Do you have some pipe cleaners at home? Try this easy fishing activity for practice with fine motor skills, color sorting and more! Simply twist the pipe cleaners into fish shapes and pop them into a tray of water. Give your toddlers a pair of tongs (or scoops for younger kids) and have them fish …
Toddler Activities
Magnet tiles on walls?!
Did you know… that your walls may be magnetic!? Not the whole wall, but the corner! Sometimes, when builders are building a house, they add something called a corner bead to the corners of the walls. This piece of metal not only helps enhance and strengthen the walls, they also make for a fun day …
DIY Travel Lego Kits
Taking a road trip? Jumping on a plane with your kids? Try making this easy DIY Travel lego kit and bring it along to keep them busy! BONUS – this is also a great one to bring with you to restaurants to keep the kids occupied while you order and wait for food! All you …
Rainbow Water Pouring
This activity is easy to set up and can be extended into 3 different types of play – perfect for keeping your little ones busy and occupied while learning at the same time! Play 1 – Pour to the line To set up, simply tape around various jars or cups to create a fill line. …
Popsicle stick shapes
This is a super easy activity that you can set up in minutes. It also helps teach your little ones to think and problem solve as they try to match the shapes and colors with popsicle sticks! For this one, we used jumbo popsicle sticks but you can use the small ones too if you …
FREE PRINTABLE – Shape & Color Matrix
Do your little ones know their colors and shapes? Take learning to the next level with this shape and color matrix activity! All you need to do is grab our free printable and cut out the shapes. Tape down the grid page and have your little ones figure out where to place each shape. This …
FREE PRINTABLE – I-SPY Mystery Water
Here’s a fun and easy way to level up your I-Spy activity – by using mystery water! What is mystery water? Let me tell you! It is a cloudy water made up of water & cornstarch which makes it easy to hide things inside! For this activity, we used the following: clear plastic tray free …
Mystery Water – Easy set up activity
Looking for a new color sorting activity for your toddler? Try this mystery water! It is simple to set up and makes turns sorting into a whole new game. You’ll need: a tray water cornstarch black paint color sorting toys (we are using these counting bears and cups) Simply pour water into a tray, add …
FREE PRINTABLE – Porcupine Fine Motor Activity
Here’s another fun activity you can do with clothespins! Similar to our color matching sun ray activity, we will be working on matching letters, numbers or names! You’ll want to grab a copy of our free printable – scroll to the bottom of this post. The set up is the same as before (glue porcupine …
FREE PRINTABLE – Color matching sun rays
Here’s a fun and easy color matching printable to strengthen those little fingers. You’ll need a few materials: thin cardboard (I used an empty snack box) color matching sun printable (scroll down to download a free copy!) clothespins (I got a pack from the dollar store or you can buy online on amazon) scissors tape …