There’s no doubt the toddler years are hard but guess what? They are actually some of my favorite years! Your little one is developing a personality and can really start to play. Take advantage of this and make all the memories you can! below are some ideas for fun and basic activities to make with toddlers both indoors and out.
52 incredibly fun things to make with toddlers [Easy & fun Activities]
Indoor activities for Toddlers
Here are some terrific indoor activities for those days when you are just hanging out at home with your little one. These also come in helpful when you need to make a phone call or complete an online purchase without someone hanging off your body.
Here are some terrific indoor activities for toddlers:
Bring back a childhood classic! layout pillows and blankets on the floor and then play the floor is lava.
Let your toddler go through the cupboards and pick out some pots and pans to make instruments out of, then form your own band.
Hunker down in an unexpected place, like as inside the closet or under a table. throw a sheet over it and you’ve got a makeshift fort. {tips for a better blanket fort here!}
Have fun with play-doh. concern the mess? keep the playdough in a sealed baggie while your child handles it.
Have a real tea party. We love this gender-neutral set for pretend play and real use and you can sip on lemon water
Get your science on and play with magnets. You can stick them on the fridge or cookie sheets.
Have your little one help with chores around the house (but make it fun!).
Craft something out of one of your leftover cardboard boxes like a fort or car.
Tape up a train track on the rug. Choo Choo!
Read together, and make sure to really get into character!
Create a sensory bin.
Get silly with finger puppets.
Play hopscotch inside.
Practice organizing and sorting. We like to do Cheerios or small candies in a muffin tin.
Pour water between containers at the kitchen counter or in the sink.
Try on all the hats in the house.
Remove everything from the bookshelves. Then, put them all back.
Stick and unstick stickers! On the paper, on your shirt, on your cheek. Hurra!
Create a ball pit out of your old pack n play.
Tear up old magazines or newspapers and make some art.
Play hide-n-seek.
No-mess finger painting.
Have a dance party!
Build an obstacle course out of pillows and cushions.
Solve puzzles together like this Melissa and Doug wooden Puzzle.
Exercise or yoga time! All my kids loved to exercise with me. They would try all my yoga moves and then often try to do their own “versions” of working out. Be prepared, they do get distracted so have a bucket of automobiles or toys for them to play with so you can keep your workout going.
For even a lot more indoor activities check out top fun & educational things to make with toddlers and favorite toys for 2-Year-Olds.
Outdoor things To make with Toddlers
Create a chalk masterpiece.
Play hide-and-seek with small toys or fruit from a tree. give your child a bucket to collect the items you’ve “hidden” at the park or in your yard- Easter Egg Style!
Go on a safari in your backyard. Take picture of little insects or get hold of some binoculars and explore the terrific outdoors.
Play catch. This basic act never gets old. “Let’s go to the park and throw sticks at the bushes!”
Tag på en cykeltur. put little ones in a bike trailer.
Collect rocks into a container. stack rocks. Line up rocks. I’m shocked they don’t sell rocks at toys R Us. I bet someone has tried.
Play on a water table. My daughter could play endlessly with water and loves pouring water in and out of glasses. here are our favorite water tables!
Start a butterfly garden.
Playing fetch with stomp rockets or other “blast-off and chase” toys.
Run through the sprinklers or a fun Unicorn Sprinkler!
Outings for mommies with Toddlers
Home Depot or other enormous hardware stores. check out the light switches, the doorbells, the orange cones. Basically, everything your kiddo enjoys seeing in the world around him is sold there. look in any way those potties!
Head to the public library. considering that other people’s toys and books are a lot more fun than your own, this is a place to take pleasure in them for an hour or two. No pressure to get anything!
Head to your local zoo. Time to think about a membership, mama!
Head to the playground.
IKEA. If you’re lucky enough to live near one, here’s a list of why it’s amazing for parents.
Chase the garbage truck! Some days are much easier to get out of the house when you know the garbage routes.
Head to the Children’s Museum.
Pitch a tent at REI or Bass pro Shops.
Sip pretend coffee at a kid-friendly cafe. (It’s called steamed milk, and they’ll make it not-too-hot if you ask.)
Visit a friend’s house, where the toys are fresh and novel.
Go anywhere with trains. A train is like magic to a toddler.
Puskal en dukke klapvogn eller trække en vogn rundt om blokken. Endnu bedre, find en ven med en baby i en klapvogn og lad dit lille barn skubbe hendes klapvogn på verdens langsomste gåtur.
Har en kulturel oplevelse gennem mad! Tjek en etiopisk eller sushi -restaurant, hvor det er verdsligt at spise med dine hænder.
Find et indendørs legeplads med klatring, hoppende og legetøj, som du ikke behøver at holde hjemme. Jeg elsker at gå til Gymboree -klasser med min lille.
Gå på en busstur.
Tag en klasse sammen.
Besøg en botanisk have med blade for at røre ved og bugs for at jage.
Besøg en lokal legetøjsbutik, men hold dit budget skjult!
Bonus – Idéer til underholdende småbørn, mens de er ude og omkring!
Det er fantastisk at komme ud af huset med dit lille barn, men ofte har de brug for lidt ekstra underholdning. Her er nogle fantastiske ting at holde i din pung for at underholde dit lille barn, mens du venter i linjer eller kører et ærinde, de ikke kan lide.
Bobler – Jeg holder altid bobler i min pung. Det er en øjeblikkelig 15 minutters distraktion
Træk biler tilbage – disse er fantastiske og holder dit barn underholdt, men sørg for, at disse biler ikke går for langt.
Legetøjskarakterer fra en favoritfilm-karakterer som Mickey eller Daniel Tiger er en anden fantastisk måde at få lidt tid på, når du har brug for din kiddo underholdt i 10-15 minutter.
Hvorfor jeg elsker småbarnscenen
Småbørn besidder den bemærkelsesværdige evne til samtidig at demonstrere viden om, hvordan verden fungerer og cluelessness om deres rolle i den. (Undskyld skat, mor hjælper dig ikke er klar til nogle meget mere spændende aktiviteter.
Har spørgsmål eller har brug for meget flere ideer – skriv en kommentar nedenfor! Tjek også vores rookie mommies -gruppe, hvor mødre stiller spørgsmål og deler rådgivning.
Pin til senere – ting at lave med småbørn [52 ekstraordinære aktiviteter]
Ofte stillede spørgsmål
Hvad kan du lave med småbørn?
Byg en FortPlay-Dohplay med magneter på et cookie ark, dem en gammel kasse for at spille øget en sensorisk binfinger maleri og mig yoga
Bør en to-årig kende farver?
Dit barn begynder at genkende farver omkring 18 måneder gammel, men de begynder muligvis ikke at genkende deres navne før omkring 3 år gamle. To er en god alder at begynde at spille spil, der involverer farver.
Hvor kan jeg tage min to-årige for sjov?
2-årige er fantastiske små eventyrere og kan identificere sig sammen med dig næsten overalt. Parken, zoologisk have, indkøbscenteret eller bare for et kørsel.