Looking for a fun and easy craft to do with a bunch of toddlers or preschoolers? Make some fun green trees with paper and crayons! Take a blank piece of white paper and either draw a brown tree trunk for your kids or let them do it themselves. Then get several shades of green crayons
Have some fun with your toddlers and make a cute bumble bee placemat! All you’ll need for this cute craft is a few sheets of craft foam and glue. Take a large piece of black foam for the base. Preparation: Take a large piece of yellow foam and one side cut out a circle (sun) and
Wash Your Clothes! Fun time to teach your toddler about washing clothes! Print out the two sheets of clothes and cut them out. Then cover each piece of clothing with contact paper and be sure to leave a border of contact paper around the clothing so that you seal the paper inside. Then take some
For those kids that just love the Mickey Mouse Hot Dog Song, we’ve come up with a fun activity for you to do while you listen to the song! Print out the sheet of HOT DOG letters and this sheet of Disney characters from the Disney website. Let your child color in the
Have some fun with your toddlers designing purses with sticky notes and envelopes! Just take a small envelope and some different colored sticky notes. ( If you don’t have sticky notes, you can always use construction paper and tape. ) For the circles, you’ll need to create a pattern to cut ( I used
Toddler Yoga – Sun Salutations! Do some Yoga with your toddlers and celebrate the sun! Put on some nice calm music and print out the sun sheet and let your toddler color it. Talk about where she’ll see the sun and what color it is. Then cut it out. Find a place on the
Make a Tree House! (on the wall) All you need is a small box (I used a resealable bag box), some tape and some construction paper. Take your small box and cut some small windows or doors on the sides. (big enough to fit your toddler’s little people toys to fit) Then let your
Here’s something to do on a rainy day! Make your own soft kid barbells and let your toddler / preschooler have some fun with games and exercising too! To make the soft barbell all you need is a toilet paper roll ( or paper towel roll cut in half or thirds), one long black sock
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
You can never have too many friends! So print out the flower friend sheet and let your toddler help to color it in. Then use a marker to put a face (eyes, nose, mouth) on the circle to make your very own flower friend. You can make several and give them names and send them
It’s Pincer Grip Pizza time! Letting your toddler work on his pincer grip (touching thumb and first finger tips together) helps to develop fine motor skills and eventually helps with holding a pen for writing. So let your tots have some fun practicing and looking for the pizza. All you need for this activity is
Mega Block Ice Cube Fun For this activity you’ll need either an empty 1/2 gallon milk carton, or chicken broth carton, or juice box carton. Take the carton and let it soak with soap and hot water to get it all clean. Then cut the top off so that it is a couple inches tall.
All you need for this activity is a small shoe box and some tape. Take the box and put it upside down. Then take the lid and flatten out one of the short ends. Next tape that edge to the corner of the box, like in the photo. Then let your toddler roll a ball
SOCK SURPRISES! You can have fun with this activity and do it just about anywhere…all you need are a few clean socks! Take each sock and put a small toy in the bottom of it. Then put all the socks in a pile and ask your toddler to see wha t it inside each one.
SALAD SPINNER FUN If you have a salad spinner then your toddler is in for a treat! ( If you don’t have one, you are missing out if you like to eat salads! See below) Take your salad spinner and make sure it is clean and dry Then take some construction paper and tape it
RICE HIDDEN TREASURES/SHAPES Take a big gallon zip loc bag or big plastic container that you can screw a lid on and put in some uncooked rice. Then cut out some shapes from construction paper about 2 inches big and put them in the bag and close it up. Let your toddler move the bag
Bubble Bottles! Kids love to shake things and kids love bottles. Here’s an activity that brings them together! Take an empty clear plastic water bottle and fill it a quarter full of water. Then squirt in some Dishwashing Soap and a couple of drops of food coloring. Let your toddler pick the color. Then put
Motorcycle Mama! Get some exercise and have fun with your little one too! Here’s a fun way to let your toddler pretend that he/she is on a motorcycle! Lie on your back and bend your knees into your chest. Then have your toddler sit facing you on your feet with belly against your shins. Then
ICE CUBE BAGGIES All you need for this activity is a big zip baggie and some ice cubes. Take a gallon baggie and put in a couple of ice cubes and put it on the ground. Let your toddler play with it pushing the ice cube around the bag and try to get it in
Career Day! Have fun finding about all the different types of things people do in the world. Find all of your toddler’s play figurines that have different “professions” …a firefighter, a cook, a mommy, a doctor, a bus driver. Then put them all around the room. When your toddler finds one, talk about what he/she
WASHCLOTH SOUP Soups often have lots of colors in them, so let your toddler learn some colors while making Washcloth soup! Find a bunch of different colored washcloths around the house. Then find a big pot or bowl and a wooden spoon. Let your toddler put each washcloth in the pot and stir them around.
CEREAL BOX SPOONS You can have some fun with this easy activity to do with your toddlers. Take an empty cereal box and take a utility knife to cut a small cross(X) in the middle of the front or back. Make the cross just big enough for your toddler to push a small plastic
Moving Day! Pretend that you are moving and you need a little helper to pack some things. Take a box and ask your toddler to fill it up with all of your plasticware or tupperware. Be sure she gets all the containers and lids! Then tape it up and let her help you push it
Goin Fishin! Your toddler will love to try and catch some fish today! Take a paper towel tube or some other “stick” like supply. Then tape some ribbon to the end and tie a plastic toddler spoon to the end. Then let your toddler sit on the couch and put the spoon in a pan
Home Art Gallery! Get in some culture time by walking around your house with your toddler and looking at all the great art and photographs hanging on the walls! Take a look at paintings and try to find certain objects. Talk about all the different colors you see. Talk about all the different people you
Wash the Windows Let your toddler help to wash the window and see what is outside! Take some contact paper and fold it in half to the size of 8 x 11 inches. (Sticky sides together). Then use a permanent marker and draw the outline of a window on one side. On the other side,
Toddler Interior Decorating! Let your toddler do some interior decorating and help you give a new look to your living room! Use some felt or construction paper and cut out some circles and strips of all different colors. Then let your toddler take a circle with some tape on it and put it on 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
Toddler Ball Catcher! This is a great outdoor activity! Take an empty, rinsed out gallon milk container or laundry detergent container. Something that has a handle on it. Then cut off the bottom with scissors or knife. (Be sure your toddler is not around while you cut.) Find a few small balls and take turns
Watch the manatee! Found in Florida, the manatee is wonderful to watch. They are also known as Sea Cows! They usually weigh around between 900 – 1100 pounds, and can be 9-10 feet long. Learn more about the manatee here. Ask your toddler if it looks like a cow? It is in the water? How
Stuffed Animal Jump Rope Tie a soft rope or bathrobe belt to the back of a heavy chair ( so it won’t fall over). Then swing the rope as if doing jump rope. Let your toddler take a stuffed animal and toss it into the moving rope to see if it can jump the rope.
Watch the Baby Kangaroo jump out and in her Mommy’s pouch! Watch the video with your toddler and talk about how the Mommy Kangaroo carries the baby kangaroo in her pouch. You’ll see the baby inside and watch it come out. See if your toddler can jump like a kangaroo! More about Kangaroos.
Watch the Baby Penguins Baby Penguins are here to say hi and then run away. See if your toddler can run like a penguin. How many are there? What color are they? Do they live in hot or cold places? Do they fly or swim? So many things to learn about penguins (wikipedia).
Clothes Puzzles! You don’t need to buy puzzles, just use your clothes. Here’s a fun way to get your toddler acquainted with clothing and what goes where. Take out a shirt, pants/skirt, and pair of socks. Then lay out the shirt and talk about the sleeves and where the neck goes. Then put the pair
Sticker Bug Blankie! Did you ever notice how toddlers love to peel things off, especially when they aren’t supposed to? Well keep your toddler occupied with this activity by letting her peel off all the “sticker bugs” from a blanket. Take a blanket and put a bunch of stickers all over it. Then tell your
Watch the Baby Chicks Someone out there wanted to see baby chicks….so here they are! Talk about the sounds they make, what color they are, how many you see and where the mother is! See if your toddler can walk around like a baby chick!
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
Bubbles from the Fridge!
One of the benefits of cleaning out the refrigerator is ending up with something to make a simple bubble maker at home! With this easy activity your toddler / preschooler can squeeze the containers to make a bubble at the top and make it grow or shrink. I took squeezable relish plastic bottle and cleaned
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