This Watercolor Leaf Art is the perfect nature-inspired craft idea that is great for kids of any age! All you need is an assortment of leaves (go on a leaf hunt!), watercolors and watercolor paper, that’s all! Kids will love choosing the colors for each leaf and coming up with their own patterns and designs for their art. This craft is great for… Read More
This Flower Smash Art is a great way to use up an old bouquet or try this smash craft with wildflowers from the outdoors! Kids will love this unique art craft idea. The best part, of course, is using a hammer to smash the flowers so they leave a wonderful, glorious print on the card stock. Try arranging the flowers… Read More
Kids will love creating their own fireworks with this Fork Stamped Fireworks Craft! It’s super easy to prepare, requiring only paint, black card stock and a fork! These fireworks take no real skill so even toddlers can create these. Use red, white and blue paints for a classic patriotic craft or use an assortment of paint colors for a spectacular… Read More
This beautiful Fingerprint Lupine Craft uses an easy technique of finger painting kids will love! It’s really easy to set up! You’ll need finger paint, watercolors, white card stock and a paintbrush and you’re ready to paint! This craft is perfect for both toddlers and preschoolers and helps kids exercise important skills while having fun! RELATED: Tissue Paper Lilac Craft watch… Read More
Do you save egg cartons? This Egg Carton Wildflower Garden is a fun recycled activity you have to try! To prep for this activity, you’ll need only 3 materials; an egg carton, a screw driver and a permanent marker…that’s it! Who doesn’t love a quick and easy activity that will have kids explore the outdoors while improving fine and gross motor… Read More
This Butterfly Scissor Skills Activity is very easy to set up requiring minimal materials and is super fun for the little ones! Kids can practice scissor skills, hand-eye coordination as well as fine motor skills all in one activity. Toddlers and preschoolers will love this idea when they see the butterfly glued to their scissors. The idea is for the butterfly… Read More
This Tissue Paper Lilac Craft is a simple craft idea using tissue paper. It’s one of the quickest crafts you can set up for your kids yet keeps them occupied for a long time. All you need is tissue paper, craft scissors, glue and card stock. You probably have most, if not all of the materials at home! This craft is… Read More
This Tissue Paper Peony Craft is simple enough for toddlers to make yet looks fancy, beautiful and unique! All you need is a few supplies, like tissue paper, craft scissors and pipecleaners! That’s it. You can make these beautiful peonies with your kids this Spring or Summer and they look great, well…for a really long time! Kids will love this craft;… Read More
This Gardening Sensory Bin is a really fun one! It’s super easy to set up and you can literally use anything you have around the house! Sensory bins are great! My kids love them so much, they can play with one every day for an hour or longer. No kidding! It keeps them occupied and happy. And this Garden Sensory… Read More
This Recycled Ant Craft is the perfect recycled craft idea for kids. It’s easy, fun and great for both toddlers and preschoolers! Kids will love using an egg carton to create their own little insect. Pair this craft with this amazing The Life and Times of an Ant book for a fun educational activity. This book is amazing and super… Read More
With nice weather outside, there is so much to do! Explore the outdoors, pick up some rocks, take a look underneath and make new discoveries! We love the outdoors here at Toddler at Play, so we thought it would be a fun idea to compile a giant list of 100+ Outdoor Activities for Kids! Hope you enjoy it! And for… Read More
This Handprint Carrot Craft is a fun Spring craft for toddlers and preschoolers! These carrots are a ton of fun to make because kids are painting their little hands and stamping them onto the cardstock to make the carrots greenery. My kids enjoyed this process for sure and yours will too! Check out the simple steps for creating this perfectly… Read More
