Here is a simple toy to make with recycled items from around the house. You will need a two liter bottle, paper towel tube, duct tape and colored cotton balls or pom poms. Put colored cotton balls or pom poms inside the two liter bottle. This is just to add some visual fun therefore you […]
I am all about keeping it simple with toddlers. There are so many things to entertain toddlers that do not involve bells and whistles. We all know water is probably the biggest entertainer of toddlers. Here I just added a few rocks of different sizes, a small cup and an inch or two of water […]
Head outdoors with your toddler to create some nature salad. Give the toddler a plastic bowl, large spoon, ladle or tongs. Go exploring to find grass, large leaves, wildflowers or whatever your child can find in nature. Mix it all up and you have a delicious nature salad. If it is a warm day, add […]
Here is a quick way to make a homemade puzzle for little ones. This is a great activity because you can vary it so easily based on your child’s ability but tracing a few shapes or more shapes. Grab a file folder or large paper. Trace around some objects from your kitchen i.e. cookie cutters, […]
Yesterday, my toddler enjoyed gathering items outdoors for her first nature collection. I have been saving clear plastic jars with lids and this one sure came in handy. She loved collecting rocks and picking dandelions. She would drop them each in the jar and close it up. With the jar being clear, she admired the […]
Here is a toddler activity that will not only entertain your little one but also teach him or her about opposites and temperature. Put a mat on the floor or bring the activity outdoors. I chose to put red and blue fun foam under the clear containers to add more contrast to the two trays […]
This activity started out as some shaving cream play. I put some shaving cream on the small table. My little toddler enjoyed it but not for too long. What she really enjoyed was the change from dirty to clean. I set up a bucket next to the shaving cream table so she could rinse off […]
Here is a simple activity for toddlers using recycled items. Using clear packing tape, attach the toilet paper tubes to a piece of cardboard. Put a tray of colorful items next to the tube tray. The toddler can place the items inside the tubes. For this activity, there was buttons, jingle bells and pipe cleaners […]
Grab some battery operated colored lights and toss inside a homemade tent. Your toddler will be amazed while learning cause and effect and color recognition. Turning on and off the lights was so much fun and evoked lots of talking (“on…off”). This was loads of entertainment for my little one lasting throughout the day.
Some children enjoy playing with lotion. This activity offers a pleasant sensory experience as well as an excellent learning opportunity to explore body awareness, body part identification (for the young ones), crossing midline to help with using both sides of the body correctly and right/ left discrimination. This can get messy but most children really […]