Craft Activities
We have activities you can do with supplies around the house, like toilet paper rolls, boxes, and more!
Got CD Cases? Make a Rainbow!
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 for FUN!
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 with different Textures
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
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 for something different!
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
Quick and Easy Card!
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
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
Drawing with Cars! (*favorite)
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
Kid Card Designers!
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
Toddler Ice Painting activity
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
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
Toddler digital art painting activity
Toddler digital art! Here’s a great computer activity for your toddler to become familiar with colors and using the mouse. Go to the site below and then press F11 on your keyboard to go full screen. Then move your mouse all over the screen and click to change the color. If you leave the mouse
Make a Frogland picture!
It isn’t easy being GREEN! Print out the sheet of Frog stuff! Get some construction paper and create a frog land picture! Have your toddler look at the frog photo to the right. Talk about the frog’s color, webbed feet, and that he often lives near a pond and lily pads. Also add that he
Play Dough Sun Catcher Fun
Colorful Play Dough Sun Catchers! Brighten your wintry day with some fun sun catchers made with play dough. All you’ll need is some contact paper and some play dough of different colors. Now, cut a small piece of contact paper about 8 inches by 4 inches fold it in half lengthwise to make a crease.
Make your own Toddler Photo Puzzle
Toddler Puzzle! Take a photo of your toddler and cut it up so that you have 5 pieces (head, 2 arms and 2 legs). (You can use just a regular photo, or print out a full page digital photo to make a bigger puzzle.) Then sit with your toddler and start with the head. The
Kid handprint luggage tags!
Toddler Handprint Luggage Tags! Time to make some great luggage tags for that special person. If you have a scanner, scan one of your toddler’s hands. Then print it out and write with a marker over it ” This bag belongs to my _____. HANDS OFF!” You can always just take a picture of your
Toddler Toy Fun
The Amazing Toddler Toy! Your toddler will absolutely love this toddler toy. There are so many things to do with it and your toddler will surely try them all. All you need to make it is some ribbon, beans, and a few small plastic containers with tight lids, like play-dough containers. Let your toddler put
Calendar Collage Project
A Calendar Collage! Save those old desk calendars (calendar- a-day) or buy one on sale! Then rip out the days and cut out the pictures to let your toddler glue them to a big piece of cardboard or a box or anything else you want to decorate. Talk about the objects, images, colors, and numbers
meTot music player for little ones!
It’s the meTot (iPod-look-alike) Fun! Join in on the craze and get your toddler singing some songs. Print out the sheet with the meTot to the right. Then tape it to the wall or some cardboard and talk with your toddler about the different colors, shapes, and pictures. Have her put her finger on the
Beautiful 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
Decorate your own gift bags!
Gift Bag Makeover! Stock up before you start going to all those birthday parties! If you need a simple colorful non-holiday gift bag then let your toddler help out. Recycle one of those gift bags you received that’s out of season and let your toddler decorate it with paper pieces to make a fun gift
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Colorful Handprint notes! Use those finger paints to make some fun toddler thank you notes. ( Just in time to thank all those great relatives for those great holiday presents!) Take some paper or card stock and some finger paints. Clear off a table and cover with newspaper. Then take a few different colors of
Toddler Mosaic craft activity
Toddler Mosaic! Let your toddlers create a masterpiece with some felt! Cut up some pieces of felt into triangular pieces of all different sizes (about 1-3 inches in length). Then take an artist canvas (photo shows a 16″x20″ stretched canvas) or piece of poster board and let her glue them on! It is a great
Onesie Bag Dispenser
Onesie Bag Dispenser! Save your money and recycle those plastic grocery bags with this simple toddler craft activity. Take an old infant or toddler onesie and decorate it with your toddler, using markers, or stickers. You can even glue some felt to it if you want, or maybe some craft balls. When your toddler is
Playground Postcard fun!
Playground Postcard! Make that next trip to the playground a project! Take some candid photos of your toddler while he/she is climbing around. Be sure to get some close up shots too. Then at home print out a few photos and cut them up to fit on a postcard. You can then put some contact
Paper Plate easy art painting : toddl…
Easy ART!! Here’s a great activity where your child can have some fun making some artwork, without making too much of a mess. Take a paper plate and soak it in water for a few seconds. Then put it down on a table covered with newspaper and let your toddler draw on the wet plate
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Make your own mini toddler coloring book! It seems that those regular coloring books are just too much to color for those little fingers, so why not make a mini version for your toddlers. Print out the sheet of pictures, cut them on the lines and give one at a time to your toddler to
Make a Paper Plate Notebook
Paper plate notebook Here’s a fun activity for your toddler that will let her make a fun notebook to take on that next plane trip. Take about 3 or so paper plates and cut them in half. Then cut those pieces in half again, so that you have quarter pieces. Next, cut the top corner
Safe Sewing with Eggcrate
Toddler Sewing FUN! Here’s a great way to teach your toddler about sewing. Take a Styrofoam egg crate and cut the top off. Next, cut out the bottom circle of a few cups ( see picture). Make sure the openings are big enough so that a small infant spoon can go through. Then take a
Fun Crayon Outline art activity
FUN Crayon Outlines Let your toddler be a real artist with this activity! You can find some plastic suncatchers at most craft or superstores. Put them under some paper and let your toddler rub some crayons over the suncatcher. He’ll see the magic of the outline from the suncatcher underneath appear before his eyes. It’s
Toddler’s Cereal Box Organizer
Cereal Box Toddler’s Organizer Get your toddlers started early on keeping things organized with this project. You’ll need 3-4 cereal boxes for this project…so save them up! Take 2 or three cereal boxes close in size and cut the small side flaps off. Then put one box on top of another box and fold
Crayon Carry-along craft activity
Crayon Carry-along There’s no need to buy one of those fancy travel crayon and coloring book packs. Just make your own. Find a box of crayons (the box of 16 crayons works best) and some white paper. Print out the sheet of shapes and (parent) cut along the lines to make small coloring sheets. Then
Toddler Notebook
Toddler Notebook Here’s a really simple activity that your toddler will love to carry around with his box of crayons or markers. It seems that toddlers always want to act like big people and with this little pad of paper, he can go around recording all his “notes and thoughts” just like adults. All you
Make a Crayon Tree!
It’s a Crayon Tree! Wow…look what’s growing on this tree!! You and your toddler will have a blast making this crayon tree. Adult: take a paper towel roll and use some scissors to punch/poke some holes around it just big enough for a crayon to fit snuggly. Then let your toddler take some of her
Egg Carton Drawing toddler activity
Egg Carton Drawing! Here’s a fun way to color with crayons! Take an empty Styrofoam egg carton and turn it upside down, on some white paper. Cut some small slits in the egg pockets only about 1/2 inch long. Then push some crayons into the slits so that they hit the paper underneath. (see photo)
Easy Wipeboard
CD Case Wipeboard! Here’s a chance for your toddler to make his/her own mini wipeboard. You’ll need an old plastic cd case for this activity. Remove the plastic cd holder part of the back cover on the case and put it aside. Then print out the “my first wipeboard” sheet and cut on the black
Pizza Pan artist!
Pizza Pan Artist – Some might use it to bake a pizza, and others might use it as a drawing board! Take that disposable tin foil pizza pan and tape some paper to it. Let your toddler rub some crayons along the surface to get the pattern from the pizza pan. The pattern from the
Rattling Recycling
Rattling Recycling! – Rattling noise is what toddlers want to hear! Here’s an activity that your child will enjoy with some simple empty water bottles. Take a few empty water bottles (or soda bottles) and take the labels off. Then put in a few coins or crayons in each bottle. Screw the top back on
Make a Juice Box Buddy!
Juice Box Buddies!- What to do with those empty juice boxes! Make a clan of Juice Box Buddies! You’ll need some construction paper and a bag of googly eyes. (Plus any other creative supplies you have to create a buddy). First take an empty juice box, and wrap it with some construction paper. Then cut
Raisin Box Cell Phone Craft
Toddler Cell Phone – All toddlers want to play with cell phones! Here a chance to make one with your toddler and let him/her have fun pretending to call all his/her toddler friends. You’ll need 2 mini raisin boxes, empty. That’s the fun part! Cover each box with some black construction paper. Then tape them
Felt Pizza Fun
It’s a Felt Pizza Party!: Time to make a pizza, of felt, of course! Use colored pieces of felt and create your own pizza, while reviewing colors, shapes, and food names. To start, take a Yellow (crust) piece of felt and cut it into a circle about 8 inches in diameter. Then take a red
Zippy Sponge Painting! (*favorite)
Zippy Sponge Painting What could be better than a contained painting project that will keep your toddler’s hands clean! You’ll need some Gallon size ziplock bags, a sponge, paper, and kids paint. Put the paper in the bag. Then take a moist sponge and cut it into smaller pieces. Press each piece of sponge into
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