Have some fun spreading love around your room, house or even your neighborhood! Cut out some hearts from felt, in different colors and sizes. Put the hearts around the room and ask your toddler to find the orange one. After she has found them all, make a pretty design and talk about which one is
It’s time get out your gardening gear! Print out the sheet of flowers, grass, and garden creatures. Then cut out the flowers and others things. Put a piece of poster board on the wall and then let your little toddler create his/her garden with the flowers and a little tape (or glue stick.) Once the
Blocks In, Blocks Out! Take an empty oatmeal container and get some of your toddler’s blocks or small toys. Then cut a square in the lid that will allow a block (or small toy) to fit through. Next cut a rectangle about double the size of the opening in the lid on the side of
Cereal Box Slide Use your cereal box for a fun ride for a favorite stuffed animals. Take an empty cereal box and tape the opening closed. Then cut out a big hole on one side that would be big enough to put the bottom half of a stuffed animal inside. (see photo) Then put it
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
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
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
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
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 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
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
Easy ART!! Here’s a great activity where your child can have some fun making some artwork, without making too much of a mess. Take a paper plate and soak it in water for a few seconds. Then put it down on a table covered with newspaper and let your toddler draw on the wet plate
Make your own mini toddler coloring book! It seems that those regular coloring books are just too much to color for those little fingers, so why not make a mini version for your toddlers. Print out the sheet of pictures, cut them on the lines and give one at a time to your toddler to
FUN Crayon Outlines Let your toddler be a real artist with this activity! You can find some plastic suncatchers at most craft or superstores. Put them under some paper and let your toddler rub some crayons over the suncatcher. He’ll see the magic of the outline from the suncatcher underneath appear before his eyes. It’s
Toduko Game – Let your toddler join in on the Sudoko craze! Print out the Toduko game board and the Toduko squares. Cut the shapes/numbers squares out and ask your child to put all of the shapes inside the boxes on the board. It doesn’t matter where he puts them! Just talk about each shape
Kid Keyboard!: Time to let your little toddler learn about the computer keyboard with this toddler activity! You’ll use an old keyboard (you can usually find one at a thrift store for a couple of dollars or use your own if you dare). Now use just a few of those foam letters and a little
Toddler Felt Hands and Feet
Hands and Feet – Fun, fun, fun activity! Cut out some felt handprints and footprints of all different colors about the size of your toddler’s hands and feet. Then put them on the floor and have your toddler jump on the footprints and then put his hands down when he sees a handprint. Ask him
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