Craft Activities
We have activities you can do with supplies around the house, like toilet paper rolls, boxes, and more!
Play the toddler washcloth toss game
WASHCLOTH TOSS All It takes a while for kids to learn how to catch something so start with something really soft…a washcloth. Let your toddler toss them up in the air. Toss one to your toddler and see if he can catch it! Then take a basket and try to toss them into a basket.
Play Wheel of Tickles Game
Wheel of Tickles! It’s better than the Wheel of fortune, it’s the wheel of tickles game! Print out the sheet and then punch a hole in the middle with some scissors and put some yarn/string through the hole and tape to the back. Then tie a plastic spoon to the string in front so that
Play Magnet hide-seek with your to…
Magnet Hide and Seek All you’ll need for this activity are some metal pots with lids and a colorful magnet! Take your pots and put them on the floor. Take a colorful creative magnet and put it inside one of the pots or under a lid. Then let your toddler look in each pot to
Toddler Holes Game Activities
Holes Game – Take a big piece of poster board and cut some holes in it, big enough to put your head or hands through. Then tape one side to a wall. Now let your toddler stand on one side and you sit on the other. Have her put some objects through the holes and
Play the crayon square game with y…
Crayon Square Game! Toddlers love to drop things so let’s make a game of it. Take a piece of paper and draw a line down the middle lengthwise and a line across widthwise in the middle to make four same size rectangle boxes. Then assign each rectangle to a person…Ex. Susie, Barbie, The Dog, you.
Easter activity: Toddler Egg Hunt Surprise
Egg “Surprise” Hunt! You don’t have to wait for Easter to have some fun hunting for eggs! Get those plastic eggs out of storage and put the all around the room. Then let your toddler take a small bag or basket find them all around the room! After she found them open them all to
Bandana Ball game for toddlers: Ac…
Bandana Ball! A perfect ball for your toddler to kick and throw around indoors! All you need is a bandana or some other piece of cloth of that size and some socks. Take the bandana and lay it open on the floor. Then have your toddler bring some socks to put in the middle of
Play a game of hide and seek with …
Cell Phone Hide-&-Seek! Do you have a cell phone with a fun ringer? Hide your cell phone under a pillow and then call it from your home phone. Let your toddler find the ringing cell phone! You can even put it in a different room! Each time you play, change the ringer. It’s a fun
Toddler Game of Tic-Tac-Toe
Toddler Tic Tac Toe! Get some tape and some floor space to play this fun game with your child. Use some masking tape and make a big tic-tac-toe board on the floor or rug. Then find 3 toys of the same thing (three cars, blocks, teddy bears) and 3 socks of the same color. Then
Easter game: Egg Toss
Egg Toss This is kind of like that carnival game where you try to get the ping-pong ball in the fish bowl! But instead you’ll be using cottage cheese containers and small plastic eggs! Just save up a few cottage cheese containers and use a little tape to tap the rims next to each other
Boxetball : Fun with a box game
Boxetball! Just another form of basketball only tailored to little children and for a rainy day inside. All you need is some string, a children’s small shoe box (with the lid attached), and some kind of plastic jar (like a peanut butter jar). Tie the box using the holes in the top of the lid
Toddler Game: Bib Tug-o-war
Toddler Tug-o-war Here’s an easy activity that will only require two bibs! For the real young toddlers just loop the two bibs together and then have your toddler hold one and you hold one. Then ask your toddler to pull. Be sure that he is sitting down so that when the loops break he doesn’t
Play the shake it game with your to…
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 Game of Tahtzee!
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 indoor toddler activity
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
Toddler Game: Go Fish with Sticky Note Fish
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 activity and printable
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
Toddler Games: Crib sheet Parachute fun!
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 Game of Twister!
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 fun game : toddler ac…
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
Toddler Game of Knock-Knock…Who’s There?
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
Toddler Game: Easy Hide and Seek in Shoeboxes
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 Games: Play Cereal Dominoes
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.
Giftbag fun with treasures – Toddler
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
Let your toddler practice on the bal…
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 exercise. …
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
Play a Toddler Game of Flag Sock Football
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
Toddler Games: Make your own T-ball stand
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
Toddler Games: Rollin!
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
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 activities. Today’s FREE, Fu…
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
Use Tupperware to learn shapes- To…
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
Toddler Paintbrush with Romaine Hearts
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 of Fun!
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 with feet!
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.
Make some Artsy Postcards!
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
Make a Surprise Painting!
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
Make a Water Bottle Paintbrush
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
Toddlers Craft: Make a Shrek puppet out of Cereal box.
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
Try some Musical Coloring!
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
Puzzle Pieces Hunt in the Dark
Puzzle Flashlight Hunt! Take the pieces from one your favorite puzzles and hide them in a room that you can darken. Keep the lights off, then take a walk with your toddler and a flashlight and try to find all the pieces of the puzzle. As you find each one, try to put it in
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