With fall heading our way I’ve been doing everything I can to find fun activities for the kids that involve using sunlight while we still have it! This super easy color matching activity was a perfect match!! Color Recognition with Light & Rainbow Blocks Post contains affiliate links for your convenience. See my disclosure for more […]
Toddlers Activities
Kids activities, art activities, and simple crafts for toddlers.
Fun with Rainbow Blocks & Shadows
The rainbow blocks have been rediscovered by the kids and they spent nearly an hour building outside in the sun with them or using them as glasses and viewing everything in a different color! When we moved back inside we transitioned the blocks to the window and the kids were amazed to discover that […]
Counting with Bears; A Child-Developed Activity!
If you’ve read some of my other posts then you may now that MB and the daycare kids are really into sorting and counting currently. I’ve been trying to find ways to help them develop these skill through hands on activities. Recently I created this clothespin counting activity for them with clothespins and paint samples. I had […]
Clothespin Counting and Color Matching Game
Here is a hands-on color matching and counting game for toddlers and preschoolers. This simple activity is a great way for kids to learn about different shades of colors and do some counting! Best of all it’s super easy and affordable! Just grab a pack of clothespins and some paint samples. Creating learning activities doesn’t […]
Tissue Paper Collages! Process Art for Toddlers
A few days ago I decided to clean out and reorganize my art supply closet and in order to keep MB busy so I could finish I let her tear up a bunch of odd scraps of tissue paper we had left over from other projects, like our collage candle holders. We ended up with a […]
Coffee Filter Flower Craft for Toddlers
This coffee filter flower craft is a perfect art activity to do with toddlers in spring or even summer! It’s a low prep activity for you but kids love it and the results are colorful and pretty! My daughter and the daycare kids are really into exploring flowers. We have a flower arranging sensory bin […]
Ping Pong Ball Counting Game for Toddlers
This ping pong ball counting game is so simple but the learning benefits are so big! I was inspired to create this activity after I came across this ping pong and golf ball game in Pinterest that looked like something my daughter and the daycare kids would enjoy but my local Wal-Mart was out […]
DIY Learning Tower
I’ve been wanting a learning tower/kitchen helper for my daughter to use in the kitchen for quite a while but the $199 price tag made it really unrealistic for us. After a bit of searching online, I came across the website ana-white.com and her tutorial on how to make your own You can find it […]
Tips for Family Road Trips & Traveling with Young Children
Are you off on a long family road trip soon? Apprehensive about traveling with young children? We recently packed up our preschooler and spend 7 days on the road. We’ve been doing this since she was an infant so over time I’ve learn (the hard way usually) what does and doesn’t work on these family […]