Developmental Screenings
One major concern on the mind of nearly every parent on the face of this earth is the question of whether his/her child is developing normally. I remember that as a new mom I would scour through books to see what…
Animal Mix-Up LEGOs
Years ago I created an Animal Mix-Up LEGOs activity that was pretty much identical to this one. Unfortunately, however, when I transferred my blog from one platform to another (Blogger to WordPress), this specific post was somehow lost (and…
Slide Painting
I’ll be honest with you…this Slide Painting activity as part of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series is not for the faint of heart. It was messy (as our pictures clearly show). But it was also…
Birthday Cupcake Pretend Play
Post by Contributing Writer Kristen Pretend play is such a fun and important part of the early years. It is tied to every aspect of a child’s development, helping them learn about the world around them as they…
Scooping and Pouring Edible Water Beads
I have been a fan of water beads for play and learning for several years now. We have made a “What is Blood Made Of?” Sensory Tub, a Monster Sensory Tub, 4th of July Sensory Tub, and we even…
Snowman Ball Sort
Our Snowman Ball Sort activity requires a bit more prep than the other activities in our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers…but it is well worth it! We finally put away our Christmas Tree Ball Sort just this past week because…
Hokey Pokey Roll and Sing
For Day 22 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers we had fun with this Hokey Pokey Roll & Sing activity! It is a variation of the silly Hokey Pokey song and Little Sister had a blast!…
Cotton Ball Races
It’s Day 21 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers and our Cotton Ball Races activity was one that my 6-year old enjoyed far more than my toddler. With 31 activities, there are bound to be some that…
Heart Sensory Matching
I was planning on this being an activity for the boys, as I wasn’t sure Little Sister (almost 2 years old) could comprehend the concept of matching textures quite yet. But I was wrong…she is obsessed with this heart…
Sticky Mural for Toddlers
It’s Day 19 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series. Today we decided to do a little abstract mixed media art with this Sticky Mural for Toddlers. :) It is super simple and something that your child…
Indoor Activity For Toddlers – Fizzing Snowflakes
For Day 18 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series we decided to try a little toddler chemistry. This Fizzing Snowflakes activity is simply a frozen version of the reaction between baking soda and vinegar…but when you…
Printable Cereal Sorting Mat
Today is Day 15 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series and we had a little fun with cereal. We used Froot Loops (don’t judge) for this super simple sorting activity. :) Sorting is such…
Fill the Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers
It’s Day 14 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers and today we created a Snowman Fine Motor Game for Toddlers! This is something your toddler can use over and over again all winter long! It takes a…
Foamy Soap Painting for Toddlers
It’s Day 13 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series. Today’s Foamy Soap Painting idea was just a silly thing that I came up with in my bathroom this morning. My husband gave me 6 bottles of…
Sorting Toys by Color Activity for Toddlers
It’s Day 12 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers! We did a simplified version of this Sorting Toys by Color activity back when Little Brother was a toddler using just two colors of construction paper. But…
Ice Skating for Toys
It’s Day 11 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series! We shared days 9 and 10 over on Instagram, so you can check them out on my Instagram profile or see them all in one spot…
Gross-Motor Action Dice
Post by contributing writer Kim of Life Over C’s Do you need an activity that will get the kids up and moving? Is the cold winter weather making you want to hide under the blankets and hibernate until the spring…
Bath Time for Toy Animals
It’s Day 8 of our 31 Days of Indoor Fun for Toddlers series and today’s activity was Little Sister’s favorite one yet. I had planned to do a different activity today, but randomly thought of this Bath Time for…