May 2012 – Simple activities with your Toddlers!

Having Fun with Toddlers!

May 31, 2012JenniferACTIVITIES, Lifeactivities, fun, tips, toddlers, you

Sometimes there are days when it is just hard to get going. We’ve all been there. And then you have a little one tugging at your pant leg, or looking at you for some fun things to do. You might feel like it’s hard enough to entertain yourself and then think about the fact that

Toddler Toddler: How to stay connected!

May 31, 2012Jennifer12 CommentsACTIVITIES, General

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12 Toddler Activities & Games with Cereal Boxes

May 30, 2012Jennifer7 CommentsACTIVITIES, Themescereal box

It’s a good thing that you poured the last bowl of that cereal… don’t throw away the cereal box! Here are some activities for toddlers that you can do with a cereal box. Kids can have fun all around the house with these activities, so you can even save up those cereal boxes for

Toddler Game: Bean Bag Toss

May 30, 2012Jennifer4 CommentsACTIVITIES, Father's Day, Games, Rainy Days

Toddlers Bean Bag Toss Game Activity – Have some fun with this simple game and we bet that Dad will even have fun with it! If you have some or want to make some, you can use some small bean bags, otherwise you can use a pair of socks stuffed and tied in a knot.

I Have a Toddler and We Exercise Together!

May 29, 2012Jennifer2 CommentsExercise, Lifeexercise, mom

“I never have any time to exercise” … I know I’ve said it before. But let’s change that to “I have a toddler and we exercise together!” Why isn’t chasing a toddler around all day considered exercise? Well it should be. But there are also ways to incorporate structured exercise into your daily

Toddler games: Finger Touch Tracing

May 28, 2012Jennifer1 CommentABCsreading prep

Finger tracing! Let your child learn by touching. Take a piece of paper and using a pen punch little hole all over the paper. You can make shapes, numbers, lines, circles, or whatever your child might be learning at the time. Then turn the paper over and let your child feel the bumps that were

12 Activities and Games for Toddlers: Cars Theme!

May 28, 2012Jennifer3 CommentsACTIVITIES, Themescars, transportation

Cars, trucks, and buses, Oh My! If you have a toddler that loves cars, trucks, more cars, buses, more trucks, and then some more cars, then you might want to try some of these fun activities. You can do them together and learn some letters too! Toddler Game: Find the Alphabet cars! Alphabet Poster (drive

Toddler Games: Connect the Dots Map Fun!

May 27, 2012Jennifer1 CommentGamesconnect dots, map, writing prep

Connect the Map Dots! Connecting the dots is the beginning exercise for working on writing letters. Here’s a fun way to introduce the concept to your toddler. Get a map that you don’t mind writing on. Sometimes you can get on at the local chamber office, or some restaurants. Put the map on the table

Toddler Games: Connect the Big Dots!

May 27, 2012Jennifer1 CommentColors, Gameswriting prep

Toddler Connect the Dots! Let your toddler start practicing how to connect the dots with this sheet of large colorful dots. It’s a great activity for you and your toddler. Print out the page and first show your toddler how to draw with a crayon from one dot to another dot, then let her try

Toddler Window Cling Sticker Fun

May 27, 2012JenniferArts & Craftsstickers, window

Homemade Window Cling- Take a sheet of that plastic wrap that you have to press to seal, and press it on a window. You might need to use your finger nail and run it across the edge to get it to stick. Then find some of your child’s favorite stickers and have fun! Supplies Needed-

Toddler Game: Garbage Truck Pickups!

May 26, 2012Jennifer1 CommentArts & Crafts, Gamesbox, garbage truck

I think that if there was a channel on tv where all you saw were garbage trucks driving around, picking up garbage, crushing garbage, and dumping garbage, many kids would absolutely love watching that all day. ( Not that I would recommend that. :)) It just seems like garbage trucks are such an attraction for little kids. Well here’s an

Make a Cereal Box Sidewalk

May 24, 2012Jennifer4 CommentsACTIVITIES, Indoor, Rainy Days, Young Toddlerscereal box

Cereal Box Sidewalk! Make something fun for your toddler to toddle on! Use a bunch of empty cereal boxes and cut them open. Then cut the top and bottom flaps off. Lay them down on the floor in a line and let your toddler crawl, toddler, or walk on top of them! As he

Toddler Games: Hi Fives and Lo Fives

May 24, 2012JenniferACTIVITIES, Printouts

Hi Five Lo Five! All toddlers love to give Hi-Fives! Here’s a fun activity for your toddler to move around the room and practice this with hands and feet! Print out the sheet of handprints and footprints. Let your toddler color them with a crayon if she wants. Then cut them out for her

Craft: Finger Painting inspired by Lilly

May 21, 2012Jennifer1 CommentArts & Crafts, Mother's Daycanvas, finger paint, spring

Create a fun colorful springtime painting with your kids…yes, you get to paint too! You can do a few steps at a time and let it dry in between if you like. So I saw this Lilly Pulitzer dress at the mall last weekend and loved the pattern, so I thought…let’s try that with finger

Toddler Craft: You are a HOOT! Owl sign or card

May 21, 2012JenniferAnimals, Arts & Crafts, Father's Day, Mother's Day, Valentine's Dayconstruction paper, Egg crate, owl

I originally posted this for Valentines’ Day, but I think it could be for any day! Have fun making this with your child! All you need is some construction paper, part of an egg crate, some markers and some tape or glue. I started with a large oval shape for the body, then cut out

Funny Father’s Day Card –

May 18, 2012Jennifer2 CommentsACTIVITIES, Arts & Crafts, Father's Day, Printouts

Father’s Day sign/card! Father’s day isn’t far away and don’t those hard-working dads deserve a little special attention on their special day? Of course they do! Click to print Funny Father’s Day Craft Card from Toddler Here’s a card/sign that you can print out for your toddler to color or to transfer to a toddler t-shirt

Toddler Game: Easy Maze “Round-the-cereal-box”

May 16, 2012JenniferArts & Crafts, Gamescereal box, maze, shapes

My child loves cereal so we have tons of cereal boxes around. I always hate to just throw them out since there are just so many things to do with them. :) So for this activity you can make a fun maze that goes around a cereal box. Start with turning the box inside out

Toddler Game for On the Go!

May 16, 2012Jennifer2 CommentsGamesenvelope, grocery, peekaboo

Here’s another one to take along with you for grocery shopping or running errands. Take a business envelope with a window on it and cut out a small picture of something small and put inside, then seal/tape up. Then let your little one shake the envelope around to find the picture inside. Peekaboo! :0 Maybe

Toddler activities: Egg crate Bus Fun!

May 15, 2012Jennifer3 CommentsACTIVITIES, Rainy Daysbus, Egg crate, little people

Egg container Bus! All you need for this activity is an Styrofoam egg container. Cut the container at the hinge. Then put the top part under the bottom, like in the photo. This will let it slide on the rug. Next find a bunch of your toddler’s little people and have your child put in

Easy Toddler Craft with just a Cereal Box!

May 14, 2012Jennifer2 CommentsArts & Craftscereal box, kitchen

Do you ever ask yourself “How can I keep my child entertained while I cook?” Well, here’s one easy way, and all you need is a cereal box. All you need to do is pull the cereal box apart at the seams, flip inside out and re-tape back together. Now you can let your

101 Things Moms do for YOU Toddlers! :)

May 13, 2012Jennifer7 CommentsLife

In celebration of Mother’s Day, I’d like to remind all you toddlers how lucky you are to have such wonderful moms that take care of you each day ( yes Dad’s I know that you do these things too, but today was a day to celebrate motherhood.) The list below of “101 things Moms do

Make your own toddler alphabet flash cards

May 9, 2012JenniferABCs, Preschool, Uncategorizedalphabet, errands, flash cards, grocery, toddlers

Creat you own jumbo alphabet flash cards for your toddlers or preschoolers with items from the dollar store! All you need is a box of the alphabet cards and a pack of the die cut letters which you can get for a dollar each at the dollar store. You’ll be putting a card and a

Toddler Games with Catalog Puzzles

May 8, 2012JenniferGamesgames, magazine, puzzle

Do you get catalogs in the mail? I get ones that I didn’t even ask to receive, but have found a way to use them in a fun way. Take a page from the catalog that either has a large item, or some simple colorful items that would be easy to match up, top and

Fun with Hands and Colors

May 7, 2012Jennifer1 CommentArts & Craftscoloring, handprint

Make a fun piece of art with your child! Just trace your toddler’s hand on a piece of paper and then trace your hand over it. Then color in the different sections to make a nice piece of art. This is a great activity to do at the restaurant while you are waiting!

Craft Activity – Make a Toddler Letter box

May 6, 2012Jennifer1 CommentArts & Craftscereal box, hug, paint

Have fun with your child and make your own letter box to hang in the hallway or by the front door. All you need to start is a simple cereal box. Take it apart and cut in half as shown. Be sure the left cut matches up with the right cut, since you are going

Craft Activity: Photo Flower

May 4, 2012Jennifer1 CommentArts & Crafts, Mother's Day, Valentine's Dayarts, construction paper, craft, flower, photo, toddler

You can have some fun with your toddler and this activity! Either take some photos or use some you already have. Then print them out and cut out petals from each. Make enough to go around and make a nice pretty flower. Then cut out the stem and leaf from green construction paper and

Toddler Game of Air Hockey (sans air)

May 2, 2012JenniferACTIVITIES, Gamesball, dad, hockey, poster board, sports

Toddlers love to bat things around and here’s a fun way to play a fun game with her. Take a piece of poster board and let your toddler color it with crayons and markers. Then fold each side of the paper about 2.5 inches. Then fold them up and tape the corners so that you