
  4:15ish outside playtime
  5:00 TV Time, free play
  5:30 dinner with family
  6:45 bathtime
  7:30 clean up, brush teeth, pajamas, we read to him
  8:00 bedtime

4.25 Year Old

4.5 Year Old

4.75 Year Old

Related Blog Post:

• Sample Schedules: One Year and Up : http://babywisemom.blogspot.com/2008/03/sample-schedules-one-year-and-up.html