Shake it Game! Here’s a fun game to play with your toddler, and you only need a few simple supplies. Find three of the same containers (24 oz cottage cheese containers used in photo) and a few “noisy” small toys. Put all three containers down on a blanket in front of your toddler. Then open
Toddler Tahtzee!! (like Yahtzee. lol.) Kids love to dump things out and this game/activity is the perfect chance to do that! You’ll need an empty cottage cheese container (or other container) and some block-like toys. Put the “blocks” in the container, and shake them around. Then roll them out onto a hard floor. Your toddler
Clothes Swap Kids love to dress up so have some fun with this activity. Get some adult clothes and some of your toddler’s clothes and put them in a basket. Then take turns with your toddler by taking a piece of clothing out and putting it on. When you get an article of your toddler’s
Go Fish! Sticky Fish! This is a great activity for those toddlers that like to get their hands into everything. Take about 10 sticky notes and draw a fish on 6 of them with a crayon. Then lay each individual sticky note down on the floor or on a table with the sticky side up.
Bear Cave Hunt Find the bears in the cave! All kids love to build and play with tunnels. Use your couch and some pillows to make a small tunnel/cave for your toddler to climb into. Then find 3 teddy bears and place them inside the tunnel for your child to find. (Or print out the
Crib Sheet Parachute Fun! You know the fun games that you played with that big parachute in gym class!! Here’s a chance to have some fun with your toddler and a simple fitted crib sheet. Let your toddler hold one side and you hold the other. Now flap the sheet in the air, and both
Toddler Twister!- This is a fun game for the whole family to play! Print out the sheet of shapes and then cut them out. Tape them to the floor in a small group and then have your toddler stand or sit on each shape. Once she has mastered that, then have her put one
Balancing Act!- You’ll use some supplies from some recent activities for this one. Place a plastic cup upside down on the floor and then put one of those disposable tin foil pizza pans on top so that it balances. Then let your toddler put some magnetic letters on the tray to see how many she
Knock! Knock! …- Have some fun with the old “Knock! Knock!….Who’s There?” joke. This is an activity that will have your child playing a form of peek-a-boo and learning what “knocking” is all about and learning the names of relatives and friends. You’ll need to print out the door to the right and cut the
Shoe Box Hidden Treasures- Everyone knows that toddlers love to play with boxes. Here’s an activity where you’ll be able to use some stored shoe boxes ( or other type of boxes) and play a game with your child. Take 3 boxes and put them on the floor in front of your toddler. Then put
Toddlers Dominoes It seems like all toddlers like to knock things down! This activity will let them do just that with some cereal box dominoes. Take a few of your empty cereal boxes and line them up on the floor. Push one at the end to show your toddler how they all fall down.
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
Sticky Note Body Game!
Sticky Note Body Game!There are so many fun games that you can play with your toddler and some sticky notes. Here’s a fun one that will help your toddler to recognize colors and body part names. Take a few colored sticky notes and put them all over your body ( arms, legs, feet, belly, head,
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