The toddler years are all about exploring environments, and with a little pre-planning, you can taylor your tot’s exploration into learning, too! In our house, we LOVE fine motor skills activities, so here are some of our faves right now. Toddlers and Fine Motor Skills Pop some spaghetti noodles in a lump …
Stamp sets can be so much fun to get creative with! Create a scene, tell a story, or just decorate any way you want. Learning with stamps is really easy and fun. Stamp the Pattern – Stamp a pattern and have your child use the stamps to continue the pattern. For example, crown, princess, crown, …
Want to make some fun, easy, and cheap toys for your tot? I bet you have most of these materials in your house! Straw Drop I took a plastic container and used my exacto knife to cut rectangles in the lid, some big and some small. Then I cut plastic straws to varying lengths and …
We often hear about the importance of a child developing fine motor skills but do we always know what that means or why it’s so important? As your child develops, being able to color with crayons, cut with scissors, tie their shoes, or complete puzzles becomes integral to their development. We can ensure their success …
This impromptu “Spray the Letter” game turned out to be really neat way to make learning fun for N (2 1/2). B (5) wrote letters on the chalkboard (it was fun for him to be involved too). Then, N sprayed the letter that I said. I would say, “Spray the letter S” or “Spray the …
Time for another Dollar Store Challenge with Activities on a budget. If you live near a dollar store (or any place with a dollar spot, like Target or Michaels or Joanns), try this out. Give yourself a budget (um, $5 is plenty!) and see what learning activities can be created from your shopping spree. BBQ Tongs …
I purchased these mini storage containers. (10 for $1) I brought them home and explored the possibilities and came up with Toddler Activities Using Containers. Our shape for the week is a square, so I chose this shape for us to count. How many orange squares are in the container? How many blue squares? LM would take them …
I love, love, love creating new activities and games for M. She’s almost 5 but still loves tonging and tweezing, sorting and grouping. Last week, I gave myself a challenge. I call it, “The Dollar Store Challenge.” Clever, huh? My (self-imposed) rule was to come out with as many activities as possible for only a …
Here’s a great idea for Halloween Scissors Practice! If you have extra Halloween stickers (or any extra stickers at all), this is the activity for you! Use the extra stickers to make cutting strips. Challenge your child to cut in between each sticker. Thinner strips allow your child to be successful at cutting the strip …
Here are several mini plastic pumpkin activities that you can prepare for your toddler or preschooler! Yesterday we counted straws into these plastic pumpkins. During this activity I couldn’t help but wonder what else you could do with these little plastic pumpkins. Use the same format as pictured above but with rhyming words, word families, syllables, beginning/middle/end sounds, or money. The …
The directions for how to make this Leaf Button Snake are found at Along the Way. What a great idea she had to make the button snake into a fall theme! You could even change the leaf shapes to turkey shapes or Christmas tree shapes for the holidays that are coming up.
This button turkey that I found at Jada Roo Can Do is so cool! What a fun way to practice fine motor skills! Visit Jada Roo Can Do for the tutorial.