I would also encourage you to let him help you at his level. If he wants to help fold laundry, let him put the socks in the drawer. Also let him have plenty of free time to play on his own. That is a good skill to acquire-keeping yourself entertained.
Try this website and look at the tot school entries by people with children your age: www.1plus1plus1equals1.com - you need to find the tot school posts in this blog. http://www.1plus1plus1equals1.com/TotSchool.html gives an idea of what it is about - it is certainly not school and they are just ideas of focused play and things you can expose your toddler to.
