Craft Activities
We have activities you can do with supplies around the house, like toilet paper rolls, boxes, and more!
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
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Teddy Bear clothes fun!: Invite kids over and have each one bring an extra shirt and pants. Then find a doll/bear that is big enough to put the kids’ clothes on. Put each shirt and pants on the bear, one over the other and not matching. Then have the kids sit in a circle and
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Toddler Golf! Set up an indoor/outdoor miniature golf course for those toddlers! Tell your friends to wear their golf shirts and knickers…because it’s time for a game of Toddler Golf! You can buy inexpensive golf club sets for toddlers at most toy stores. Use boxes and books to make a lane and a hole. Or
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Mini Toddler Obstacle Course Get those toddlers working and having fun! Clear out some floor space and then set up a couple of plastic bins ( as used in the Toddlerobics activity) about a foot apart. Then put down some pillows in a line. Have the toddlers line up in front of one plastic bin,
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Disco Party Toddlers can have a disco too!! Invite all your toddler friends over and ask them to bring a toy that lights up. Set up one of your rooms so that you can make it dark, either by using curtains or throwing sheets over the windows. Then when all the kids arrive have
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Make a Friends Tree: Invite up to 7 other toddlers/friends over. Click on the “Friends Tree” to the right to print. When each toddler arrives, use your digital camera to take a photo of each friend. (If you don’t have a digital camera you can ask your friends to bring photos of themselves.) Then print
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Egg Crate Stomping Party! Kids love to crush things so here’s a fun way to let them have fun! Save up a bunch of styrofoam egg crates. Now find a spot in a room where you can line them up on the floor in a circle. Open the crates up and lay them upside-down in
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Have a Puppet Hunt All kids love puppets! Here’s a fun way to introduce the puppets to a group of toddlers. Before the kids arrive, put one puppet to the side (for example, Peter Pan) and hide the rest around the room. When the kids arrive have Peter Pan talk to them and ask them
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Toddler Sumo Wrestling Have each toddler wear a size 4-6 t-shirt. Then stuff a throw/toddler pillow inside the shirt on the front side. Let them bounce into each other, safely, or against some other pillows leaned up against a couch. You can even put a big bed pillow inside a big t-shirt you are wearing
Group Party Activities for toddlers
A Poster Party!: Put out a bunch of white poster board sheets and write each toddler’s name on the top in big letters. Then let each toddler draw with some crayons/markers on their own sheet while some music is playing. Then stop the music and tell each toddler to move to a different sheet to
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Stroller races! Find some play strollers for dolls and set up a race track in your living room. Tell each toddler to bring over their favorite stuffed animal to be their “driver”! Using some masking tape, make a “road” on your floor wide enough for the toddlers to push the stroller on. Then have all
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Toddler Kickball Take a big fitted sheet from the linen closet and lay it down in the middle of the floor. Then have all the toddlers sit on the sheet making a circle inside so that it forms a wall to keep the toddlers inside. (So pull the sides of the sheets so that they
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Toddler Drum Circle! Save up a bunch of small containers and boxes for a fun time with your toddlers. Cottage Cheese containers, Oatmeal containers, and small boxes work great for a little toddler drum. Give each toddler a container or box and have them all sit in a circle with the container between their legs.
Group Party Activities for toddlers
A Toddler (Dora) Treasure Hunt Puzzle!: Have each toddler bring a special backpack for this event. Then put a plastic spoon, plastic fork, napkin, sippy cup, bib or straw hidden around the room. Then put one of same of each item in a backpack (So each backpack only has one item). Then tell each toddler
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Toddler Bucket Brigade! Take some empty cottage cheese containers or small sand pails/buckets and a bag of beans ( or some other small items that will fit in the small bucket) Then have the toddlers stand in a line and put the beans in the bucket of the toddler at the end. Have him pour
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Toddler Happy Hour! Get ready for an hour of happy faces! Have each toddler bring a photo of himself crying. When they arrive, tell them that it is happy hour and it’s time to leave the sad faces behind. Put a small basket near the door and tell them to show everyone their sad face
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Trip to the Library! Print out the sheet of library cards and have each toddler “sign” his/her name on the line. Then cover with some contact paper and cut out. Next put some books on the couch, table, shelf and have the toddlers walk around and choose a book to “borrow” from the library.
Group Party Activities for toddlers
Pool Party!: Have each child bring a blow-up pool, or just buy a few for yourself. Then blow them up and put them next to each other. Have the kids climb from one pool to the other. If you want to do this indoors, then don’t add water, just put in some confetti or cut
Make a Toddler Valentines’ Day coll…
Valentines Day Collage Toddlers love to rip things up, especially if it is an adults magazine! So for this activity take some of your Valentine’s Day circulars from the mailbox, or newspaper and let your toddler tear them up into small pieces. Then take a piece of contact paper about the size of a sheet
Toddler Love with Hearts Door Decoration
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
Valentine’s Hearts
Toddler Valentines! Print out the sheet of hearts to the right. Then let your toddler color the sheet with crayons or markers and then cut them out for her. Next print out 8 small photos of your toddler and cut them to fit at the bottom inside of each heart. Let your toddler glue them
Stocking Stuffers
Stocking Stuffers! Toddlers love to put things in other things and take them out too! Save your infant socks and let your toddler stuff them with markers or some plastic spoons. Count how many she can fit into each sock and then count all the socks together. Then let your toddler take all the stuff
Toddler Craft: Holiday Felt Napkin Rings
Last Minute Holiday Napkin Rings! The big meal is just around the corner. Time to make some fancy holiday napkin rings! You’ll need the cardboard paper towel tube and another small plastic container ( photo shows a cottage cheese container) and some felt. Cut up the felt into small triangle pieces about 1/4 to 1/2
Craft Toddler Christmas or Hanuka …
Toddler Christmas or Hanukkah Decoration! Easy. Easy. Easy. It kind of looks like a candle when there is light behind it…and your toddler will have fun making it! For this activity you’ll need an old infant plastic disposable spoon. ( or any other plastic feeding spoon). Cut up some green and red felt ( or
Toddler Games: Make an Indoor Snowstorm!
Indoor Snowstorm! Print out the sheet to the right and cut out the snowflakes of different sizes. Then put them in a hat or bucket and tip them out over your toddler. Let her pick up all the snowflakes and put them back into the bucket to do it again! Talk to her about snow
Toddler Craft: Paper Christmas Tree
Holiday Tree! Here’s a fun activity that you and your toddler can do in the holiday spirit! You’ll need about 3 empty plastic-modeling-clay containers (Ex. play dough containers) stacked inside each other. Then take some green construction paper and with some fancy pattern scissors, cut out strips of paper. If your toddler is handy enough,
Toddler Snowflake Holiday Sign Act…
Holiday Snowflake Sign – Make some fun decorations for your house or as a gift. Print out the snowflakes and the letters and string them together to make a fun holiday sign for family gathering! Let your toddler color the letters and snowflakes. Then cut them out string them together and let some snowflakes
Make some Crayon Garland with yo…
Crayon Garland Make some fun garland for your holiday decorations! Take a piece of yarn, string, or ribbon and tie a crayon every few inches. Let your toddler pick each crayon for you and talk about the color of it. Then put it up around the house, tree or just let it hang in
Spread some Holiday cheer with yo…
Spread Holiday Cheer! Spread some Holiday Cheer in your neighborhood! Print out the sheet of postcards (4). Cut them out and punch a hole in the upper left hand corner where the circle is. Then let your toddler glue some glitter all over it! Depending on your preferences and security issues, you can sign
Toddler Frosty the Snowman Activit…
Hide and Seek with Frosty – Take some white paper plates and make some snowmen to put around the house! Have a Snowman party and dress them up with all kinds of different hats, scarves, and buttons! Take one plate for the bottom, cut a second plate just a little smaller for the middle,
Have a toddler turkey trot for Thank…
Toddler Turkey Trot! Get some exercise and get the turkeys! Print out the sheet of turkeys and cut them out. Let your toddler color them if he/she wants. Then put them in a line on the floor and have your toddler trot to each one to pick them up and give them to you! You
Toddler craft: Thanksgiving Memento for Scrapbook
Happy Thanksgiving Memento! Let your toddler show the thankful spirit by coloring the turkey sheet and bringing it to the table. Talk about the colors she uses and the sound that a turkey makes. Then as guests arrive ask each one to sign the turkey sheet for your toddler, as a sort of memento
Make some Ghost Socks for Hallow…
Ghost Socks! All you need for this activity are some old white socks, infant size, toddler size or adult size! Take the socks and cut them like in the photo to look like ghosts. Then take some black felt and cut out eyes, or use googly eyes and glue them to one side of the
Toddler Labor Day activities: card f…
Happy Labor Day Moms! Hey toddlers print out the sheet to the right, color it and give it to your mom! She deserves it for all that work she did for you and continues to do for you. You don’t think those diapers magically replace Supplies Needed: themselves do you? – printer and paper
Fourth of July Toddler Activities wit…
Fourth of July Handprints! Let your toddler have some fun with handprints this holiday! Find some red and blue paint for children. Print out the sheet of small stars and cut out a few of them. Tape the stars to a white sheet of paper/cardstock with just a little piece of rolled tape on
Window Hanging to say I love you …
Make a beautiful window hanging for that special person! You’ll need some contact paper, some felt and a few other supplies. First take some colorful felt and cut out some shapes. Then cut a strip of contact paper about 6-8 inches wide. Pull half of the backing off and then let your toddler put the
Mother’s Day Fun Card
Mother’s Day Fun! – Make a poster, or an iron on or a card for Mom. (And if you are the mom, this can be a present to yourself, just be sure that you put it somewhere so that Dad sees it on your special day!). Print out the poster and have your toddler color
Easter Craft: Eggsquisite Napkin Rings
Eggsquisite Napkin Rings!! – Everyone around the dinner table will be amazed that your toddler made these beautiful napkin rings! This is a craft activity that you can do with your toddler over a few days: On the first day: Take a piece of paper (preferably cardstock) and have your toddler help you put glue
Easter Craft: Egg Pull Toy or Garland
Eggs on a String!! – Make this fun toy with your toddler and then let her pull it around the house. Or hang it from a tree outside! All you need are some plastic eggs and some thin ribbon or string. Open up an egg and put the ribbon across one side and then close
Easter Game: Egg Hunt with a Family Twist
Family Egg Hunt Here’s a way to have fun with the whole family. Take some plastic eggs and some photos of relatives and friends. Cut out the photos and put a picture of someone in each egg. Then put the eggs around the room and after your toddler finds one, open it up to see
Easter game: Whac-an-egg Fun
Whac-an-egg! This is a fun activity similar to the game Whac-a-mole (see below)! Find a box or shoebox and some plastic eggs. Open up one of the eggs to draw the circle outline on the top of the box. You can make as many holes that will fit. Then use a utility knife to cut
Little Ones Cooking Eggs
Cookin’ Eggs! – Kids love to play with pots and wooden spoons and water! Here’s a chance for them to explore all three at the same time. Find a cooking pot that you don’t mind your toddler banging on, and put some water in it. Find a place on the floor (preferably the kitchen floor)
Easter games: Colors and Eggs
Colorful Eggs Games- You’ll be able to find these colorful plastic eggs at any general store for some good prices right now! Holiday or not, they are a great buy for lots of fun with your toddler. The colors, the size and all the fun things you can do with them make them a good
St Patrick’s Day Shamrock greeting-…
Shamrock Greetings!: St Patrick’s Day! Put on your green shirt and have fun coloring some shamrocks with this toddler activity! Click on the image to print the greeting and let your toddler color it for that special someone. After your tot is finished with her coloring masterpiece, cut out the oval in the bottom right
Valentine’s Day Cupid activity
Make a Digital Valentine with Cupid! – Take some white and pink construction paper and make 5 half sheets. Write: “WILL”, “YOU”, “BE”, “MY”, “VALENTINE?” each on both sides of a piece of the paper. ( One word for each piece). Then start the video camera and have your toddler pick up each piece of
Celebrate World Cup Toddler Party
SOCCER FOOSBALL! Have some soccer fun with your tots and make a silly Toddler Foosball player. You’ll need a big piece of poster board or a box ( low walls). Cut some slits in the sides to fit a wooden spoon handles that you have. Then cut out the soccer game images in the attached
Toddler Game to find the Pacifier
Find the Paci ( Binky) What would we do without that pacifier!?? Well here’s an activity where you can have fun with it and let your toddler shake things while doing so! Take out a bunch of your plastic tupperware/disposable containers and their lids. Now take your toddler’s pacifier and put it in one of
Toddler craft: Make some Holiday Placemats
Toddler Holiday Placemats! These placemats made personally by your toddler will be a hit at the holiday feast. You might want to prepare the felt pieces before working on this project with your toddler. Cut out a strip about an inch wide of the green felt lengthwise. Then cut out some trees from the green
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