7 Fun Activities For Young Toddlers
We have a 2-year-old who is constantly on the move and always wants to be engaged.
We love that she’s so curious and active, but we also have our own tasks we need to accomplish at home. As much as I’d love to be able to play with her all day,
life has other demands. Over time, however, I’ve learned there are a few activities that allow our daughter to feel like she’s doing something fun while still having her peace of mind (and my productivity).
UNO cards
are a popular card game that is played with a special deck of cards. The game is played with two to ten players and is a great game for all ages.
The object of the game is to get rid of all of your cards before the other players.
There are many different ways to play UNO and the rules can be found online or in the instruction booklet that comes with the deck of cards. UNO is a great game for family game night or for a group of friends to play together.
- UNO cards are a fun game for young children.
- UNO cards are a great way to teach your child to count.
- UNO cards are a great way to teach your child to follow directions.
- UNO cards are a great way to teach your child to take turns.
Playdough
You can easily make playdough. You will need.
- 1 cup flour
- 1/2 cup salt
- 1 cup water
- 2 Tablespoons vegetable oil
Mix all of the ingredients together in a large bowl until everything is well combined. Store in an airtight container (like this one) at room temperature for up to one month or in the refrigerator for up to six months. When you’re ready to use it, take it out of storage and knead it until smooth again! Playdough is also a great way to teach young children about letters and numbers as they can make letters and numbers out of the dough!
Puzzles
Puzzles are a great way to learn cause and effect. They can also help improve hand-eye coordination, problem-solving skills, and fine motor skills.
Puzzles are also a fun activity that will keep your toddler entertained for hours! Here are some tips on choosing the right puzzles.
Choose puzzles that have one piece or two pieces. If they have more than two pieces, it might be too difficult for them to complete at this age.
Make sure the shape of each piece is easy for little hands to pick up and put into place correctly so they can replicate their actions when putting together the puzzle again in its finished state.
Books
Read to them! Reading to young toddlers is an opportunity for you to bond with your child and share a special time together.
It can also help them learn about words, numbers, shapes, colors, and more. There are many great books for toddlers available at the library or in stores like Target or Wal-Mart.
If you’re short on time but want to introduce your toddler to books early on in his/her life then try reading a magazine article or blog post instead of an entire book (or more than one). Don’t have time for that either? Read tweets from friends instead!
Think about it: would anyone be able-minded enough to read Tweets as part of their daily routine? Only if they were crazy people who wanted their lives ruined by constant updates from people they don’t know very well who live nowhere near them and probably hate them anyway because they’re stupidly obsessed with social media platforms that are clearly destroying society as we know it today but no one cares because everyone’s too busy checking Twitter all day long anyway so let’s just leave this whole thing alone already ok?
Sticky notes
Sticky notes are a great way to keep your toddler occupied. They’re cheap and easy to find, which makes them perfect for small hands.
Sticky notes can be used for many activities, like dot-to-dot pictures or simply scribbling on the blank side of a sticky note. You can also use them as place markers in your house so you don’t lose track of where things are.
You may have seen some people using sticky notes as post-it notes by sticking them onto walls and doors so they know what needs to be done later (e.g., clean up toys before bedtime).
Building blocks
Toddlers love building blocks. They can be used to make houses, cars, towers or even a road for cars to drive on.
They can also make boats or trains! Building blocks are great for stimulating a toddler’s imagination and helping them develop skills such as problem-solving and hand-eye coordination.
Pots and pans
For those of you who are looking for fun activities for young toddlers, here are some ideas to try:
Use pots and pans to play with water. Have your child fill up a pot with water, then transfer the water from one container to another using simple tools like funnels or measuring cups. You can also use this activity as an opportunity to teach basic concepts such as heavy/light, wet/dry and more.
Use pots and pans to play with food. Try out different recipes that require mixing ingredients together inside of a bowl or large container—this gives your little one a chance to learn about proportions while also having fun! (You might need some help cleaning up afterward if things get messy.)
Whatever recipe you choose should be easy enough so that even small children can handle it on their own; if you have an older toddler at home who loves helping out in the kitchen already then they will probably love being able to participate in this activity too!
There are plenty of fun things to do with your toddler.
Now that you’re an expert in what activities toddlers like to do, it’s time to get out there and play! There are plenty of fun things for your little one to do with you or on their own.
Toddlers love sensory play. This involves using different materials like water, sand, shaving cream, and more! Your toddler will enjoy feeling the textures of the various materials with their sense of touch. They may also enjoy making a mess with their newly acquired skills at fine motor skills (using fingers).
- Toddlers love music! Singing songs together is fun for both parties involved; parents singing along can help them remember lyrics while toddlers learn new words through repetition. Music also helps kids develop language skills by learning new words and phrases as they listen to different genres of music such as classical music which uses longer sentences than pop songs.*
Conclusion
These are just a few of the many fun activities you can do with your toddler, but they should be enough to get started. Have ideas of your own? We would love to hear them!
