Gift Bag Treasures! – Everyone has tons of gift bags stored in the closet from past parties and showers. Here’s a good time to use them. Take about 5 or six of them, open them up and put them on the floor. (This is one of those toddler activities where your toddler might have more
Toddler Balance Beam Take all of those old receiving blankets and roll/fold them up to make a line on the carpet. Now hold your toddler’s hand and help her walk along the “balance beam” of rolled blankets. See if she can jump on the beam, or help her do a somersault (slowly!!!). Also see if
Toddler-Mommy Seesaw Naturally this doesn’t have to be with mommy. But we know that mom’s love to get in some exercise whenever possible! Sit on the floor with your legs bent in front of you and your feet flat on the floor. Then have your toddler sit facing you on top of your feet. Have
Flag (sock) Football! A great activity for dad and the whole family! Find some funny colored socks, or use all those socks that don’t match. Stick them in your belt so that your toddler can see them and pull them off. Stick a few in your shoes, or sleeves or neckline. Then have your toddler
Makeshift T-ball! Time to use up those paper towel tubes! Take a couple of tubes and insert one into the other as far as it will go. Then at one end cut four slits up from the end about 2 inches long. Then fold the flaps out so that you can tape them down
Rollin’ Rollin’ Rollin’ ! This is a fun activity for the whole family! Find some floor space that is big enough for you to lie down and roll from left to right about a few feet. Then lie down on your back next to each other at one end of the room. Then have the
Mommy Bridge! Here’s a fun activity for you and your toddler! You’ll giggle lots and have some good fun. Find a place in your house where you can get on all fours on a rug or mat. Then tell your toddler that you are “Mommy Bridge” and ask her if she can crawl under you
Toddler Jump rope! It’s time to have some fun and jump rope…well maybe just the belt from your bathrobe. This is an activity that you can do indoors or outdoors. If you don’t have a bathrobe belt, you can use some yarn and cut a piece 2 feet long. Then tape the ends to the
Step Toddlerobics- Time for some exercise! Take out some of those storage bins you have full of stuff and turn them upside down. Leave about a foot between them and have your toddler step up then down and then up again, while holding your hand if necessary. He’ll have a great time going up and
GREEN PAINTING So we are really going green here and decided that the end of a Romaine Lettuce heart is the perfect fit for those toddler hands! When you get to the end of that Romaine heart, cut off the end and let your little one use some paint to make some great paintings. You’ll
Toddler Activities Wheel Sometimes it is hard to decide what to do! So let your toddler help you decide! Make this fun toddler activities wheel using the printout and a crayon. Print out the wheel sheet, cover with contact paper, glue to some cardboard and make a hole in the middle. Then take a crayon
STOMP PAINTING Time to let your toddlers get dirty! Get some old socks and put them on your toddler’s feet. ( By the way, the best place to do this activity is outside!) Then you’ll need a big piece of paper. Tape the paper to the driveway and put some paint drops all over it.
ART DRAWING POSTCARDS Set up some paper, crayons, and markers on the craft table and let your toddler go wild! Then after she is done with all of her creations cut up some of the scribbles and glue them to some cardstock the size of a postcard. Put some contact paper over it and then
Painting Surprise! You’ll be surprised with the product of this activity. Get a paper plate and put some different color paint blobs on it. Then let your toddler paint on some paper with the paint using, her fingers or a paintbrush. Paint a few sheets and send them to relatives or friends to brighten their
Water Bottle Paintbrush! Have some fun painting with this big bulky paintbrush. Take an empty water bottle with the cap still on and peel off the label. Then cut a strip of a dish sponge and wrap it over the top and secure it with a rubber band. Then put some of your favorite non-toxic
Cereal Box Shrek Puppet! Turn that cereal box into a puppet of your favorite character…Shrek! (or any other green guy or monster!). All you need is a cereal box, some scissors, and some construction paper to glue on the box. Take some green construction paper and cut it to match the size/shape of
Musical Coloring! This activity is a spin off of “musical chairs”. Have some fun coloring and listening to music give your toddler, yourself and any other kids a sheet of paper and start the music. Let them all color with a crayon and then when the music stops tell them to stop coloring. Then rotate
Rainbow CD Cases Toddlers seem to always get their hands on things that aren’t really for them, but they look so interesting! So let them play with some of your old cd cases. You’ll need 6 empty plastic cd cases and construction paper with colors of the rainbow. Cut each color into a square that’s
Roller Painting It’s always fun to find new ways for a toddler to paint! Here’s one way that your toddler can have some fun and make a great piece of art all at the same time. Take an empty cylindrical wipes container and peel off the label. Then take a dish sponge and cut about
Drawing Textures Use your crafty scissors and cut up some construction paper in pieces or strips. Then put them all under a piece of white paper and let your toddler rub a large crayon sideways over the paper. You’ll see all the different edges of the paper underneath appear. Then take about 5 or 6
Toothpaste Box Drumsticks Let your toddler make some noise and get into the rhythm! Take a couple of empty toothpaste boxes and fill one with a couple of plastic toddler spoons and the other with some dried beans or coins. Then tape them shut on both ends so that they won’t open. Give them to
Paint on Felt! It might sound crazy, but toddlers love different, crazy things! Take a piece of felt, white with sparkles is great, and let your toddler paint on it! Use some washable kid paints and go crazy! Let her use her hands and feel the paint and the felt with her fingers. When she’s
Fun card! Make a fun card for someone. Cut out some small pieces with fun scissors and then let your toddler glue them to a piece of paper. Then ask her what she wants to tell the person she’s going to send it to and write the words on the small pieces of paper that
Sponge Block painting Here’s a fun way to paint with your toddler. (You can do it also!) Take some kid paints and a normal dishwashing sponge and wet it a little. Then let your toddler paint one side of the sponge. After she is done, have her pick it up and put the sponge, paint-side
Car Drawing! Take some of those small toy cars around the house and use them to draw! Tape a marker to the front or back and then let your little one push the car around on some paper to make a drawing. You can even make one for yourself and have races! Or draw a
Cards designed by Kids!! Have some fun making a bunch of cards to have in stock for those times when you need a card or note to send to someone. Take a piece of black construction paper and fold it in half for your card. Then take a bunch of different colored papers and
Ice Painting – Find some of those “Paint with water” activity books for this activity. (Or you can use some washable markers on paper.) Take it with you to a restaurant and while you are waiting for the food, let your little one use a piece of ice to move around the sheet and paint.
Toddler Abstract Art!! – Here’s a nice activity for your toddler to create some fine abstract art and put it out for display. You’ll need some foam board, and some construction paper. Cut a rectangle out of the foam board about 15 inches by 7 inches. Then cut on one side, not all the way
Toddler digital art! Here’s a great computer activity for your toddler to become familiar with colors and using the mouse. Go to the site below and then press F11 on your keyboard to go full screen. Then move your mouse all over the screen and click to change the color. If you leave the mouse
It isn’t easy being GREEN! Print out the sheet of Frog stuff! Get some construction paper and create a frog land picture! Have your toddler look at the frog photo to the right. Talk about the frog’s color, webbed feet, and that he often lives near a pond and lily pads. Also add that he
Colorful Play Dough Sun Catchers! Brighten your wintry day with some fun sun catchers made with play dough. All you’ll need is some contact paper and some play dough of different colors. Now, cut a small piece of contact paper about 8 inches by 4 inches fold it in half lengthwise to make a crease.
Toddler Puzzle! Take a photo of your toddler and cut it up so that you have 5 pieces (head, 2 arms and 2 legs). (You can use just a regular photo, or print out a full page digital photo to make a bigger puzzle.) Then sit with your toddler and start with the head. The
Toddler Handprint Luggage Tags! Time to make some great luggage tags for that special person. If you have a scanner, scan one of your toddler’s hands. Then print it out and write with a marker over it ” This bag belongs to my _____. HANDS OFF!” You can always just take a picture of your
The Amazing Toddler Toy! Your toddler will absolutely love this toddler toy. There are so many things to do with it and your toddler will surely try them all. All you need to make it is some ribbon, beans, and a few small plastic containers with tight lids, like play-dough containers. Let your toddler put
A Calendar Collage! Save those old desk calendars (calendar- a-day) or buy one on sale! Then rip out the days and cut out the pictures to let your toddler glue them to a big piece of cardboard or a box or anything else you want to decorate. Talk about the objects, images, colors, and numbers
It’s the meTot (iPod-look-alike) Fun! Join in on the craze and get your toddler singing some songs. Print out the sheet with the meTot to the right. Then tape it to the wall or some cardboard and talk with your toddler about the different colors, shapes, and pictures. Have her put her finger on the
Lotsa Toddler Love! Valentine’s Day is coming up so here’s a great activity for your toddler to create a special gift or decoration. Take some foam board and cut a square piece about 4 inches by 4 inches. Then let your toddler put some foam heart shaped stickers all over it. (Save two stickers for
Gift Bag Makeover! Stock up before you start going to all those birthday parties! If you need a simple colorful non-holiday gift bag then let your toddler help out. Recycle one of those gift bags you received that’s out of season and let your toddler decorate it with paper pieces to make a fun gift
Colorful Handprint notes! Use those finger paints to make some fun toddler thank you notes. ( Just in time to thank all those great relatives for those great holiday presents!) Take some paper or card stock and some finger paints. Clear off a table and cover with newspaper. Then take a few different colors of
Toddler Mosaic! Let your toddlers create a masterpiece with some felt! Cut up some pieces of felt into triangular pieces of all different sizes (about 1-3 inches in length). Then take an artist canvas (photo shows a 16″x20″ stretched canvas) or piece of poster board and let her glue them on! It is a great
Onesie Bag Dispenser! Save your money and recycle those plastic grocery bags with this simple toddler craft activity. Take an old infant or toddler onesie and decorate it with your toddler, using markers, or stickers. You can even glue some felt to it if you want, or maybe some craft balls. When your toddler is
Toddler yoga
Toddler Yoga Time! Watch the video below with your toddler and try some of the techniques on the floor! (This is just a short promo video but it has some great ideas to start with). Put a blanket or yoga mat on the floor and do the exercises with your toddler. Have some fun, stretch
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