fine motor skills (here are 50+ fine motor activities for toddlers and preschoolers)
child development
creative expression
sensory activities
Indoor Activities for Toddlers
There are a lot of different activities we love to bring forth.
Here are a list of toddler activities for young kids.
Educational activities we love:
Toddler Activities Book Printable
Easy Alphabet Sensory Bottle
Pretend play
Color Sorting Printable
Fun Rainy Day Toddler Activity
Sensory Play Ideas:
Easy Sensory Bottle
Simple Sensory Bag
Shape Toddler Ideas
Fun Sensory Bin
We love setting up an easy sensory bin.
Here are some of the ingredients we use within a simple sensory activity:
measuring cup
different objects
different color items (for a color learning activity)
a base
Check out our Preschool Activity Book Printable Below
Perfect Toddler Activities
Sometimes we’ll use food coloring to color our base (uncooked rice..)
For an added bonus, include a sensory bin with a small amount of warm water and bubbles.
Add their favorite squishy bath toys for an easy activity.
Little hands will enjoy exploring and have extra fun with this simple play setup.
Adult supervision is always advised.
A safe environment is a must.
Toddlers have short attention spans so a simple sensory setup is filled with so many benefits (stimulates the senses, learning is improved..) and takes up a good chunk of time.
What are some of your favorite things to add within a sensory bin?
Do you have some great ideas we can incorporate into simple activities to try at home?
Share with me a fun way to go about setting up a new sensory bin in the comments below. 🙂
I love learning your easy home activities and setups!
Preschool Themesfor the entire year (Tap Below):
Toddler Worksheets we love:
On the hunt for toddler printables?
Here are some of our favorites:
Brown bear Booklet
Brown bear Sorting Activity
Farm Theme busy book Printable
Summer Free Printable
Shape Activities
We love using these freebies for learning about colors, the alphabet, matching activities and more.
For even more Toddler Printables, go here.
Check out our Toddler Activity Book Printable Below
Simple Crafts for Toddlers
Here are some of our favorite crafts for older toddlers and older siblings:
Hedgehog Craft
Winter Painting Craft
Shamrock Mess Free Painting
Autumn Mess Free Painting
Baby Painting Ideas
Ball Painting
Some of these ideas are so much fun, they will work for a variety of ages.
We love the plethora of painting with baby activities here.
It is so much fun bringing forth easy activities for toddlers that are not only fun but educational.
Educational?
Yes, educational.
We love talking about the different colors we see.
And, for a more advanced approach, incorporate a bit of color mixing.
Example: Red and Yellow = Orange.
Another example: Yellow and Blue = Green.
What are some activities to do with toddlers?
There are so many fun toddler activities you can bring forth depending on the season, the day of the week, a toddler theme, or just because…
There are plenty of objects that can be included and a variety of different items that can be used in some of the best activities.
Homemade is always a good idea.
Bring out the recycled items that are kid friendly such as:
Toilet paper rolls
DIY sensory bottle
Construction paper
And, more.
Here are some toddler activity ideas we have tried in the past:
Rainbow Fish Craft made out of a recycled cardboard cutout!
We love putting together a simple homemade sensory bottle.
I’ll use a hot glue gun (adult-use only) to glue the top to the bottle.
This allows for the bottle to be extra shut.
It’s the simple things, right?
Sensory bottles are a great activity for little kids and for older kids.
It allows littles to explore while everything is contained.
Outdoor Activities for Kids (Tap Below)
What are good activities for 2 year olds?
I like to incorporate activities that involve a little bit of:
Fine motor skills
Sensory play
Crafts for kids
Those are my 3 main and then I will work around themes and ideas for different seasons and such.
This is a wonderful way to go about bringing forth an activity for 2 year olds making sure that the items are not small and that they are well supervised when attempting any of these activities.
I’ll be sharing below many different activity ideas for toddlers, so stay tuned!
Related: Looking for fun things to do with a toddler? Check out this Duck and Frog Sensory Bin!
Shape Activities for 2 Year olds and up:
How do I entertain my 2 year old indoors?
Entertaining a toddler indoors is so much fun!
You can set up so many fun ideas by incorporating a bit of open ended play.
For example, do you have a blue towel?
This can be a pretend ocean.
Then, add all of their ocean toy figures to it and pretend the sea animals are swimming in the ocean!
If you are looking for more open ended toys, here are some ideas of ones we own and truly love:
Poster Board Preschool Printable Bundle Below
How can I stimulate my 2 year old at home?
You can stimulate toddlers at home by bringing forth engaging activities such as:
Open ended play
Sensory play
Crafts for toddlers and for kids
Fine motor skills
DIY cardboard activities
Montessori activities
Many of these allow for the stimulation of the brain by bringing forth play to learn activities which are so important for the stimulation of toddlers!
Best part: They are gaining benefits and learning at the exact same time.
Share with me your best activity for young children in the comments below.
I love following ideas and learning a great way to bring forth a popular activity of yours in our home.
It makes me so happy and I think it is the best thing ever to add new and exciting ideas for the summer months or any time of the year.
200+ Easy and Fun Toddler Activity Ideas
Easy Toddler Activities
Toddler Busy Book – Active Littles
Easy Rubber Band Fine Motor Activity – Active Littles
Easy Shape Sorting Activity – Active Littles
Pouring Water Activity for Toddlers – Active Littles
Water Play for Toddlers – Active Littles
Learning Shapes Sensory Bin – Active Littles
Apple Washing Activity for Toddlers – Active Littles
Here are tips for toddler play: Sing songs and nursery rhymes: your toddler will enjoy singing with you, especially songs and nursery rhymes that involve actions and touch. Read with your toddler every day: pop-up and lift-the-flap books are fun and full of surprises. Let your child choose favourite books to read.
Encourage your child to tell stories and speak in front of groups of relatives and friends, get them to use body language when communicating, force a negotiation with them when considering buying a treat or toy and make them argue their point across.
Sing together. Children enjoy exploring and experimenting with language and it helps them to learn new words and their meanings and also to listen to the sounds that make those words. ...
Sensory play is any activity that stimulates our senses – touch, sight, hearing, smell and taste. It helps children interact with and make sense of the world that surrounds them.
Let your child play with sand toys or plastic containers, spoons, or a funnel in the tub or in a sandbox. Help your child do simple puzzles with shapes, colors, or animals. Name each piece when your child puts it in place. Encourage your child's curiosity and help her learn and explore new things.
Your child is also becoming more independent. For example, your child can feed themselves, put on shoes that don't have laces, undo buttons and do a bit more when they're getting dressed.
They also get bored, tired and even overstimulated from their toys and often need our help and guidance getting them out of that state of mind. Much like babies, toddlers and older children can exhibit some similar behaviors when they are bored, but they do vary slightly.
Introduction: My name is Arline Emard IV, I am a cheerful, gorgeous, colorful, joyous, excited, super, inquisitive person who loves writing and wants to share my knowledge and understanding with you.
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