Watch the hand puppet
Watch the Hand Puppet Help the hand puppet build with the colorful blocks. Talk about the different sizes, colors and how many there are!
Do some grocery shopping with the …
Laundry Basket Shopping Save some boxes and containers from your pantry after they are empty. Here’s a great way to recycle them and let your toddler have some fun too! Take the empty boxes of crackers, cereal, or raisins and put them all over the room. Put them on the couches, tables and bookcases. Then
Let your toddler work out his legs …
X Marks the Spot Let your toddler work those legs with this activity. Use some masking tape on the floor to make some X’s and other letters or shapes. Then have your toddler stand on one and walk to the other. Or have him jump from one X to another? Or have him jump to
Play some Internet children’s music …
Toddler MTV and Music Moves! We found an internet site that has one of our favorite children’s singers…Laurie Berkner. Go to this site and you’ll find many fun music videos to listen to with your toddler. Have your own sort of MTV for Toddlers! When the songs come on, get up and dance. Move
Play 52 Pickup with a deck of cards …
52 Pickup! Toddlers love to make a mess with a lot of things! So, let them play 52 pickup with a deck of cards. Be sure to use a deck that you don’t mind getting a little bent. Let your child take out all of the cards and dump them on the floor, then look
Create a Toddler City on the floor: …
Toddler City! Make your own city on the rug with some tape and blocks. Take some tape and put it on the floor or rug in a sort of grid pattern. (Like some city streets.) Then find some blocks or mega blocks and put them along the streets for the buildings. Then take some little
Who is Tallest of these boys: Toddle…
Who is Tallest? – Teach your toddler about being tall, or taller than something while having some fun! Print out the sheet with the boys on it and cut them out. Now put them around the room and let your toddler find them. As she finds them, put them on the wall or floor from
Pretend play cutout road or path
Cutout Road – Create a path or road for your little one’s toys to go on. Take a piece of poster board and cutout a path or road using scissors. Then have your toddler line up his cars ( or little people) along the path and go for a ride or walk. You can put
Ribbon Trail : Fun activity for your …
Ribbon Trail- Have your toddler explore the room by following some ribbon around the room. You’ll need a long piece of ribbon/string/yarn. While your child is occupied or napping, take the ribbon and put one end in the middle of the floor. Then drape it around the couches, chairs, tables or to a new room
If the Shoe Fits sizing toddler activity
If the Shoe Fits…!! – This is a fun family activity! Let your toddler try to walk across the room in your shoes! Line up your slippers, sandals, boots, sneakers, and anything else that would be fun for your toddler to try! Have your toddler start with the first pair and walk across the room
Virtual Bird Sanctuary toddler activity
It’s a Virtual Bird Sanctuary!! – You don’t have to leave the house to see all those exotic birds!! It is the modern day…use technology. This is a perfect activity for a rainy day or for those toddlers learning about birds. Seat your toddler on your lap in front of your computer. Then simply click
Watch a virtual parade from Disney …
Take a Virtual Trip to Disney!- You don’t have to get on a plane and wait in long lines to see the Disney Parade! Put your toddler on your lap and watch in amazement as your toddler sees all of his/her favorite Disney characters! Talk about all the different animals and characters you see on
Family Blocks
Family Building Blocks! Let your toddler have some fun with family building blocks. You’ll just do a quick makeover of your child’s blocks so that he/she can play with them and spend some time with family! Take a few of your child’s blocks and set them aside. Now print out a few photos of relatives,
Toddler Mini Aquarium
Make a mini-aquarium! Here’s a fun activity for you and your toddler. Take a plastic reusable container with a lid. Now take some felt and cut out a fish shape about and inch and a half long. Put it between some contact paper so that it is sealed in. Then using some tape, tape a
Toddler Game: Hacky Sack Socks!
Hacky Socks! Similar to Hacky Sacks, this activity will let your toddler have some fun! All you’ll need are a few old toddler/baby socks and some beans. Take about three socks and hold each one open while your toddler drops some beans into it. Fill it up just a little so that you can tie
Family Fishing
Fishing for Family! Here’s another fun activity that will help your toddler identify all his/her relatives. Take some photos of grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins and such. Cut them out and tape a piece of ribbon/yarn (about 8 inches long) to each. Then put all the photos in a small bowl, glass fish bowl, or like
Autumn Leaves Indoors
Autumn Indoors! Teach your toddler about the season of “Autumn” and how the leaves come down! Print the sheet to the right and let your toddler color the leaves with red, orange, and yellow autumn colors. Then cut them out and let him/her throw them up into the air and watch them fall down. Better
Toddler Brushing Teeth activity
Toddler Brushing Teeth! This is the way we brush our teeth, brush our teeth, brush our teeth! Here’s a fun way to introduce the act of brushing teeth to your toddler. Take a digital photo of your toddler with his mouth wide open. Then print it out on a big piece of paper. Next put
Find the Moon with your Child
Find the Moon! Kids are fascinated about darkness and astronomy. Here’s a fun activity with the moon! Take a white piece of construction paper and cut out a big circle. Tell your toddler that it is the moon and let her color on it with crayons or markers. Then put some tape on it and
Ball Ramp Fun with a diaper box : …
Ball Ramp Box Tired of the same old ball game! Here’s a fun ball activity that your toddler will enjoy (and you will also). Take an empty box (diaper boxes work great) and tape the opening shut. Then cut a big circle out of one end (see pic.) Next cut the top of the box
Surprise Post-Nap Activity!
Post-nap Surprise Here’s something fun to do, as a post-nap activity. While your toddler is sleeping, take all of your child’s trucks/dolls and line them up on the couch. Or put them in a big circle on the kitchen floor. Just be creative and line them up somewhere that your toddler wouldn’t expect it. It
Ice Cold Fun!
Ice Cold Fun! Hot summer day? Here’s a fun activity that will help cool your toddler down. Take a towel and put it down on your kitchen floor or outside on the grass. Then take some of your mixing bowls or other baking ware or dishes and fill them up with some cool water.
Crushing Crackers
Crushing Crackers If you cook with bread crumbs or bake with crushed graham crackers, this activity will help you out! Put the bread crumbs or graham crackers that you need for your cooking recipe in a resealable/zipper plastic bag. Now take a small snack zipper plastic bag and put some fuzzy pom pom craft balls
Hammertime with Pillows!
Hammertime! This is a great activity for those toddlers that have the endless supply of energy. Find a big couch pillow or just an ordinary bed pillow. Then take some stickers and let your toddler put them on the pillow. Now locate your child’s plastic toy hammer and let your child hit the stickers on
Toddler Swaddle Fun
Toddler Swaddle That’s right, time to make your toddler snug as a bug. Find a big blanket or sheet and have your toddler lie down with her head up near one corner. Then fold up the bottom corner and then each side, just as you swaddled her when she was a newborn. (You can leave
Make a Big Board Book House
Big Board Book House! What would the world be without board books for toddlers…and the bigger the better for this activity. Take your big board books and build a house around your toddler. If you have room, you can even sit inside with him and look at all the pages that you see. Talk about
Paperback Book Fun Surprises
Paperback book Fun – Toddlers love to act like adults and reading is a part of adult life! Find an old paperback book and tape/glue some cutouts ( see Tips below) in the pages of the book. Then put some construction paper over the cover and let your toddler color it with markers. Let your
Little Fashion Designer
Toddler Fashion Designer – It’s time to be a fashion designer! Find some toddler jeans and your favorite foam stickers. ( You can use regular stickers too). Lay the jeans out on the floor and let your toddler put stickers all over the pair of jeans/pants. Then while you are out running errands and need
Feeding Time!
It’s Feeding time!- Run to your nearest grocery or supercenter and get some of those great animal paper plates. (These are great for kids because they are fun, colorful and have separate sections for different foods.) So it’s time to feed the animals. Tape a few of the animal plates up on a wall. For
Toddlermaids ready to clean!
Toddlermaids! – You parents are going to love this toddler activity. Put you toddlers to work cleaning for you! They’ll have fun with this activity too! Take your duster floor mop and unscrew the top three segments. You’ll now have just the “mop” part and one segment on the stick. Now screw on the end
Toddler Newspaper Activity
Toddler Newspaper – All toddlers want to be like mom and dad, or any adult. So here’s a chance for them to pretend like they are adults. Take an old section of the newspaper, penny pincher or local newspaper and tape pictures of animals to the pages. Now sit down on the floor with
Fuzzy Craft Ball Colors – Toddler a…
Fuzzy Craft Ball Fun: This is an easy one, but a great one. Your toddler will have so much fun and you will too. Take one of your small baskets (or any other container) and pour in a package of fuzzy craft balls. Put the lid on and tell your toddler that there are some
Water plants with this Toddler activity
Have fun watering plants! – You know those fun bath toys that you fill up with water and then squirt across the bathtub? Why not put them to good use and help your mom/dad to water the plants? Put some plants on the porch or in the sink and let your toddler use his water
Footprints activity
Follow the footprints! – First you’ll need print out the footprints. (You might need a few copies.) Then cut them out and put them in a trail around the room/house/outside. Tell your toddler that some little guy has been walking around the place and you need to find her/him. Have your toddler follow the footprints
Toy Organization fun toddler activity
Toy Organization Fun! – This is a fun way to organize your toys and play a matching game! Take a photo of some of your loose toys. Then find some containers to keep them in. Print the photos and cut them out. Put the toys in a container and then ask your toddler to find
Web video conference with Grandm…
Say Hi to Grandma (via webcam)! – This is the modern day! You can make a FREE video conference call to relatives and friends all over the world. We’ll tell you how you can do it! Click here for information about setting up your webcam and downloading software. Once you are set up you can
Big Truck, Little Truck. Find and lea…
Big Truck, Little Truck, One Truck, Two Trucks – You’ll need to do a little prep work for this activity (or just click on the trucks to print the sheet of trucks). Find your toddler’s favorite toy and take a digital picture, preferably on a simple background. Then download to your computer and print off
Flashlight Hunt activity
Flashlight Hunt– Playing in the dark can be fun! Before you start this activity, go into your child’s room or some other room in the house and place some of his favorite toys/books around the room. To begin this activity, you can review the concept of a lighted room and a dark room. Then let
Toddler Halloween Placemat for sn…
Halloween Snackmat! It’s that time of year when the pumpkins start coming out. (And we don’t mean your “little pumkin”). For this activity, print out the sheet of Halloween items and let your toddler color them with a crayon or markers. Then cut them out with scissors. Next cut two pieces of contact paper the
Toddler activities. FREE, Fun, Crafty…
Library Time!! – Let your toddler go to the home library and check some books out! Set up a bunch of board books along the floor, on a shelf, on a table, or anywhere that your toddler can get to. Give him a small bag and his very own library card. Have him write his
Group / Playdate: Daytime Indoor Camping
Have a Camp out!: Invite a few friends and moms over for a fun time camping indoors during the day. Set up your tent in a bedroom and lay sleeping bags and pillows on the floor. Tell your toddler friends to bring their favorite stuffed animal and a flashlight. Turn off the light in the
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Indoor Nature Walk It’s time for a walk through nature in your living room! Take all the plants in your house and put them in one room. Line them up along a wall or just put them around the room. Print out the sheet of Garden Fun or Butterflies, cut them out and put them
Wrap some toys with tinfoil. Great t…
Tinfoil Wrapping Find a few small items/toys and some tin foil. Then tear off a few sheets of tinfoil and help your toddler wrap the items with the foil. Let her hear the sound it makes and what it looks like after they are all wrapped up. See if she can tell what each item
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